Staff
At St John the Baptist there are forty-one staff members.
The staff includes a Principal, Assistant Principal, twelve full-time teachers, six part-time teachers, two Learning Support Teacher, seven part-time Learning Support Assistants, a part-time Teacher-Librarian, a part-time Library Assistant and three Clerical Assistants. There is also a cleaner and groundsmen.
A Registered Psychologist/School Counsellor is available two days a week to assist the school in assessing and addressing individual students learning needs.
A highly structured combination of professional development opportunities, access to quality teaching resources and experiences as well as an increased emphasis on wellbeing and parent engagement has been developed to increase student readiness for and engagement in learning. Curriculum differentiation ensures that the needs of students are catered for at all levels.
The Leadership Team is responsible for setting the operational agenda and goals of the school as driven by the Strategic and Annual Plan.
A list of staff contacts can be found below:
School Executive Team
Principal: Kate Ferguson
Assistant Principal: Stacey Whiting
Religious Education Coordinator: Christopher Sheridan
Primary Coordinator: Sara Murdoch
Classroom Teachers for 2023
Year 6 Blue: Sara Murdoch
Year 6 White: Michael Tobin
Year 5 Blue: Catherine Pilley and Sarah Haines (job Share)
Year 5 White: Ellen Morgan
Year 4 Blue: Christopher Sheridan
Year 4 White: Zoe Dean
Year 3 Blue: Kellie Abbiss
Year 3 White : Valerie Hassett
Year 2 Blue: Rochelle Wilson
Year 2 White: Laura Wells and Michelle Fairhall (job share)
Year 1 Blue: Maiya Ambrum
Year 1 White: Renee Collins
Kinder Blue: Olivia D'Accione
Kinder White: Tania Kranias
Executive Release: Cathryn Villari and Nicole Murphy
Support Staff
Learning Support Teacher: Jodie Summerville and Kristine Lindus
Teacher Librarian: Jenny McFadyen
Library Assistant: Renae Carmody
Pedegogical Mentors: Kristine Lindus and Stacey Whiting
Gifted Education Mentor: Ellen Morgan
Music/Drama Teacher: Nicole Murphy
Learning Support Assistants: Marian Campbell, Rebecca Redding, Sharon Thorne, Samantha Hodges, Kat Ross, Belinda Sweeney and Linda Wallace
Aboriginal Education Teacher: Shelby McBlane
EALD: Stacey Whiting
School Psychologist: Krystle Perrin
Pastoral Care Worker: Samantha Playford
Administrative Assistants: Lesley Minter, Rachel Shafer and Renae Carmody
Cleaner: Paul O’Keefe
Groundsmen: Graeme Newstand and Clayton Smith
Canteen Supervisor: Linda Griffiths