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
Parent Representatives
* Ali Philps was reappointed to the board in 2022 (Chairperson)
– BOT chairperson email: bot@stpatsmstn.school.nz
* Georgie Mapusua was appointed to the Board in August 2022
* Lynton Baird was appointed to the Board in August 2022
*Jenna Katia was appointed to the Board in November 2022
*Hemi Smiler was appointed to the Board in February 2024
Proprietors Appointees
- Dr Claire Hills was appointed by the Archbishop in August 2022
- Mark Brown was appointed by the Archbishop in August 2022
- Michelle Beaver was appointed as Proprietor Rep December 2022
- Matt White was appointed as Pripretor Reb in March 2025
Staff Representative
- Jane Cayless was appointed in August 2022
2025 BOT meeting dates:
Term 1: 5th March & 9th April
Term 2: 21st May & 25th June
Term 3: 13th August & 17th September
Term 4: 5th November & 10th December