Meet Our Staff
Teachers Years 0-6
| Year 1 | Rm D1 | Liz McCauley | celia_risbridger@raglanarea.school.nz |
| New Entrant | Rm D2 | Kim Geros | kim_geros@raglanarea.school.nz |
| New Entrant | Rm D2A | Alison Hewitt | alison_hewitt@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 2 | Rm D3 | Steph de Besten | steph_debesten@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 2/3 | Rm E3 | Amy Haswell | amy_haswell@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 2/3 | Rm E4 | Emily Meleshenko | emily_meleshenko@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 2/3 | Rm E5 | Annika Fries | annika_fries@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 4/5 | Rm I1 | Sheree Gibson | sheree_gibson@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 4/6 | Rm I2 | Nick Wilson | nick_wilson@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 5/6 | Rm E2 | Jason Engledoe | jason_engledoe@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 5/6 | Rm E1 | Tukana Dalton | tukana_dalton@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Reading Recovery | Rebecca Hishon | rebecca_hishon@raglanarea.school.nz | |
| Leader of Learning-Years 1-3 | Hilary Elliot | hilary_elliot@raglanarea.school.nz | |
| Leader of Learning-Years 4-6 | Ann Ruxton | ann_ruxton@raglanarea.school.nz |
Teachers Te Roopu Aroha Ki Te Reo
| Years 6-9 | Matariki | Chanel Ruawai | chanel_ruawai@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Years 3-5 | Tawera | Kahurangi Takiari |
kahurangi_takiari@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 0-2 | Meremere | Juanita Asi | juanita_asi@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Leader of Learning | Jeanette McDonnell-Rata | jeanette_mcdonnell-rata@raglanarea.school.nz |
Whanau Teachers & Whanau Rooms Years 7-13
| Year 7/8 | RM K1 | Liam Coulden-Lavers | liam_cl@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 7/8 | RM K2 | Jason Wairepo | jason_wairepo@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 7/8 | RM K3 | Jonathan Rickard | jonathan_rickard@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 7/8 | RM H5 | Michelle Satchell | michelle_satchell@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 9/10 | Rm M1 | Te Whaiwhaia Ritchie | tewhaiwhaia_ritchie@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 9/10 | RM M2 | Joseph Rao | joseph_rao@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Year 9/10 | RM M3 | Ariana Millward | ariana_millward@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 (Yr 12 Dean) | RM H8 | Stevie Gardiner – Home Economics | stevie_gardiner@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM J2 | Cindy Tedeschi – English/Social Science | cindy_tedeschi@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM Hall | Hans Geursen – Health and PE | hans_geursen@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | M1 | Chanel Ruawai – Te Reo Maori | chanel_ruawai@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM H4 | Glenn Rangitonga – Hard Materials Technology | glenn_rangitonga@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM C3 | Sandra Jonas – Maths | sandra_jonas@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM H6 | Kerry Arlidge – Visual Arts | kerry_arlidge@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM AV | Rita Anjali – Maths, Chemistry | rita_anjali@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 (Yr 11 Dean) | RM H2 | Lee Copson – Science, Physics | lee_copson@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Surf Academy | RM J1 | Larry Fisher – Surfing Academy | larry_fisher@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Surf Academy | RM J1 | Deane Hishon – Surfing Academy, Graphics | deane_hishon@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM C1 | David O’Loughlin – English | david_oloughlin@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | RM C4 | Pauline Sweetman – Gateway, Correspondence | pauline_sweetman@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Yr 11-13 | Pauline Sweetman – Leader of Learning | pauline_sweetman@raglanarea.school.nz | |
| Student Support – Schoolwide | Naomi Tavio – Leader of Learning | naomi_tovio@raglanarea.school.nz |
Health Team
| Michelle Kanellis | Counsellor | michelle_kanellis@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Maree Harworth | Counsellor | mareefaithcounselling@gmail.com |
| Kiri Crombie | Social Worker in School (SWiS) | Kiri.Crombie@fwn.org.nz |
| Michele Anderson | Public Health Nurse | |
| Amber McAllister | School Nurse | |
| Dr Roimata | Doctor | |
Support Staff
| Karen Clark | Office Manager/Receptionist/Personal Assistant to Deputy Principal | karen_clark@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Sue Millward | Student Management Officer / Personal Assistant to Deputy Principal | sue_millward@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Hinemoa Rossi | Executive Officer | hinemoa_rossi@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Kris Thorpe | Gateway Administrator | kris_thorpe@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Marian Cox | Library Manager | marian_cox@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Wayne Morris | Homestay Surfing Academy Coordinator | |
| Jake Fyalka | IT Technician/ICT Teacher Assistant | jake_fyalka@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Merve Yesilkir | Teacher Assistant/Lab Technician | |
| Rose Putaranui | Teacher Assistant | |
| TJ Pemberton | Sportfit Coordinator | tj_pemberton@raglanarea.school.nz |
Grounds and Cleaning Staff
| Rob Salvation | Caretaker | caretaker@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Norm Waretini | Groundsman | |
| Annie Calder | Lead Cleaner | cleaner@raglanarea.school.nz |
| Carla Eriepa | Cleaner | |
| Maria Manuel | Cleaner | |
| Trina Kingi | Cleaner |
Recent Blog Posts
Please Note
Changes to NZQA 2020
We know some of our students, and their whanau, are worried that they might not be able to attain NCEA or UE this year because of the disruption caused by COVID19. Please follow this link to the latest update from RAS NCEA & UE update 2020
What does Alert Level 1 look like at Raglan Area School?
Teenaa koutou e te whaanau o te Kura a Rohe o Whaingaroa I am sure you were as pleased as I was to hear the Prime Minister’s announcement about moving to Alert Level 1. For us, there will be no major changes to what we are doing and our school continues to be safe to...