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Western Springs College and Ngā Puna O Waiōrea operate collaboratively from one location. Ivan Davis is principal of Western Springs College, a state co-educational secondary school;  Chris Selwyn is principal of Ngā Puna O Waiōrea, a Te Reo Maori immersion kura. Students flow between the schools, according to their course choices.

Senior Leadership Team

Ivan Davis
Principal
M.Soc.Sc (Hons), Dip Tchg
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Chris Selwyn
Tumuaki Waiorea
MA, Dip Tchg
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Julie Debreceny
Associate Principal
BA, GDip.Tchg, GDip.TESOL
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Victor, Geraldine

Geraldine Victor
Senior Deputy Principal
BSc, GDip,Tchg Sec., PGDipEdLd (Dist), MEdLd (First class)
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Phil Douglas
Deputy Principal
MEdLd (Dist), BA, Dip.Tchg
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Witten-Sage, Anna

Anna Witten-Sage
Deputy Principal
BA, GDip.Arts, GDip.Tchg
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Bella Pomare
Tumuaki Tuarua
BEd, GDip.Tchg
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Naomi Cusack
Tumuaki Tuarua
BA, GDip.Tchg
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Sailesh Vaidya
Business Manager
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Heads of House 

Clare Smith

Clare Smith
Ātea Co Head of House
Year 10 & 12
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Allen, Benjamin

Benjamin Allen
Ātea Co Head of House
Year 9 & 11
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Freddie Simpson
Kāpura Co Head of House
Year 9 & 11
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Danielle Teleiai
Kāpura Co Head of House
Year 10 & 12
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Danielle Lee
Whenua Co Head of House
Year 10 & 12
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Gilly Luxton
Whenua Co Head of House
Year 9 & 11
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Shannon Dowdall
Moana Co Head of House
Year 9 & 11
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CS

Charlotte Collins
Moana Co Head of House
Year 10 & 12
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Kiri

Kiri Piahana
Oranga Co Head of House
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Pania Grey

Pania Grey
Oranga Co Head of House
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Louise Ryan
Year 13 Academic Director
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Sophie Bannan
Year 13 Assistant Academic Director
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Counselling Team 

Poupouare, Sue

Sue Poupouare
Head of Counselling 
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Katrina

Katrina Johnson
Counsellor
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Leisa Munro
Counsellor
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Rochelle Quedley
Counsellor
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Daniel Griffin BMS (Hons), GDip.Tchg HOD Commerce (Economics and Business Studies)
John Cook B.Ag.Sci, PG Dip Business, PG Dip Tchg, Cert Adult Ed  Teacher in Charge of Business Studies
Sneha Yunis

Chloe Davison BVA, Dip Tchg, MProfStuds (1st class hons) HOD Dance
Samantha Wood Rawnsley BPSA, GDip Tchg Assistant HOD

Carmel McGill Wright BMus (Perf), GradDipTchg (Sec) HOD Music, HOD Digital Learning
Deb Thompson  BA, Dip Tchg, M Ed (First Class Hons) HOD Digital Citizenship & Communications

 

 

Robert Pollock BA (Anthropology)​, ​Dip​.​Drama NZDS Toi Whakaari​,​ Dip. Tchg​ (​Sec​)​ HOD Drama
Kayleigh Haworth BA English & Psychology, PGDIP Tchg,  BA Hons Drama,  MA  Drama

Amanda Asher BA, DipGrad (English), MTEL HOD English, TIC Year 9, 10 and 12
Therese Fitzsimmons BA, Dip.Tchg Assistant HoD, TIC Year 11 and 13
Phil Douglas MEdLd (Dist), BA, Dip.Tchg
Freddie Simpson MProfStuds (Hons), BA, GDip.Tchg
Tupe Tai BA, Dip.Tchg, Dip TESOL
Asia Kennedy BA, GDip.Arts, GDip.Tchg
Karen Rewcastle BA, MSc, PGCE
Benjamin Allen  BA (Hons), GDip.Tchg
Shirley Tolai GDip.Tchg
Shannon Dowdall BA, GDip.Tchg
Max Lloyd-Bell BC, GDip. Tchg
Gilly Luxton BA (Screen Arts), GDip. Tchg
Catherine Davis BA, MA, GDip. Tchg
Geraldine Wong BA (Hons), PGDip. Tchg
Anne Lochead BA, MA (Hons),GDip.Tchg, PhD, PGDip. Tchg.
Sophie Duggan BA, GDip. Tchg
Jessica Heath BFA, GDip. Tchg (English and ESOL), CELTA

Karalee Green BEd, Dip.Tchg, HOD Health
Oliver Thorpe BPhEd, HOD Physical Education
Liz Hoeft BSC GDip Tchg (sec) Postgrad Cert in Digital and Collaborative Learning  Assistant HOD Physical Education
Greg Uhlmann
BPhEd, HOD Sports Academy
Kaitlyn Savage BSR, GDip. Tchg (Sec) (on leave)
Josie Nisbet BPE GDip Tchg (sec)
Jeremy Tsai BSC  BSR GDip Tchg (sec) 
Wiremu Hei Hei BSpEx GDip Ed
James Bell-Webb
Keith Hillman 

Renae Liao-Marsden BA, GDip.Tchg HOD Languages
Cécile Bourgeois Licence Pluridisciplinaire, PGCE TIC French

Jared Hockly BSc, Dip Tchg HOD Mathematics
Bryony West Assistant HOD Mathematics
Craig Baily
Olga Gibson BEd, GDip. Tchg
Daksha Patel BSc, GDip.Tchg
Mathew Okey
Bella Pomare
Jasmine Paulkutty MSc, Bed
Meenu Sheji M.Sc.Maths, GDip Tchg
Petra TangBSc, GDip Tchg
Shelley Trollip
Terry Hong
Zi Yang BA Education, GDip Tchg

 

Louise Ryan  BA, GDip Journ, GDip.TchgHOD Media Studies
Tetoki Tepaki Bachelor of Maori Development, Post Grad Dip – Sec Tchg, Accredited Professional Chess Coach (APCC)
Claire Thomas BA (Hons) and PGdip
Catherine Davis
Gilly Luxton
Max Lloyd-Bell

Mel Webber (On leave)

Carmel McGill Wright BMus (Perf), GradDipTchg (Sec) HOD Music
Victoria Chellew BCommMus, GradDip Tching (Sec)
Margaret Robertson MEd.Leadership (Hons), PGDip.Ed.L (Dist), BA, Dip.Tchg
Daniel Barrett  BMus (Pop), GradDipTchg (Sec) Technician
Leza Corban BA Itinerant Music Teacher
Thea Doyle  BMus (Jazz), GradDipTchg (Sec) Itinerant Music Teacher
Andrew Isdale Jazz Performance Itinerant Music Teacher
Tony Janssen BMus (Perf) Itinerant Music Teacher
Trudy Lile BMus (Jazz), LTCL Itinerant Music Teacher
Jim Nana BMus, Dip.Tchg Itinerant Music Teacher
Vigdis Relph M Musicology, LTCL, FTCL Itinerant Music Teacher
Michelle Waring BA, Dip.Tchg Itinerant Music Teacher

Beth Fitzgerald BA (Hons), PGCE  HOD
Damon King BA, Dip.Tchg
Freddie Simpson BA, GDip.Tchg ESOL
Cade Robbins BA, GDip.Tchg 

Graham Stoddard BA, BSc, GDip Tchg CO-HOD
Sherna Matta BSc, PgDipSci, GDip Tchg CO-HOD
Rachel Allwood BSc, GDip.Tchg (on leave)
Stacey Byers MSc, BSc, GDip Tchg, Cert TRM
Jarn Godfrey BSc, MSc, GDip.Tchg
Danielle Lee BSc Hons, MTchg
Sonia Nunes
Jerin John
Jeriza Viray
Logan O’Callahan BE(Hons), LLB, GDip Tchg (on leave)
Piumi Perera
Yusra Safa
Gerry Victor BSc, GDip,Tchg Sec., PGDipEdLd (Dist), MEdLd (First class)
Ian Whaley MSc (Physics), GDip.Tchg (Sec)
Rewa Worley BSc, PGDip Tchg, PGDipPH, MPH
Yun Zhou
Emmy Rose Peter
Fadia Khamis Science Technician
Anna Whatmough Assistant Science Technician

Emma Dwyer BA, GDip.Tchg HOD Social Studies
Ben Hinton BA, TEFL (ESOL), GDip.Tchg 
Peter Kerr BA (Hons), GDip.Tchg HOD History
Sharda Patel BA, Dip.Tchg
Cade Robbins BA, GDip.Tchg 
Clare Smith BSc (Biology)​, ​GDip.Tchg (Sec)​, ​Cert in Horticulture
Laura Bakker BSc, GDip.Tchg HOD Geography
Felicity Carruthers BA, GDip.Tchg
Charlotte Collins BA, GDip Tchng
Laura Feslier MA, GDip Tchng

Megan Roberts BSc, MPhil
Jessica Heath BFA, GDip. Tchg (English and ESOL), CELTA

Matthew Coldicutt – TIC Design Technology – BAS, BFA (Hons), GDip.Tchg HOD Tech
Barbara Joseph – TIC Textiles TechnologyMFA, Dip.Tchg 
Alyssa Venning-Thomas BFA (First Class Hons), GradDipTchg
Andrew Tan – TIC Design & Visual Communication – B.Arch, G Dip.Tchg
Manu Nagarajan TIC Digital Technology B. Computing Systems, G Dip.Tchg
Marie Hickey   – BA, GDip.Tchg,
Megan Doran-ReadBDES, GDip.Tchg 
Rachel Scott –  BA, GDip.Tchg (On maternity leave)
Carolina De Biasio Pires – BC, GDip. Tchg
Wynne Le Fevre – BDES, Postgrad Fashion, GDip.Tchg 
Julie Debreceny  – BA, Dip.Tchg, GDip TESOL
TeRina Kapa-Vivian
Dianne Blakeborough Food Technician

Danielle Teleiai – BVA, GradDipTchg, HOD,  TIC Art Photography, Visual Arts
Ashley Heelam – BDVA, GradDipSecTchg, co-HOD Visual arts, TIC Painting & TIC Art History
Kirsty Britton-Taylor – BFA, GradDipSecTchg, co-HOD Visual arts, TIC Art Design
Sophie Bannan  –
MFA, GradDipSecTchg, Visual arts, Art History
Scott Ludvigson Art Technician

Chris Selwyn MA, Dip.Tchg Tumuaki
Richard Anderson BA, Dip Tchg  HOD Te Reo
Naomi Cusack BA, GDip.Tchg Tumuaki Tuarua
Bella Pomare BEd, GDip.Tchg Tumuaki Tuarua
Pania Grey Oranga Co Head of House
Kiri Piahana Oranga Co Head of House (on leave)
Craig Baily
Rewa Worley
Stacey Byers
Anahera Simon Oranga Co Head of House (Acting)
Thomas Murray
Sharene Horn
Tom Alesana
Taimania Pupuke
Leta Fabricus
Viniece McIntyre
Ngaropaki McNeill
Tracey Watford Waiōrea Administrator
Apii Samuel Waiōrea Administrator
Deborah Peace Tumuaki Support/Attendance Kaitiaki
Katie Tahana Waiōrea Sports Co-ordinator

Sharon Fernée  MEd (1st class Hons), BEdDip.Tchg (Primary) Director
Ian McHale BSc (Hons) Chemistry, PGCE Part-time Teacher
Micky van Schie de Pont  BSportHPE, GDip.Tchg (Sec)Teacher
Edmund Greaves  BA Philosophy, GDip.Tchg (Sec) Part-time Teacher
Anita Moser Teacher Aide

Skye Bloomfield  Part-time Teacher Aide

 

Kay Wallace BHSc, Certificate Career Development, Dip Tchg HOD Careers Email
Margaret Ruland (Tues-Thurs)
Daisha Salanoa (Careers Assistant)

Jane Tan Gateway Teacher in Charge
Margaret Ruland Gateway Teacher

Joanne Qiao BCom,BA Director
Shirley Chen – International Business Administrator
Yuki Tsukihara – International Department Support
Tessa Minson – International Office Service

Ben Hinton,BA, TEFL (ESOL), GDip.Tchg, GDip.TESSOL, HOD
Damon King, BA, GDip.Tchg
Kate Lange, BA, GDip. Tchg, CELTA
Dyane Roberts, ESOL Teacher aide
Yang Tian, ESOL Teacher aide

 

Jessica Sinclair BA (Hons) GDip Tchg Centre Manager
Simon Henley BSc, GDip.Comp.Studies, GDip.Psych Studies, GDip Tchg
Cathryn Redgwell BA (Hons), PGCE
Hannah Dhanaraj – Science Specialist. B.Sc(Chem), PGDip Applied Chem, GDip Tchng, GradDip TESSOL
Deanna Borren BA (hons) Bcom GDip Tchg

Pella Perston BSocSc, Dip Tchg HOD Learning Support
Jane Tan BA, GDip.Tchg Specialist teacher
Jessica Heath BFA, GDip.Tchg (English and ESOL), CELTA Specialist teacher
Marie Hickey Specialist teacher
Clare Smith Specialist teacher
Matthew Jeffries Inclusive learning Assistant (ILA) and Sac and Administrative Assistant
Anjali Atukorale Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Vaine Paniora Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Jay Patel BA & Dip in Mental Health Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA) and Administrative Assistant
Lizzie Walsh Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)

Nick Westerling Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Siobhan den Boogert Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Keri Gardner Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Scott Ludvigson Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Adrienne Godfrey Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)
Jordan Leota Inclusive Learning Assistant (ILA)

Andrew Raba Library Manager
Cathryn Redgwell  

 

Tupe Tai BA, Dip.Tchg, Dip TESOL

Peter McIntyre, Sports Director
Alitisami Va’auli, Sports Coordinator
Rahera Taka-Brown, Sports Admin 

Julie Bailey Admin Assistant
Selwyn Watford Property Manager
Clive Vaiula Groundsman
PJ Heem Groundsman
Sailesh Vaidya Business Manager
Annette Cavell Technology Assistant
Asha Vaidya PA to Principal and BOT
Paula Marx Business Development Manager
Kit Panting Technology Ancillary
Jo Hodge Office Reception
Fadia Khamis Science Technician
Anna Whatmough Assistant Science Technician
Andrea Prchal Office Manager
Dyane Roberts ESOL Support
Yang Tian ESOL Inclusive Learning Assistant
Valerie Stephenson Payroll Officer
Rahera Taka-Brown Sports Admin
Richard Taylor BCS Network Manager
Andrea Smith  Resource Centre Manager
Raewyn Turangi Resource Centre/Hub Assistant
Alitisami Va’auli Sports Coordinator
Hasina Naran Accounts Officer
Scott Ludvigson Arts and Media Technician
Rose Sharp Staffroom Assistant
Jordan Leota WSC Attendance Officer

Sue Poupouare BA, Dip Couns, Cert Soc & Com  Head of Councelling
Katrina (Kat) Johnson Counsellor 

Rochelle Quedley Counsellor
Leisa Munro Counsellor (Mon – Thurs)
Jo Harris  Nurse (Mon, Tues, Wed,. Thurs, Fri)
Ruby Gibbons Nurse (Mon-Wed)
Maria La Roche Nurse (Thurs -Fri)
Jenny Buck Relief Nurse
Francine Cameron Reception

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