About Us
The leadership team includes the Principal and two Associate Principals. We have six 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
Science/Enviro specialist
Music Specialist
Reading support teachers
English Language Teachers
Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (R.T.L.B)
SWANS Class (Students with Additional Needs)
Social worker
School nurses
Cooking & Gardening staff
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 Team Leader / SENCO
Tarayn Zeier
Associate Principal
Y2 Team Leader / ICT / Inquiry
Jo van de Paverd
Office Staff
Merryn Boyd
Executive Officer
Year 1 Teachers
Valerie Ramsay
Room 3 - Y0/1
Jenny Wards
Room 4 - Y0/1
Staff Rep - Board of Trustees
Year 2 Teachers
Waheda Govender
Room 5
Deborah Davies
Science/ Enviro Specialist
Room 7
Year 3 Teachers
Deshni Pillay
Room 8
Year 3 Team Leader
Sam Coetzee
Room 10
Year 4 Teachers
Kaitlyn Tutt
Room 11
Parag Gandhi
Room 12
Diane Brass
Room 13
SWANS Class Y3&4
Year 4 Team Leader / SENCO
Year 5 Teachers
e-learning
Bonita Pesaleli
Room 17 - Y5&6
P.E. Co-ordinator
John 'Ofanoa
Room 19
Year 5 Team Leader
Laura Ehrhorn
Room 21 - Y4/5
P.E. Co-ordinator
Year 6 Teachers
e-learning
Anna Latulipe
Room 16
Cultural Responsiveness Leader / Year 6 Team Leader
Sara Guthrie
Room 18
Specialist Staff & Caretaker
Kirsty Ellis
ESOL Teacher / Reading Together
Carolyn Tawhai
ESOL Teacher
Johnny Hoff
SWIS Worker
Grant McMillan
Caretaker
Teacher Aides / Support Staff
Judy Fowler
Asarey Maika
Sabrina Edwards
Tile Ioane
Eni Tamatoa
Lani Mataio
Michelle McMillan
Sivao Leuta
Puvava Seumanataf
Mary Manu
Pravitha Singh
Release Teacher
Rita Natoealofa
Preschool
Noho-Ana Sheppard
Valmai Fili