Role of the Board of Trustees
All of New Zealand’s state and state-integrated schools have a board of trustees. The board of trustees is the Crown entity responsible for the governance and the control of the management of the school. The board is the employer of all staff in the school, is responsible for setting the school’s strategic direction in consultation with parents, staff and students, and ensuring that its school provides a safe environment and quality education for all its students. Boards are also responsible for overseeing the management of personnel, curriculum, property, finance and administration.
Our Board has a total of 11 Trustees; 5 elected parent representatives, 4 trustees appointed by the Archbishop, 1 elected staff representative and the Principal. Elections are held every three years.
Meet the Board
Principal
- Steve Wheeler was appointed as Principal in 2014 – principal@stpatsmstn.school.nz
Parent Representatives
- Jenna Katia was reappointed to the board in September 2025 (Presiding Member)
- Hemi Smiler was reappointed to the board in September 2025
- Lizzie Armstrong was appointed to the board in September 2025
- Christine Dawang was appointed to the board in September 2025
- Jane Bourke was appointed to the board in September 2025
Proprietors Appointees
- Dr Claire Hills was appointed by the Archbishop in August 2022
- Mark Brown was appointed by the Archbishop in August 2022 (Deputy Presiding Member)
- Michelle Beaver was appointed by the Archbishop in December 2022
- Fr Matt White was appointed by the Archbishop in March 2025
Staff Representative
- Philippa Young was appointed to the board in September 2025
2026 BOT meeting dates:
Term 1: 25th February & 1st April
Term 2: 20th May & 24th June
Term 3: 19th August & 23rd September
Term 4: 4th November & 9th December