A St Patrick’s teacher working with three students at a classroom table

Meet Our People

St Patrick’s is shaped as much by the people who show up for it every day as by anything written down.

Teachers, support staff, our Board and our PTA all play a part in creating the kind of school where every tamaiti is known and cared for, and it’s worth putting faces to the names behind that.

Kaiako / Teachers Support Staff Board of Trustees PTA

Kaiako / Teachers

Leadership

Steve Wheeler

Tumuaki/Principal principal@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Kim Teahan

Deputy Principal kimt@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Terri-Ann Coltham

Leader of Learning Support terri-ann@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Kildare Syndicate

Mariette Van Graan

Hub 4 Teacher mariettevg@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Michelle Rowe

Hub 4 Teacher micheller@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Ben Stark

Hub 5 Teacher bens@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Liz Roseingrave

Hub 5 Teacher lizr@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Libby Morris

Hub 5 Teacher libbym@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Jackie Simmonds

Hub 5 Teacher / Director of Religious Studies (DRS) jackies@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Brigidine Syndicate

Anita Hargood

Hub 1 Teacher anita@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Philippa Young

Hub 1 Teacher philippa@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Jane Cayless

Hub 2 Teacher janec@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Jane Gannaway

Hub 2 Teacher janeg@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Alyson Potter

Hub 3 Teacher alyson@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Daleen Botha

Hub 3 Teacher daleenb@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Specialist and Release Teachers

John Murray

Release Teacher john@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Carrie Watson

Release Teacher carrie@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Christine Connor

Literacy Specialist chrisc@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Felicity Pickering

Teacher of English for speakers of other languages felicity@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Anna Baird

ORS Specialist Teacher annab@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Nicola Harwood

Learning Support Co-ordinator nicola.harwood@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Support Staff

Office and Property

Candace O’Grady

Office Manager office@stpatsmstn.school.nz

John McCann

Caretaker

Learning Assistants

Maree Murray

Learning Assistant

Mel Clark

Learning Assistant

Fleur Sargent

Learning Assistant

Nena Hayes

Learning Assistant

Sam Cornelius

Learning Assistant

Rosanne Perera

Learning Assistant

Lily Irwin

Learning Assistant

Kenya Riwai-Couch

Learning Assistant

Board of Trustees

Principal

Steve Wheeler

Appointed Principal in 2014 principal@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Parent Representatives

Jenna Katia

Presiding Member Reappointed September 2025 bot@stpatsmstn.school.nz

Hemi Smiler

Reappointed September 2025

Lizzie Armstrong

Appointed September 2025

Christine Dawang

Appointed September 2025

Jane Bourke

Appointed September 2025

Proprietors Appointees

Dr Claire Hills

Appointed by the Archbishop, August 2022

Mark Brown

Deputy Presiding Member Appointed by the Archbishop, August 2022

Michelle Beaver

Appointed by the Archbishop, December 2022

Fr Matt White

Appointed by the Archbishop, March 2025

Staff Representative

Philippa Young

Appointed September 2025 philippa@stpatsmstn.school.nz

PTA

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) also fundraises for the school and welcomes new faces at its meetings, listed in the newsletter or on the front quad noticeboard. It’s a good way to meet other parents and learn more about the school with no obligation attached.

Get in Touch

St Patrick’s tamariki and whānau dancing at the school disco in the hall