Our Staff
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