About Us
The leadership team includes the Principal and one Deputy Principal. Our teams are split into junior and senior year-groups and are looked after by team leaders. 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)
School nurses
Cooking & Gardening staff
Free School Lunches
Fruit in Schools
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 Tuesdays once a month during term time at the school from 5.30 – 8.00.
The Board Chair 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
Merryn Boyd
Board Secretary
Eterei Maluafou (Lei)
Senetenari Lam Sam
Leadership & Office Staff
Tarayn Zeier
Principal
Nic Hennephof
Associate Principal
Y1-3 Team Leader / SENCO
Jo van de Paverd
Office Staff
Sabrina Edwards
Accounts / Teacher Aide
Year 1 Teachers
Sherene Samuel
Room 2 - Y0/1
Jenny Wards
Room 4 - Y0/1
Year 2/3 Teachers
Jessica Lee
Room 5 - Y2
Asupa Tuivakano
Room 6 - Y2
Parag Gandhi
Room 7 - Y2/3
Anna Bates
Room 16 - Y3/4
Year 4 Teachers
Sharita Sewnarain
Room 17 - Y3/4
Charina Martinez
Room 18 - Year 4
Year 5 Teachers
e-learning
Manju Hindurpersad
Room 8 - Y5
Mitey Leader
Ameet Prakash
Room 10 -Y5
Year 6 Teachers
e-learning
Bonita Pesaleli
Room 11 - Y6
P.E. Coordinator, Cultural / Arts Leader
Anna Latulipe
Room 13 - Y6
Cultural Responsiveness Leader, Enviro, Year Y4-6 Team Leader
Specialist Staff & Caretaker
Kirsty Ellis
ESOL Teacher / Reading Together
Megan Harris
CRT / BT Release
Renee Hohua
ICT Coodinator
Garden to Table Specialist
Release Teacher
Sabrina Waite
CRT Release
Toni Taylor
CRT Release
Bob Prasad
Caretaker
Teacher Aides / Support Staff
Rita Natoealofa
Eni Tamatoa
Lani Mataio
Valmai Fili
Mary Seu
Lyn Seu