About Us
The leadership team includes the Principal and two Associate Principals. We have five year-group team leaders. Each team consists of two to three teachers at a similar year level. A number of other staff take on responsibilities throughout the school. We also have a number of teacher aides who work in classes or with individual students and a support team for administration and property.
We have...
5x e-Learning classes
Music Specialist
Reading Support Teachers
English Language Teachers
Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (R.T.L.B)
Social worker
School nurses
Cooking & Gardening staff
Free School Lunches
Fruit in Schools
a Duffy School Partnership sponsored by Avanti Finance
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is a group of parents elected to represent the community of Dawson Primary. They meet every third Thursday of the month at the school from 5.30 – 8.00.
The Chairperson of the Board is Steven Martin and the Deputy Chair is Iunisi Johanson.
The Board of Trustees can be contacted through the school.
Steven Martin
Board Chair
Iunisi Johansson
Eterei Maluafou (Lei)
Luseane Kaivaha (Lucy)
Management & Office Staff
Angela Funaki
Principal
Nic Hennephof
Associate Principal
Y1/2 Team Leader / SENCO
Tarayn Zeier
Associate Principal
Y1/2 Team Leader / ICT / Inquiry
Jo van de Paverd
Office Staff
Merryn Boyd
Executive Officer
Year 1 / 2 Teachers
Waheda Goender
Room 2 - Y1/2
Jenny Wards
Room 4 - Y0/1
Staff Rep - Board of Trustees
Toni Taylor
Room 5 - Y1/2
Sabrina Waite
Room 5 - Y1/2
Year 2/3 Teachers
Parag Gandhi
Room 7 - Y2/3
Deshni Pillay
Room 8 - Y2/3
Year 3 Team Leader
Kaitlyn Tutt
Room 10 - Y3
P.E. Co-ordinator
Year 4 Teachers
Laura Ehrhorn
Room 12 - Y4/5
P.E. Co-ordinator
Temporarily Located in
Room 20
Israel Cooper
Room 13 - Y4
Temporarily Located in
Room 6
Year 5 Teachers
e-learning
John 'Ofanoa
Room 19
Year 5 Team Leader
Bonita Pesaleli
Room 21- Y5
Year 6 Teachers
e-learning
Anna Latulipe
Room 17 - Y6
Cultural Responsiveness Leader, Science/ Enviro, Year 6 Team Leader
Sara Guthrie
Room 18 - Y6
Specialist Staff & Caretaker
Kirsty Ellis
ESOL Teacher / Reading Together
Carolyn Tawhai
ESOL Teacher
Bob Prasad
Caretaker
Teacher Aides / Support Staff
Rita Natoealofa
Sivao Leuta
Sabrina Edwards
Tile Ioane
Eni Tamatoa
Lani Mataio
Lene Oltaches
Mary Manu
Renee Hohua
Garden to Table Teacher
Pravitha Singh
Release Teacher
Megan Harris
Release Teacher