Kaiako (Teaching Staff)

Sacred Heart teachers care deeply about providing a quality education for our students. They are subject specialists and offer a broad range of skills, experience and special gifts. Our teachers actively contribute to our culture of learning and demonstrate a commitment to the continual improvement of our school. Teachers go above and beyond to support students. Here is our current staff list:

All Learning Areas
Afeefa Shakeela Academic Advisor ashakeela@shgcham.school.nz ASH

Careers

Commerce & Pathways
Denise Trent Leader of Learning dtrent@shgcham.school.nz DTR

Accounting
Denise Trent Teacher dtrent@shgcham.school.nz DTR

Business Studies
Salome Gilbert Teacher sgilbert@shgcham.school.nz SGI

Childcare Development
Kristina McQueen Teacher kmcqueen@shgcham.school.nz KMQ
Pauline Smith Teacher psmith@shgcham.school.nz PSM

Commerce
Denise Trent Teacher dtrent@shgcham.school.nz DTR

Pathways
Alison Crean Gateway Coordinator acrean@shgcham.school.nz ACR
Vicki Cotton Careers Advisor vcotton@shgcham.school.nz VCO
Denise Trent Teacher dtrent@shgcham.school.nz DTR

Tourism
Kristina McQueen Teacher kmcqueen@shgcham.school.nz KMQ

English
Kathleen Wilson Leader of Learning kwilson@shgcham.school.nz KWI

English
Sally (on leave) Barrett Teacher sbarrett@shgcham.school.nz SBA
Ayesha Holmes Teacher aholmes@shgcham.school.nz AHM
Hollie (on leave) Doyle-Adams Teacher hadams@shgcham.school.nz HAD
Kathleen Wilson Teacher kwilson@shgcham.school.nz KWI
Robyn Johnston Teacher rjohnston@shgcham.school.nz RJH
Kymberly Bissett Teacher kbissett@shgcham.school.nz KBI
Shaleshni Shukla Teacher sshukla@shgcham.school.nz SSK
Rhiannon Sheridan-Braithwaite Teacher rsheridan@shgcham.school.nz RSB
Monica Holt Teacher mholt@shgcham.school.nz MHO
Adrienne Scott-Jones Teacher ascott@shgcham.school.nz ASJ

ESOL

ESOL
Sarah Kibby Teacher skibby@shgcham.school.nz SKI
Janine Dougal Teacher jdougal@shgcham.school.nz JDO

Languages
Antonio (Toni) Salsano Leader of Learning asalsano@shgcham.school.nz ASL

French
Salome Gilbert Teacher sgilbert@shgcham.school.nz SGI
Alex Pelham-Waerea Teacher apelham@shgcham.school.nz APW

German
Vicki Cotton Teacher vcotton@shgcham.school.nz VCO
Antonio (Toni) Salsano Teacher asalsano@shgcham.school.nz ASL

Spanish
Alex Pelham-Waerea Teacher apelham@shgcham.school.nz APW
Antonio (Toni) Salsano Teacher asalsano@shgcham.school.nz ASL

Learning Support
Fiona Murphy Leader of Learning fmurphy@shgcham.school.nz FMU

Mathematics
Afeefa Shakeela Leader of Learning ashakeela@shgcham.school.nz ASH

Mathematics
Afeefa Shakeela Teacher ashakeela@shgcham.school.nz ASH
Sharmila Singh Teacher ssingh@shgcham.school.nz SHS
Janet Sukias Teacher jsukias@shgcham.school.nz JSU
Frances Karl Teacher fkarl@shgcham.school.nz KAR
Kanta Achari Teacher kachari@shgcham.school.nz KAC
Ratishma Kavita Teacher rkavita@shgcham.school.nz RKA
Tom Gilson Teacher tgilson@shgcham.school.nz TGI

Physical Education
Hannah (on leave) Tapara Leader of Learning htapara@shgcham.school.nz HTA

Physical Education
Clarissa Maxwell Teacher cmaxwell@shgcham.school.nz CMX
Kirsten Skudder Leader of Learning kskudder@shgcham.school.nz KSK
Kirsten Skudder Teacher kskudder@shgcham.school.nz KSK
Janine Dougal Teacher jdougal@shgcham.school.nz JDO
Kim McAlley Teacher kmcalley@shgcham.school.nz KMC
Michele Peters Teacher mpeters@shgcham.school.nz MPT
Kiriana Le Normand Teacher klenormand@shgcham.school.nz KLN

Religious Studies

Catholic Character and Mission Charism
Agatha Soagia Director asoagia@shgcham.school.nz ASO

Religious Education
Caroline Collie Teacher ccollie@shgcham.school.nz CCO
Catherine Rolfe Leader of Learning crolfe@shgcham.school.nz CRF
Natalia Te Rangipuawhe Maika Teacher ntrmaika@shgcham.school.nz NRM
Catherine Rolfe Teacher crolfe@shgcham.school.nz CRF
Brenna (on leave) Narbey-Nimeti Teacher bnarbey@shgcham.school.nz BNN
Agatha Soagia Teacher asoagia@shgcham.school.nz ASO
Maria Persson Teacher mpersson@shgcham.school.nz MPR
Roisin (on leave) Stuart Teacher rstuart@shgcham.school.nz RST
Amy McChesney Teacher amcchesney@shgcham.school.nz AMC
Emily Maree Teacher emaree@shgcham.school.nz EMA
Chona Laquio Teacher claquio@shgcham.school.nz CLA

Science
Shivam Kumar Leader of Learning skumar@shgcham.school.nz SKU

Biology
Caitlynn O'Toole Teacher cotoole@shgcham.school.nz CTO
Rebecca Wema Teacher rwema@shgcham.school.nz RWE
Nitika Prasad-Kumar Teacher nprasad@shgcham.school.nz NPR

Chemistry
Fiona Murphy Teacher fmurphy@shgcham.school.nz FMU
Rebecca Wema Teacher rwema@shgcham.school.nz RWE

Physics
Shivam Kumar Teacher skumar@shgcham.school.nz SKU

Science
Nitika Prasad-Kumar Teacher nprasad@shgcham.school.nz NPR
Caitlynn O'Toole Teacher cotoole@shgcham.school.nz CTO
Michelle Aish Teacher maish@shgcham.school.nz MAI
Shivam Kumar Teacher skumar@shgcham.school.nz SKU
Rebecca Wema Teacher rwema@shgcham.school.nz RWE
Maggie Webb Teacher mwebb@shgcham.school.nz MWB
Tom Gilson Teacher tgilson@shgcham.school.nz TGI

Social Sciences
Daisy Morris Leader of Learning dmorris@shgcham.school.nz DMO

Classics
Laura Denny Teacher lbaillie@shgcham.school.nz LBL

Geography
Eadon Gillibrand Teacher egillibrand@shgcham.school.nz EGI

History
Laura Denny Teacher lbaillie@shgcham.school.nz LBL
Eadon Gillibrand Teacher egillibrand@shgcham.school.nz EGI

Psychology
Daisy Morris Teacher dmorris@shgcham.school.nz DMO

Social Science
Eadon Gillibrand Teacher egillibrand@shgcham.school.nz EGI
Brenna (on leave) Narbey-Nimeti Teacher bnarbey@shgcham.school.nz BNN
Natalia Te Rangipuawhe Maika Teacher ntrmaika@shgcham.school.nz NRM
Maria Persson Teacher mpersson@shgcham.school.nz MPR
Rhiannon Sheridan-Braithwaite Teacher rsheridan@shgcham.school.nz RSB
Daisy Morris Teacher dmorris@shgcham.school.nz DMO
Amy McChesney Teacher amcchesney@shgcham.school.nz AMC

Social Studies

Te Ao Maaori
Piri Hetet-Wairau Leader of Learning phetet@shgcham.school.nz PHW

Technology

Catering and Hospitality
Katrien Maclaurin Teacher in Charge kmaclaurin@shgcham.school.nz CMA
Linh Nguyen Teacher lnguyen@shgcham.school.nz LNG

Design and Visual Communication
Emily Maree Teacher emaree@shgcham.school.nz EMA

Digital Technology
Amanda Reid Teacher areid@shgcham.school.nz ARE
Dean Rogers Teacher drogers@shgcham.school.nz DRO

Fashion Design
Pauline Smith Teacher psmith@shgcham.school.nz PSM

The Arts
Roisin (on leave) Stuart Leader of Learning rstuart@shgcham.school.nz RST

Art
Alanna Goodwin Teacher agoodwin@shgcham.school.nz AGO
Alanna Goodwin Leader of Learning agoodwin@shgcham.school.nz AGO
Karl Yuris Teacher kyuris@shgcham.school.nz KYU
Catherine Rolfe Teacher crolfe@shgcham.school.nz CRF
Roisin (on leave) Stuart Teacher rstuart@shgcham.school.nz RST
James Martell Teacher jmartell@shgcham.school.nz JMA

Dance
Colette Arnold Teacher carnold@shgcham.school.nz CAR

Drama
Katie Hansen Teacher khansen@shgcham.school.nz KHA
Zoe Fleetwood Teacher zfleetwood@shgcham.school.nz ZFL

Music
James Martell Teacher jmartell@shgcham.school.nz JMA
Sophie Pilbrow Teacher spilbrow@shgcham.school.nz SPI

Photography
Karl Yuris Teacher kyuris@shgcham.school.nz KYU