Our People – Staff

Principal
Melanie Taylor – principal@goldensands.school.nz

Deputy Principals
Kirsty Hudson – khudson@goldensands.school.nz
Carol Ballinger – cballinger@goldensands.school.nz

SENCO
Julie Starrett – senco@goldensands.school.nz

Support Staff
Office Administrator – Sharon Swain  
Executive Officer – Jade Smith
Sports Coordinator – Jane White
Librarian – Lynley Gillanders
Caretaker – Tony Campbell
Gardener – Warren Bell

Cooper Learning Community (Y0/1)
Cooper 1 – Lyndsey Whettingsteel (Team Leader)
Cooper 2 – Natasha Van Greunen
Cooper 3 – Kevin Turanga

Sheppard Learning Community (Y1/2)
Sheppard 1 – Helen Bonis (Team Leader)
Sheppard 2 – Rhianna Roper
Sheppard 3 – Molly Thornton
Sheppard 4 – Ange Taggart

Blake Learning Community (Y3/4)
Blake 1 – Angela Zillwood (Team Leader)
Blake 2 – Kevin Rushton
Blake 3 – Nikki Fenton
Blake 4 – Melissa Burgess

Mahy Learning Community (Y3/4)
Mahy 1 – Dylan Parry (Team Leader)
Mahy 2 – Paulina Romero
Mahy 3 – Eilir Davies
Mahy 4 – Koren Loots

Hillary Learning Community (Y5/6)
– New building, left side (playground end)
Hillary 1 – Tom Noake (Team Leader)
Hillary 2 – Lianne Goodwin
Hillary 3 – Sophie Calcinai

Rutherford Learning Community (Y5/6)
– New building, right side
Rutherford 1 – Naomi Davoren (Team Leader)
Rutherford 2 – Josh Martelli
Rutherford 3 – Georgia Haggerty