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Our staff

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Grand Avenue State School's greatest asset is the dynamic and committed staff that work together to create a very professional team of educators that are focused on providing the very best education for students at our school. Professional development is integral to our belief that we are all life long learners and that we model this to our students.
It is through this strong commitment to developing our staff that Grand Avenue State School is able to remain innovative and responsive to the latest educational trends.
 

Administration:

Position:​​Name:

Principal 

Mrs Racheal Jones

​Deputy Principal (Prep - Year 1)
Mrs Louise Vickers

Deputy Principal (Year 2 - 4)​

Mr Jeremy Went

Deputy Principal (Year 5 & 6)

​Mrs Tamara Walsh

​Deputy Principal - Student Engagement

Mrs Helen Derrington


HOD ​- Student Services 

Mrs Erin Strohfeldt

HOD - Curriculum

Mrs Melissa McLennan

​HOD - Curriculum
​Mr David Robertson

Business Manager 

Mrs Julie Downes ​

 

Position:Name:

Guidance Officer 

Miss Ashleigh Granzin
​Guidance Officer
​​Ms Sabrina Blaas

Chaplain 

Ms Sophie Board

​Chaplain
​​Mr Scott Reid

PE Teacher ​

Miss Siane Hombsch 

PE Teacher 

Mr Gary Franssen 
​PE Teacher
​Mr Glenn Shaw
​LOTE
​Miss Amanda Brown

Speech 

Miss Ahrani Vaheesan

Music Teacher 

Mrs Alisen McLeod

Music Teacher 

Mrs Louise Lanham- Sawyer 

Strings Teacher 

Mrs Jen Hemmings

Woodwind 

Mr Cason MacKenzie 

Inclusion

Mrs Donna Puddiford

Inclusion

Miss Tayla Sheahan

Inclusion

Mrs Amy Grimsey

Inclusion

Ms Caroline Duffus

​Incusion
​​Mrs Renee Hubner

​Inclusion
​Mrs Tracey Cleveland

 

Classroom Teachers:

Prep:

​Position:​
​Name:

Prep A 

Mrs Sarah Lincoln
Miss Bianca Twining

Prep B ​​

Mrs Helen Grace

Prep C 

Mrs Melita Thompson
Mrs Sheree Brown

Prep D 

Miss Emma Montocchio

Prep E 

Miss Shae Rodden
​Prep F​
Miss Carleen Clowes

 

 Year 1:

​Position:​
Name:​

1A ​​

Ms Alyson Gratton

1B 

Miss Monique Pike

1C 

Mrs Kirsten Ashby

1D 

Mrs Hope Martin

1E 

Mrs Jacinta Curtis
Miss Vanessa Vrana
​1F
​Ms Sevilay Mardli
Miss Kuldeep Kaur

 

Year 2:


​Position:​
Name:​

2A ​

Miss Samantha Fosse

2B

Mrs Kylie Turner

2C 

Mrs Emily Johnstone

2D

Ms Maria Pacis

2E

Ms Lynda Morcus

Year 3:​

Position:
Name:​

3A

Miss Annette Smith

3B 

Mrs Sarita Swarat
Mrs Melissa McLennan

3C

Mrs Vicki Rolfe

3D

Mrs Kate Maxwell

3E

Mrs Hannah Mitchell

3F

Mr Ryan Sharma

 

Year 4:

​Position:
Name:​

4A 

Miss Ji Choi

4B

Mrs Sally Franssen
Mrs Pam MacLeod

4C

Mrs Kerrie Jansz

4D

Mrs Haba Ahmad

4E​

Mrs Belinda McMahon
Mrs Liz Watt

4F

Miss Jess MacLeod

 
Year 5:​


​​Position:
​Name:

5A

Miss Chaelin Lee

5B

Mrs Sandra Bourke

5C

Mr Matt Neylan

5D

Mrs Leigh Cowen
Mr David Robertson

5E

Miss Tahlia Frater
​5F
Mrs Nadia Van Aardt
Mrs Pam LacLeod


 Year 6:

​​Position:
​​Name:

6A

​Mrs Anjie Austen

​6B

Miss Hailinn Diola

6C​

Mrs Sarah Fosse

6D

Mr Mathew Francis

6E

Ms Clarissa Stuart

6F

Miss Elisa Beech

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Last reviewed 13 February 2024
Last updated 13 February 2024