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 2023:

• Principal - Jackie Osborne principal@ahipara.school.nz

• Deputy Principal – Lisa Murray 

• AP Principal/Junior Syndicate Leader – Donna Murphy

• Senior Syndicate Leader - Dani Logan

Classroom Teachers:

Junior Syndicate:

• Donna Murphy – New Entrants & Year One (Room 1) donna@ahipara.school.nz

• Sam Smaill – Year One & Two (Room 2) sam@ahipara.school.nz

• Penny Cutler- Year Two & Three (Room 6) penny@ahipara.school.nz

Middle/Senior Syndicate:  

• Esther Dickinson – Year Three & Four (Room 8) esther@ahipara.school.nz

• Dani Logan – Year Four & Five (Room 11) dani@ahipara.school.nz

• Lisa Murray – Year Five & Six (Room 4) lisa@ahipara.school.nz

• Angie Peters – Year Six & Seven (Room 5) angie@ahipara.school.nz

• Emma Herbert – Year Seven & Eight (Room 3) emma@ahipara.school.nz

Specialist Teacher: Rebecca Cosner rebecca@ahipara.school.nz

Part Time Teachers: Karen Meyers,  Jess Adlam-O'Dea, 

Resource Teacher Learning & Behaviour (RTLB): Michele Meyer

Reading Recovery Teacher: Danielle Beatson

Support Staff: Shelly Cope, June Matiu, Rata Williams, Kathy Harrison, Alison Peters,  Christine Semenoff, Amber Matthews, Te Rina Watts-Hemopo, Kathy Langerak, Nadia Chandler-Cosner

ICT Support: New Era IT

Cleaners:  Kura Munday, Tina Kahi

Caretaker: Whio Motu

Art Specialist: Jess Adlam-O'Dea