Senior Leaders
Principal | Tumuaki Jonathan Ramsay
Deputy Principal | Tumuaki Tuarua Jonathan Jackson
Deputy Principal | Tumuaki Tuarua Bhairavi Vara
Deputy Principal | Tumuaki Tuarua Margaret Talbot
Aroha Team - Year 1
Rosie Oliver (Team | Rōpū Leader) Koru [rms 25-29]
Suzie Neilson Āniwaniwa [rms 4,5]
Adrienne Kerin Koru [rms 25-29]
Yashika Dheda Koru [rms 25-29]
Fabienne Gillies Koru [rms 25-29]
Aine Connaughton Āniwaniwa [rms 4,5]
Grace Du Āniwaniwa [rms 4,5]
Akoranga Team - Year 2 and 3
Bhairavi Vara (Team | Rōpū Leader)
Philippa Priest Room 2
Hayley Eagle Room 1
Callum Wood Room 3
Atawhai Team - Year 2 and 3
Julie Crombie (Team | Rōpū Leader) Room 10
Latha Nayagam Room 6
Melody Yong Room 9
Katrina Kiely Room 7
Grace Rogers Room 8
Mahi Tahi Team - Year 4 and 5
Jamie Christensen Room 11
Tracy Hewlett (Team | Rōpū Leader)
Liese van Dam Room 15,16
Braedon Schache Room 15,16
Ingrid Cheung Room 17
Lily Bergin Room 12, 13
Ariel Ampado Room 14
Christopher Quincey Room 12, 13
Tuakana Team - Year 6
Tracy Hewlett (Team | Rōpū Leader) Room 18
Amanda Ray /Tahi Vandveld [Fri] Room 19
Mark Airey Room 20
Nik Edwards Room 21
Please click on the teacher's name to contact your child's teacher. For all other inquiries please email office@edendale.school.nz
Specialist Teachers
Marg Talbot [DP] Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCo)
Lynne Carlin ESOL and Literacy Support [0.6]
Anna Swain ESOL, Literacy Support [0.6], reading recovery [0.4]
Catherine Petersen Music Teacher
Yana Dennett Reading Recovery [0.4], Literacy Support & Library [0.6]
Kusam Fausett Artist in Residence
Mere Hohaia . Tikanga Māori
Fleur Tuck Environment
Kylie Maltman Garden to Table Specialist
Sonia Ingles Garden to Table Specialist
Learning Assistants
Emma Henry
Danny Houston
Carroll Spence
Diane Stewart [Rainbow Reading]
Sam Nash
Kavita Kaushal
Kerry Steel
Nadia Dobbs
Sharon Williams
Lizzie Lucas
Administration Team
Chriss Bus Administration Team Leader
Chetan Kale Property Manager / Caretaker
Sean Ween Assistant Caretaker
Karen Brunton Receptionist, Administration Support
Zoe Gardiner Payroll, Administration Support
Sue Prebble Finance Officer
Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees will be holding approximately five-six ‘open to the public’ meetings and two-three planning meetings in 2020. Meetings begin at 5.30pm and are advertised in our school newsletter. Parents/caregivers are most welcome to attend our 'open to the public' meetings.
Boards are elected by the parent community every three years.
Our current Board members were elected in June 2019 with some co-opted in June 2018 and late 2019.
Chair Christine Scott
Trustees Maryvonne Gray, Ben Hasler, Shameen Hayat, Annie Ualesi, Stanley Findlay [co-opted], Damian Herrick [co-opted]
Principal Jonathan Ramsay
Staff Trustee Kusam Fausett
Friends of Edendale Primary (our PTA)
Friends of Edendale meets on the third Thursday of each month (excluding school holidays). Parents and caregivers can join in these meetings to see what it's all about. PTA elections are held annually in November.