Our Staff

Our staff at Taradale High School are dedicated professionals who are committed to supporting every student’s learning, wellbeing, and success. With a wide range of experience, skills, and subject expertise, our teachers and support staff work collaboratively to create a positive, inclusive, and high-quality learning environment. We value strong relationships with students and whānau, and our team is here to guide, challenge, and encourage students throughout their journey at our school.

Name Email Position
Jo Cullen
Sarah Hargrave
Art Teacher
Amanda LeMay
HOD Art / Tareha House Dean
Michael Taylor
Miller House Dean / Teacher
Name Email Position
Craig Briggs
HOD Digital Technologies/ Tareha Dean
Cherize Enslin
Miller Dean
Paul Sandkuijl
Teacher
Name Email Position
Cheryll Lee
HOD Languages / Hetley House Dean / International Dean
Name Email Position
Karen Bain
Head of English
Gary Dustow
Teacher
Robyn Elston
Teacher
Mary Anne Ennor
Teacher
Kelly Helm
Teacher
Stephen Kennedy
TIC Classics / Teacher
Laleshni Kumar
Cheryll Lee
HOD Languages / Hetley House Dean / International Dean
Jackson Oliver
Tynneale Rimmer
Julie Whyte
Learning Support Teacher
Name Email Position
Chantel Badenhorst
Teacher
Amanda Demanser
Head of Department - Food and Nutrition
Nick Jordan
Helen Thompson
Teacher
Name Email Position
Belinda Averill
Kaiwhata House Dean
Harry Averill
Alex Bush
Teacher
Toni Dunstan
Deputy Principal - Kaiwhata House
Helen Fouhy
Deputy Principal - Tareha House
Donald Horvath
Teacher
Phil Masters
Stephanie Mills
Teacher
Linda Nel
Teacher
Robyn O'Hagan
HOD Humanities
Karl Peterson
TIC History / Teacher
Richard Searle
Teacher
Karina Watts
Teacher
Elvira Wylie
Deputy Principal - Hetley House; E-Dean
Name Email Position
Alicia Dearing
International Director
Bonnie Hart
International Co-ordinator
Hilary Scott-Ker
Independent Contractor
Name Email Position
Diane Fletcher
Teacher
Beryl Heremia
Kaiwhakaako i te Reo Maori / Cultural Consultant / Iwi Liaison
Cheryll Lee
HOD Languages / Hetley House Dean / International Dean
Marino Tiuka
Deputy Principal - Miller House
Name Email Position
Belinda Averill
Kaiwhata House Dean
Cathryn Ditchburn
Teacher Aide
Lee Ferguson
Head of Awhina Centre and SENCO
Alison Fraser
Library
Wendy Hinde
Learning Assistant
Gail McIntyre
Teacher Aide
Julie Whyte
Learning Support Teacher
Name Email Position
Beryl Heremia
Kaiwhakaako i te Reo Maori / Cultural Consultant / Iwi Liaison
Name Email Position
Gary Adrien
Teacher
Belinda Averill
Kaiwhata House Dean
Christine Buist
Teacher
Jo Cullen
Karen Eales
Teacher
Cherize Enslin
Miller Dean
Sonia Everitt
HOD - Mathematics
Diane Fletcher
Teacher
Sophie Lee
Teacher
Michael Taylor
Miller House Dean / Teacher
Florette Tshikote
Teacher
Philippa Withey
Teacher - Music/Maths
Neil Wood
Kaiwhata House Dean / Assistant HOD Mathematics
Name Email Position
Karen Ballantyne
TIC Drama
Matthew Pipe
HOD Music and Drama
Philippa Withey
Teacher - Music/Maths
Name Email Position
Brittany Beeby
Teacher
Jack Brooking
Teacher
Jo Buttery
Hetley Dean
Brad Cate
Teacher
Conrad Donaldson
Teacher
Brendan Hamilton-Gibbs
Liam McKinley
HOD Physical Education / Health
Natalya Taylor
Name Email Position
Al Bain
Teacher
Denise Brown
Reliever
Kerre Devonport-Ward
Teacher
Delwyn Eason
Teacher
Jordan Herbert
Teacher
Paul Lowes
TIC Horticulture
Mere Manning
Teacher
Jon Matthews
Teacher
Richard McDade
Head of Department Science
Catalina Nicholson
Teacher
David Oliver
Tumuaki (Principal)
Andrea Roberts
Teacher
Chris van der Have
Teacher
Name Email Position
Alex Bush
Teacher
Jo Cullen
Philip Dooney
Teacher
Fiona Fox
TIC Fashion and Textile Technology
John Goodhind
Co-HOD Technology
Rob Stephenson
Co-HOD Technology
Name Email Position
Fiona Fox
TIC Fashion and Textile Technology
Name Email Position
Alicia Dearing
International Director
Andrea Sims
HOD Transition / Careers
Kirstin Thompson
Gateway Co-ordinator