Our Staff

Ahipara School is staffed by a team of highly skilled and dedicated professionals who are committed to providing students with an excellent education in a nurturing environment.

Management 2020:

• Principal – Jackie Osborne
• Deputy Principal/Syndicate Leader – Lisa Murray
• Junior Syndicate Leader – Donna Murphy

Classroom Teachers:

Junior Syndicate:

• Donna Murphy – New Entrants & Year One (Room 1)
• Tralee Rihari – Year One & Two (Room 2)
• Sam Smaill - Year Two & Three (Room 6)

Middle/Senior Syndicate:

• Keriana TePaa – Year Three & Four (Room 7)
• Esther Dickinson – Year Four & Five (Room 8)
• Scott Martin -Year Five & Six (Room 9)
• Lisa Murray – Year Five & Six (Room 11)
• Angie Peters – Year Six & Seven (Room 5)
• Penny Cutler – Year Six, Seven & Eight (Room 4)
• Tina Takimoana – Year Eight (Room 3)

Specialist Teacher: Rebecca Cosner

Part Time Teachers: Karen Meyers, Jessica O’Dea, Dani Logan

Resource Teacher Learning & Behaviour (RTLB): Michele Meyer

Reading Recovery Teacher: Danielle Beatson

Support Staff: Maree Sullivan, Leah Manga, June Matiu, Rata Williams, Kathy Harrison, Alison Peters, Leeann Walker, Christine Semenoff, Amber Matthews, Ani Wairepo, Te Rina Watts-Hemopo

ICT Support: New Era IT

Cleaners: Te Aroha TePaa, Kura Munday

Caretaker: Whio Motu

Art Specialist: Kim Subritzky