Meet Our Staff

St James' staff are passionate about your child’s education

St James’ Anglican School supports staff to be dynamic, innovative and collaborative professionals in a number of ways. The School is committed to developing the full potential of its staff and offers a variety of professional learning opportunities.

Adrian Pree

Principal

Laura Briggs

Vice Principal

Reverend Marie Aitken

School Chaplain

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Tracy Papenfus

Business Manager

Dan Mornement

Head of Junior School

Chris Hall

Head of Senior School

Nicholas Townsend

Deputy Head of Junior School

Jodie Bastow

Deputy Head of Senior School

Marie Diskin

Enrolments & Office Manager

Tara Beutel

Personal Assistant to the Principal

Tara Beutel

Personal Assistant to the Principal

Danielle Davies

Canteen

Marie Diskin

Enrolments and Office Manager

Ugo Furlanetto

IT Systems Engineer

Sharon Green

Canteen

Sharon Hamilton

Accounts Payable

Kelly Lane

Marketing and Communications

Linda Meek

Senior School Administration

Lisa McQuoid

Relief Coordinator

Vanessa Neave

Canteen

Tracy Papenfus

Business Manager

Adrian Pesa

Marketing and Communications

Laura Pritchard

Accounts Receivable

Laura Smith

Junior School Reception

Rachael Stone

Library

Carly Tooker

Student Services

Caleb Prince

IT Support

Marcus Waddington

Facilities Manager

Hayley Waddington

Grounds

Suzanne West

Assistant Business Manager

Tanya Weston

Senior School Reception

Reverend Marie Aitken

School Chaplain

Teresa Gastevich

School Counsellor

Matt Reeves

School Counsellor

Edell Robertson

Associate Deputy Head of Junior School

Emily Haywood

Head of Year 7

Ryan Penno

Head of Year 8

Stephanie Fernandez

Head of Year 9

Stacey Syme

Head of Year 10

Rachael Holt

Head of Year 11

Maryanne Wakefield

Head of Year 12

Daniel Thomas

Careers and VET Head of Department

Belinda Pownall

CAVE Head of Department

Nathaniel Watts

Creative Technologies Head of Department

Alan McLatchie

HASS Head of Department

Michael Steele

IT Head of Department

Ange Robertson

Home Economics Head of Department

Alana Turner

Japanese Head of Department

Wendy Hurst

Mathematics Head of Department

Tracey Cooke

Director of Performing Arts

James Parsons

Physical Education Head of Department

Kimberley Vaughan

Satori Head of Department

Daniel Ford

Science Head of Department

Carol Carrick

Kindergarten Teacher

Michelle Rushton

Kindergarten Teacher

Jodie McQueen

Pre-Primary Teacher

Jessica Juliartha

Pre-Primary Teacher

Suzy Flight

Year 1 Teacher

Denise Stone

Year 1 Teacher

Megan Pickering

Year 2 Teacher

Renea Vuleta

Year 2 Teacher

Samantha Hatfield

Year 3 Teacher

Tiffany Wall

Year 3 Teacher

Sandra Herd

Year 4 Teacher

Colleen Carpenter

Year 4 Teacher

Luca Troiani

Year 5 Teacher

Sharon Houston

Year 5 Teacher

Rebecca Gollan

Year 6 Teacher

Ross Williams

Year 6 Teacher

Heather Mackay

Junior School Music

Lyndia Lee

Junior School Japanese

Ben Hocking

Junior School Physical Education

Marion Durham

Learning Support

Victoria Demidh

Learning Support Teacher

Kelsey Hayes

Occupational Therapist

Michelle Kuipers

Learning Support

Ben Lovett

Learning Support

Nuala McNally

Learning Support

Vicki O’Connor

Learning Support

Frances Pivetta

Learning Support

Mia Rogers

Learning Support

Bruce Titlestad

Learning Support

Linda Van Coller

Learning Support

Kimberley Vaughan

Head of Satori Department

Zoe Willson

Learning Support

John Ackroyd

Design & Technology

Ethan Acott

Science and Mathematics

Nathan Adler

Mathematics

Jodie Bastow

English Head of Department

Trevor Bastow

Design & Technology

Tim Branston

English

Laura Briggs

Vice Principal and Science

Simon Brown

HASS

Sacha Burbridge

English

Shannon Calitz

Science

Annabelle Clapé

Physical Education and Science

Tracey Cooke

Director of Performing Arts

Kieran Cranley

English and HASS

Sarah Davies

English

Julie Earnshaw

Foods

Brooke Edwards

Science

Osamu Eghobamien

HASS

Stephanie Fernandez

Science and Head of Year 9

Olivia Ferrante

Music

Daniel Ford

Science Head of Department

Piers Forder

Design & Technology

Andrew Frankish

Art/Drama

Chris Hall

Head of Senior School, Physical Education and Science

Christian Hansen

Art Teacher

Emily Haywood

Physical Education, Science and Head of Year 7

Ben Hocking

Physical Education

Rachael Holt

Food Technology and Head of Year 11

Rebecca Hudson

Marine & Maritime and Science

Brooke Hughes

Art

Wendy Hurst

Mathematics Head of Department

Tammy Kanasalingam

Mathematics

Amy Lavell

Physical Education

Lyndia Lee

Japanese

Heather Mackay

Music

Ryan Marlow

Mathematics

Alan McLatchie

HASS Head of Department

Dan Mornement

Head of Junior School, Mathematics and Mathematics Extension

Fiona Monger

English

Julian Nash

Japanese/IT

James Parsons

Physical Education Head of Department

Ryan Penno

Physical Education and Head of Year 8

Belinda Pownall

CAVE Head of Department and Dance

Adrian Pree

Principal and Physical Education

Ange Robertson

Food Technology Head of Department

Dylan Sarolea

Physical Education

Oliver Spurry

HASS

Michael Steele

Information Technology

Stacey Syme

Mathematics and Head of Year 10

Daniel Theunissen

IT and Digital Technologies Head of Department

Reverend John Taylor

CAVE and Maritime & Marine

Daniel Thomas

Careers and VET Head of Department

Ania Thomson

Maths/Science

Alana Turner

Japanese Head of Department

Nicholas Townsend

Deputy Head of Junior School and CAVE

Maryanne Wakefield

Food Technology and Head of Year 12

Nathaniel Watts

Creative Technologies Head of Department

Wendy Watts

Mathematics

Aimee Webber

Japanese

Maddison White

HASS

Junny Wijaya

HASS

Sophie Williams

English

Alana Wilson

Science

Dannica Wright

Drama

Lisa Wright

English/Drama

Belinda Pownall & Fiona Monger

Year 7 Cervantes

Aimee Webber & Kieran Cranley

Year 7 Cervantes

Daniel Ford

Year 7 Eglinton

Annabel Clape

Year 7 Eglinton

Dannica Wright

Year 7 Sydney

Wendy Hurst

Year 7 Sydney

Ethan Acott

Year 7 Twilight

Trevor Bastow

Year 7 Twilight

Christian Hansen

Year 8 Cervantes

Tim Branston

Year 8 Cervantes

Pamela Souris

Year 8 Eglinton

Ryan Marlow

Year 8 Eglinton

Alana Turner

Year 8 Sydney

Simon Brown

Year 8 Sydney

Wendy Watts & Kimberley Vaughan

Year 8 Twilight

John Ackroyd & Stephanie Fernandez

Year 8 Twilight

Olivia Ferrante

Year 9 Cervantes

Michael Steele

Year 9 Cervantes

Julie Earnshaw

Year 9 Eglinton

Sarah Davies

Year 9 Eglinton

James Parsons

Year 9 Sydney

Maddison White

Year 9 Sydney

Emma Ford

Year 9 Twilight

Daniel Theunissen

Year 9 Twilight

Oliver Spurry

Year 10 Cervantes

Dylan Sarolea, Clara Douglas & Chris Hall

Year 10 Eglinton

Alana Wilson & Rachael Holt

Year 10 Sydney

Brooke Edwards & Tracey Cooke

Year 10 Twilight

Ange Robertson

Year 11 Cervantes

Nathan Adler

Year 11 Eglinton

Emily Haywood

Year 11 Sydney

Dan Thomas, Laura Briggs & Elke McKay

Year 11 Twilight

Teresa Gastevich

Year 12 Cervantes

Sacha Burbridge & Alan McLatchie

Year 12 Eglinton

Nathaniel Watts

Year 12 Sydney

Jodie Bastow

Year 12 Twilight

Kate Birkle

Food Technician

Liberty Boylan

Physical Education

Nicole Burkinshaw

Education Assistant

Joanne Carter

Education Assistant

Ursula Delnon

Education Assistant

Kidest Demeke

Science Technician

Barry Gore

Trade Technician

Stephanie Hastie

Education Assistant

Kerry Kazuro

Education Assistant

Kelly Keogh

Education Assistant

Karen Kuiper

Food Technician

Lisa Pollard

Education Assistant

Elena Rayner

Art Technician

Leanne Redfern

Education Assistant

Sharon Reid

Education Assistant

Imogen Sarolea

Education Assistant

Jamie Lee Stanley

Education Assistant

Avalon Thomas

Education Assistant

Lara Tindle

Education Assistant

Louise Turner

Education Assistant

Allison Vickery

Science Lab Technician

Nicola White

Education Assistant

Lisa Whittaker

Education Assistant

Marcus Waddington

Facilities Manager

Campbell Robertson

Maintenance

Bruce Waddell

Grounds

Hayley Waddington

Grounds

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Term Dates for 2025

Student Dates
Term 1, 2025
Monday 3 February – Students commence
Friday 11 April – End of Term 1
Term 2, 2025
Wednesday 30 April – Students commence
Friday 27 June – End of Term 2
Term 3, 2025
Monday 21 July – Students commence
Friday 26 September – End of Term 3
Term 4, 2025
Monday 13 October – Students commence
Tuesday 9 December – End of Term 4