Connecting with our Staff Team at School
School Communication Protocols for Parents
Our communication protocols have been put together to ensure that your enquiry reaches the appropriate staff member and is dealt with in a timely manner.
If you wish to contact anyone in the school, all correspondence should be initiated through the main office between the hours of - 8:00am - 3:30pm.
Phone: (02) 9922 6666.
Email: northsydgi-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Each year group has an assigned Year Advisor and Deputy Principal who will support them throughout their time at NSGHS.
All students are also able to access support from the Head Teachers of Wellbeing, Student Support Officer (SSO) and School Counsellors.
If you have an emergency outside of school hours, you should speak with your parent/s in the first instance and if this is not possible, phone 000 (see below for emergency contacts).
School Principal
Megan Connors
Ad Altiora
Year 7 & 10
Year 7
Year Advisor
Ms Mary-Kate Churcher
Assistant Advisor
Ms Jenny Bowers
Year 10
Year Advisor
Ms Gayle Parnaby
Assistant Advisor
Ms Kate Ryan
Deputy Principal (YR 7 & 10)
Ms Kate Tapp
Year 8 & 11
Year 8
Year Advisor
Ms Teresa Lee
Assistant Advisor
Mr Johnny Li
Year 11
Year Advisor
Ms Bernadette Kulesz
Assistant Advisor
Ms Valerie Kalonikos
Deputy Principal (YR 8 & 11)
Ms Kathryn Spillane
Year 9 & 12
Year 9
Year Advisor
Ms Sarah O'Brien
Assistant Advisor
Mr Edward Scott
Year 12
Year Advisor
Mr Matthew Donald
Assistant Advisor
Mr Matthew Lau
Deputy Principal (YR 8 & 12)
Ms Jane Stocks
Curriculum - Head Teachers
Curriculum Concerns
Who to contact if you are concerned about your child’s performance in a specific subject.
If you are concerned about your child’s progress in a specific subject, you should contact the school and request a call from your child’s teacher. You may also ask to speak to the Head Teacher of the faculty.
The Head Teachers of each faculty are:
Creative &
Performing Arts
Aleksandar Stojanovic
Relieving HT
English
Susie Cooper
HSIE
Michelle Kennedy
Languages
Jessica Rubino
Mathematics
Madhu Narayanan
PDHPE
Fidel Koksal
Science
Tara Bebbington
Relieving HT
TAS
Kate Cole-Harper
TAS
Kate Lovelace
Wellbeing & Learning and Support SSO
We have a whole team available to contact if you are concerned about your child’s wellbeing and its impact on their schooling.
Wellbeing issues might include:
• Your child’s mental health
• Issues at home that might be affecting your child (for example: separation, conflict, issues with siblings)
• The death or illness of a family member
• An ongoing illness that affects your child’s learning
• School refusal
• Bullying issues
To allow staff to provide the best care and management of students it is often useful to know what is going on in their life outside of the school walls. If you consider that an event, or ongoing issues, may impact your child while at school, it would be beneficial to contact the school and let the Year Adviser know so that they can raise the issue at the regular welfare meetings.
Learning and Support
Ms Christina Williams
HT Learning and Support
Dr Olivia Evans
Learning and Support
Disability Provisions
Ben Velanti
EALD
Literacy Support
Verity Ackling
Leader of Writing
School Counsellors
School counsellor
Maria Sharrock
Monday & Tuesday
School counsellor
Ms Carin Swaddling
Thursday & Friday
HT Teaching and Learning, Careers and Teacher Librarian
HT Teaching & Learning
Mr Jane Everingham
Careers
Ms Fionna Hrcka
Teacher Librarian
Mr Bill Cohen
KYDS Counselling Support
KYDS Clinician
Florencia (Flo)
Wednesdays (9am - 5pm)
At NSGHS we are fortunate to have a mental health clinician from KYDS Youth Development Services working at our school one day each week.
Students can self-refer to see Flo by contacting their Year Advisor or the Student Support Officer to help arrange a time for them to meet.
Students might see Flo to receive ongoing counselling sessions or can meet if they would simply like to know more about the free support KYDS can offer outside of school.
Alternatively, students can book an intake call with a KYDS clinician here: https://kyds265.au1.cliniko.com/bookings?business_id=19195&appointment_type_id=525697#practitioner