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)
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 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)
Senetenari Lam Sam
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
Toni Taylor
Room 5 - Y1/2
Natalie Turner
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
Diane Brass
Room 13 - Y4
Y4 Team Leader
John 'Ofanoa
Room 19
Year 5 Team Leader, Staff Rep - Board of Trustees
Bonita Pesaleli
Room 21- Y5
Year 6 Teachers
e-learning
Anna Latulipe
Room 17 - Y6
Cultural Responsiveness Leader, Science/ Enviro, Year 6 Team Leader
Dana Al-Tabba'a
Room 18 - Y6
Specialist Staff & Caretaker
Kirsty Ellis
ESOL Teacher / Reading Together
Carolyn Tawhai
ESOL Teacher
Bob Prasad
Caretaker
Sabrina Waite
Teacher Aides / Support Staff
Rita Natoealofa
Eni Tamatoa
Sabrina Edwards
Mary Manu
Lani Mataio
Belinda De Oliveira
Renee Hohua
Garden to Table Teacher
Pravitha Singh
Release Teacher
Megan Harris
Release Teacher