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school leadership

Birkenhead College is adminstered by a Senior Management Team and Heads of Department who are responsible for specific areas within the school under the overall leadership of the principal Mr Mathewson.

board of trustees
Mr M Black, MSc(Hons), Dip Tchg
Mr R Ashcroft, B Ed Tchg
Mr D Cox, BE(Civil)
Mr T Dobbin MA (Hons) Dip Tchg (Chair)
Mr J Mathewson BSc, DipSci (Otago) (Principal)
Ms L McCavana, NDBE, Dip Tchg, Dip Specsubj
Mr J Tawhai, NZCE Elect.
Ms E Adviento - Student Representative

senior management
Principal
Deputy Principal
Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal

Mr J O Mathewson BSc, DipSc (Otago), Dip Tchg
Mr R Page BA, DipArt, Dip Tchg
Mrs J Stanley DipPE, Dip Tchg
Mrs L Plummer BFA, Dip Tchg

heads of department
Art Miss N Bell BDesign, Dip Tchg
Commerce Ms S McVeigh BEd, Cert HRM, TDipWP, Dip Tchg
English Mrs E Macadam B.Soc Sc (Hons), HDE
ESOL Ms N Wallace B Arts, RSA Dip TESL, Grad Cert Arts TESL, Dip Tchg
Food & Fabric Technology Mrs P Boston, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Languages  
Learning Support Mrs A Stevens, DipCWSN, Dip Tchg
Mathematics Mrs A Kumar MSc, Bed, Dip Tchg
Curriculum Music Mrs S Russell BA, Post Grad Dip Tchg
Physical Education, Health Mr D Alderman, BSc(Hons), PGCE
Science Mr N Kingston,BSc, Dip Ed
Social Sciences Mr N Cato MSc (Hons), Dip Tchg
Technical Mr S McKissock ATTC, DipEd (Man), Dip Tchg
Digital Technologies Ms L. McCavana NDBE, Dip Tchg, Dip SpecSubj.
Guidance Counsellor Mr G Chambers BA, DipGuideCouns, Dip Tchg
 

deans
Year 13
Mrs S Russell, BA Music, Post Grad Dip
Year 12 Ms L McKenzie, BA, Post Grad Tchg
Year 11 Mr B Rotheray BA, Grad Dip Tchg
Year 10
Mr D Alderman, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Year 9 Mr A Henley, BBS, Post Grad Tchg
   


careers

Ms I Morris, MA, BEdg
Mrs D Jenkin, GDET,
Trained Teachers Cert, TC

STAR Co-ordinator Mrs C Carmichael
Reading Mrs R Hitchcock BA, Dip Tchg
Sports Co-ordinator Mr G T Peters Dip PE, Dip Tchg
Director Performance
Music
Mr J Donaldson, Mmus, Dip Tchg
   

teachers

Miss K Biggs BA/BSc, Grad Dip Tchg
Miss K Blake B.Perf&ScreenArts,DipTchg
Ms K Campbell HND, Bsport, Grad Dip Tchg
Miss J Carr BSc, Post Grad Dip Tchg
Miss A Celebrin BA, Grad Dip Tchg
Miss E Craw BA, Dip Sec Tchg
Miss J Dryburgh BSc, Dip Tchg
Mrs M Elliott BA, Dip Tchg
Miss K Fuller MA (Hons) Dip Tchg
Mrs M Holmes DipHSc, Dip Tchg
Mr N Kingston BSc, Dip Tchg
Mr A Kumar BSc, DipEd
Mrs C Lauago BA, Dip TESSOL, Dip Tchg
Mr T Leadbeater, BA, MA, Dip Tchg
Mr R MacFarquhar BA, Dip Tchg
Mrs N E Matthews DipPE, Dip Tchg
Mrs H McDonald MA (Hons), Dip Tchg
Mr R Moore Mcom, Bcom, BA
Mr C Niles, Grad Dip Tchg
Mr A Nix BSc Hons, MSc, Dip Tchg
Mr A Pageau BA, Grad Dip Tchg
Ms A Purdie MSc (Hons), Dip Tchg
Mrs J Rive DipFA (Hons), Dip Tchg
Mr B Rotheray BA, Dip Tchg
Ms E Smith BDES (Vis Arts), Dip Tchg
Mr N Smith BSc, Grad Dip Tchg
Mr W Smyth, Dip Tchgm Dip Spec Subj.
Ms D Taylor, BA, Dip Tchg
Miss C Walls BSc, Dip Tchg
Miss L Watts BSc, PGCE
Ms T White BA, Dip Tchg
Mr R Wilson, Grad dip sec ed, Bachelor Sport Coaching
Ms M Yasuda BA, Dip Tchg

 

itinerant music teachers

Violin/Viola/String Ensemble
Flute
Guitar
Oboe/Bassoon
Bass/Rock Band
Vocal
French Horn/Trumpet
Girls/Boys Barbershop
Clarinet/Saxophone
Piano
Trombone/Tuba
Drums

Mrs Arthur
Mrs Brawn-Douglas
Mr Cantwell
Mrs Brocklebank
Mr Chen
Ms Miller
Mr Verrill
Ms Newman
Mr Fry
Mr Gonzalez
Mr Christiansen
Mr Young
   

administration and support staff
Executive Officer
International Student Manager
Principal's Secretary
Senior Accounts Clerk
Receptionist (am)/Absences
Receptionist (pm)/Accounts
Deans' Assistant/Sick Bay/Uniforms
Library Manager
Library Assistant/NZQA Assistant
Property Manager
Groundsperson
A/V Technician
Science Technician
Photocopy/Various
Teacher Aides

Mrs L Asselbergs
Miss C Edwards
Mrs D Alexander
Mrs C Johnson
Mrs D Logan
Mrs C Henderson
Ms J Eberly
Mrs S Croy BA, NZLA Cert.
Mrs C Hewitt
Mr L Buckingham Adv Tr. Cert.
Mr A Thompson
Mr J Jones CRT
Mrs J Gempton DipMedTech
Mrs C Hewitt
Mrs S Brown, Mrs P Clark, Ms Iskander



   
   

Mr Mathewson


Mr Page


Mrs Plummer


Mrs Stanley