TPS Staff  

 

 

NAME
POSITION
EMAIL
Fiona Hawes
Position: Principal
Cathy Ediker
Position: Deputy Principal
Robyn Caley
Position: Assistant Principal

 

Junior Team: New Entrant, Year 1 and 2

Mrs Smith
Position: Team Leader
Mrs Wilkins
Position: Year 2 Lead Teacher
Whaea Sarah
Position: -
Mrs Murray
Position: -
Mrs Taylor
Position: -
Mrs Elliott
Position: -
Mrs Brown
Position: -
Mrs Hyett
Position: -
Mrs Parker
Position: -

 

Middle Team: Years 3 and 4

Miss Perfect
Position: Team Leader
Mrs Goodhue
Position: -
Mrs Savage
Position: -
Mr Jugum
Position: -
Miss Thorne
Position: -
Mrs Fraser
Position: -
Whaea Jen
Position: Release Teacher

 

Senior Team: Years 5 and 6

Mrs Howard
Position: Team Leader
Mr Medley
Position: -
Mr Mahler
Position: -
Mrs Beattie
Position: -
Miss Ayo
Position: -
Miss Gillingham
Position: Learning Support, ORs, senior team math teacher
Whaea Kylie
Position: Te Ao Māori & release teacher - senior team

 

Other Teaching Staff

Mrs Thurlow
Position: Release Teacher
Whaea Kylie
Position: Te Ao Māori & release teacher - senior team
Mrs Catley
Position: Release Teacher
Whaea Cat
Position: Literacy Specialist
Miss Gillingham
Position: Learning Support, ORs, senior team math teacher
Mrs Morrice
Position: Maternity Leave 2026

 

Administration

Susan ONeill
Position: Business Manager
Josie Third
Position: Office Receptionist
Barbara Turley
Position: Enrolment Officer
Melinjo
Position: ICT support services

 

Sport Coordinator

Jo Taele
Position: Sport Coordinator

 

ESOL Tutors

Gemma Giffard
Position: ESOL Tutor
Email: -
Deanne Lawrence
Position: -
Email: -
Rachel Brosnan
Position: -
Email: -

 

Teacher Aides

Abbey Leen
Position: -
Email: -
Colleen Hextall
Position: -
Email: -
Rachel Brosnan
Position: -
Email: -
Kimberley Tipper
Position: -
Email: -
Kylee Martin
Position: -
Email: -
Jess Watt
Position: -
Email: -
Rachelle Lang
Position: -
Email: -
Tyla Grafas
Position: -
Email: -

 

Caretaker and Grounds

Paul Deed
Position: -
Email: -

 

Staff Photo Board

 

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Board of Trustees

 

Tauranga Primary School’s Board of Trustees is elected for a three year term. The BOT comprises of five parent representatives, the Principal, and a representative of the staff. Meetings are scheduled for the third and eighth Tuesday of each term, and they are held in the staff-room. Parents who wish to attend any of the meetings, are asked to inform the board chair or principal at least 24 hours beforehand so that we can prepare a welcome pack for you. 

 

 

 

Board of Trustees
Holly Hawkins
Position: Presiding Member
Sam Hartnett
Position: Mana Whenua
Rebecca Harvey-Lane
Position: Finance
Lauren Stull
Position: policies
Lauren Fletcher
Position: Friends of the School
Shrenik Patel
Position: ESOL representative
Fiona Hawes
Position: Principal
Dave Medley
Position: Staff Representative

Friends of the School (FoTS)

 

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The Friends of the School (FoTS) is a group of parents who are an integral part of the Tauranga Primary School community. The FoTS are responsible for fundraising and FUN-raising (such as the disco and family picnic) activities within our school community.

The FoTS meet at 6.30pm on Tuesday evenings in weeks 2 and 7 each term. At each meeting, current and future activities are planned and discussed.

A senior staff member, along with a representative from the Board of Trustees, bring a report to each meeting. This is an important opportunity for information sharing and for parents to ask questions about specific aspects of school life. The FoTS are keen to have as many parents involved as possible so that they can continue to build on the partnership between families and school.

Tauranga Primary School Policies

Our school works with SchoolDocs to provide a website for maintaining, updating, and reviewing our school policies. SchoolDocs recently changed how users log in to SchoolDocs sites, all community users will access our SchoolDocs site by entering their email address, which will send them a one-time PIN. Google users can also use their account to access their site.

 

You can create an account and then view our school's policies by visiting: policies.schooldocs.co.nz/tauranga

 

SchoolDocs sites have an exciting new look and added functionality; you will be guided through new features the first time you access the site.

 

Copyright: Except where stated, the content on this site is the copyright of SchoolDocs Ltd. It may not be reproduced without written permission from SchoolDocs Ltd.

 

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