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Senior Leadership

Katie Hills

Principal

About Me

Kia ora. My name is Katie Hills and I have been the principal at Dairy Flat School since mid 2021. Aaron and I live in Stanmore Bay and have four children and two grandchildren. I love working in the Dairy Flat Community and I enjoy providing memorable learning opportunities for our school community. In my spare time I enjoy snorkeling, sailing, gardening, crafting and spending time with my family and friends.

E: khills@dairyflat.school.nz

Susan Thompson

Deputy Principal - SENCO

About Me

Coming Soon

E: sthompson@dairyflat.school.nz

Hayley Campbell

Assistant Principal

About Me

My name is Hayley Campbell. My little family is made up of my best friend and husband, Mike, my dog Holley, and am known as Aunty to many! I am passionate about being creative, learning new skills, and helping children to achieve success! I love working alongside families and whanau as part of the learning process.

E: hcampbell@dairyflat.school.nz

Kōtare Whānau

Kōtare Whānau

Kayla Knight

Year 5

Room 18

About Me

Kia Ora! My name is Kayla. I am a year 5 teacher in the Whānau Kotare. I enjoy the rural atmosphere of Dairy Flat school and I love looking after the school chickens. I enjoy supporting students' academic growth and seeing them grow into the respectful and responsible students that they are.

E: kknight@dairyflat.school.nz

Fiona Sutherland

Year 6

Room 19

About Me

I have enjoyed being a part of our school community for many years, both as a parent and a staff member. I’m passionate about creating an environment where all students feel valued and have the opportunity to express their ideas and develop their own confidence. It's rewarding to see students grow, both socially and academically. As someone who believes in lifelong learning, I also enjoy pursuing my own interests which include gardening, being creative, travelling and spending time with my family.

E: fsutherland@dairyflat.school.nz

Jenny Forlong

Year 6

Room 3

About Me

I am a Year 6 classroom teacher, Team Leader for Kotare, and have enjoyed working on staff at DFS for the past 11 years. I love nothing more than seeing students get excited about their progress, helping them overcome their fears, and guiding them to find their own unique version of success.

E: jforlong@dairyflat.school.nz

Kererū Whānau

Kererū Whānau

Lana Bradley

Year 4

Room 10

About Me

Kia Ora, My name is Lana Bradley. I love creating a warm and welcoming environment for children to feel empowered and grow both personally and academically. Outside of school I love baking, reading and spending time with family and friends.

E: lbradley@dairyflat.school.nz

Shayne Grice

Team Leader - Year 4/5

Room 2

About Me

Coming soon

E: sgrice@dairyflat.school.nz

Carolyn Edwards

Year 4/5

About Me

E: cedwards@dairyflat.school.nz

Tūī Whānau

Tūī Whānau

Cameron Leader

Year 3

Room 14

About Me

Kia Ora! My name is Cameron Leader, and I teach in Room 14 as part of the Tūī Whānau. I am in my sixth year of teaching, and try to make learning as fun and as engaging as possible as well as knowing my students well so that I can grow them into competent and capable young humans.

E: cleader@dairyflat.school.nz

Robyn Mowat

Team Leader - Year 3

Room 12

About Me

Kia Ora. My name is Robyn Mowat and I have been a teacher at Dairy Flat school for many years. I cherish relationships that have developed between myself, the children and their families. I have a love of animals and have a passion for being involved in Ag day each year.

E: rmowat@dairyflat.school.nz

Elvina Bier

Year 2/3

About Me

Kia ora, I'm really enjoying being a part of the team at Dairy Flat School and getting to know all our wonderful students and families. I have a B.Ed (Teaching) from the Auckland College of Education and have been teaching for over 15 years. This year, I am teaching year two and three in Room 11 and my goal is that this is a fun, welcoming place to be where we all thrive as we learn together. In my spare time, I love spending time with my family. We’re all keen animal lovers and have two crazy dogs and a bossy cat. We live semi-rurally and enjoy spending time in nature. I love swimming, snorkelling, bush walking, camping and gardening.

E: ebier@dairyflat.school.nz

Kea Whānau

Kea Whānau

Lyndy Committie

Team Leader - Year 2

Room 6

About Me

Kia ora my name is Lyndy Committie and I have fun teaching the little people in Room 6! I also lead our Whānau Kea and am passionate about getting children involved in Sports. The Whānau Kea have taken on board Play based learning and we love igniting the children's imaginations! I live on the Shore with my husband and we enjoy anything outdoors- fishing , golf, tennis , bowls, cricket, walking- anything!

E: lcommittie@dairyflat.school.nz

Rhonda Blair

Year 1

Room 7

About Me

Hi my name is Rhonda Blair and I am in the Kea Team teaching the New Entrant/Year One children in Room 7. I am excited to help children on their learning journey at our lovely school. I live locally in Dairy Flat with my family and enjoy riding my horses. My favourite animal is a unicorn!

E: rblair@dairyflat.school.nz

Jessie O'Kane

Year 1

Room 4

About Me

E: jo'kane@dairyflat.school.nz

Teacher Aides

Teacher Aides

Debbie Anthony

Teacher Aide

About Me

Coming Soon

E: danthony@dairyflat.school.nz

Martina Dobbyn

ESOL Co-Ordinator

About Me

My name is Martina Dobbyn (Mrs D). I have worked as an ESOL Co-Ordinator for 10 years and have run the ESOL Program in Dairy Flat School for the last 5 years. We have a wide diversity of students from around the World. I enjoy helping them build their confidence and providing specialised programs to meet their learning needs.

E: mdobbyn@dairyflat.school.nz

Sharon Bachir-Brahmi

Teacher Aide

About Me

My name is Sharon Bachir-Brahmi I have lived in Rodney for the last 5 years with my husband Omar. I have 2 sons that live in Australia and a daughter living in London I am also blessed to have 5 beautiful grandchildren. I enjoy cooking and travelling and spending time with my family

E: sbachir@dairyflat.school.nz

Ngaire Greenhill

Teacher Aide

About Me

My name is Ngaire. I love long walks on the beach and going on epic family adventures. My husband, Ben and I live in Kaukapakapa with our 2 amazing children and our dog, Rocket. I love to think of everyday as a new beginning and a fresh opportunity to learn something new.

E: ngreenhill@dairyflat.school.nz

Donna Cheriton

Teacher Aide

About Me

E: dcheriton@dairyflat.school.nz

Release Teachers

Release Teachers

Victoria Tipene

Part Time Teacher

About Me

Tena Koutou Katoa. My name is Victoria Tipene, I am a classroom teacher at Dairy Flat School! I absolutely love it. I have a passion for learning and love seeing our tamariki grow. My family is made up of my husband, Daniel, my son and our cat. I enjoy being active and catching up with family and friends in my spare time.

E: vtipene@dairyflat.school.nz

Marama Waaka

PE Teacher

About Me

Kia Ora! My name is Marama Waaka . I enjoy supporting children to achieve to their potential and to become confident and resilient. Outside of school I enjoy going to the gym and spending time with my friends.

E: mwaaka@dairyflat.school.nz

Jody Costello

Art Teacher

Room 1

About Me

Kia ora. Ko Jody Costello taku ingoa. I am an art teacher for all the children at Dairy Flat School. I live in Torbay with my husband and three cats. We have three children who are working and/or studying in Auckland. I am passionate about creativity and enjoy all areas of visual art. I also enjoy the outdoors and have a garden with a huge variety of plants that keeps me very busy.

E: jcostello@dairyflat.school.nz

Liz Cotter

Release Teacher

About Me

Coming Soon

E: lcotter@dairyflat.school.nz

Office

Office

Paula Lucas

Accounts Manager

About Me

Coming Soon

E: plucas@dairyflat.school.nz

Toni

Office Administrator

About Me

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Grounds

Grounds

Cathy Brickhill

Head Gardener

About Me

I am a busy mum of two daughters who both go to Dairy Flat School. I lam a full-time artist and specialize in creating sculptures made out of sewing threads. My days are spent creating new work for art shows, bushwalking and exercising

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Carl Drake

Property Manager

About Me

Coming soon

E: cdrake@dairyflat.school.nz

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