Senior Leaders
Principal | Tumuaki Jonathan Ramsay
Deputy Principal | Tumuaki Tuarua Jonathan Jackson
Deputy Principal | Tumuaki Tuarua Bhairavi Vara
Deputy Principal | Tumuaki Tuarua Margaret Talbot
Akoranga Team - Year 0-3
Aine Connaughton (Team | Rōpū Leader) Room 20
Suzie Neilson Room 18
Grace Rogers Room 19
Yashika Dheda Room 21
Grace Du Room 22
Aroha Team - Year 0-3
Rosie Oliver (Team | Rōpū Leader) Room 2
Ariel Ampado Room 1
Callum Wood Room 3
Hayley Eagle Room 4
Philippa Priest Room 5
Atawhai Team - Year 0-3
Heike Micheel (Team | Rōpū Leader) Room 8
Adrienne Kerin Room 6
Fabienne Gillies Room 7
Melody Yong Room 9
Latha Nayagam Room 10
Mahi Tahi Team - Year 4 and 5
Mark Airey (Team | Rōpū Leader) Room 11
Lily Bergin Room 12, 13
Christopher Quincey Room 12, 13
Liese van Dam Room 15, 16
Tahi Vaneveld Room 15, 16
Ingrid Cheung Room 17
Tuakana Team - Year 5 and 6
Tracy Hewlett (Team | Rōpū Leader) Tuakana (Rooms 25-27)
Shamin Flanagan Room 24
Braedon Schache Tuakana (Rooms 25-27)
Katrina Kiely Tuakana (Rooms 25-27)
Nik Edwards Room 28
Claudia Hall Room 29
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 [0.4]
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
Fleur Tuck Environment
Kylie Maltman Garden to Table Specialist
Sonia Ingle 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
Amanda Beaver
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, Annie Ualesi, Stanley Findlay [co-opted], Damian Herrick [co-opted], Warner Cowin, Katie Higgins [co-opted]
Principal Jonathan Ramsay
Staff Trustee Kusam Fausett
To contact the Board Chair please email board@edendale.school.nz
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.