Our Staff

Staff at Port Hedland Primary School strive to create positive partnerships with students and parents. By working together in a spirit of mutual cooperation to address each child’s needs, we hope to provide every child with the foundation he or she requires to be successful in the future.

Administration Staff

Principal – Karen Burgess

Deputy Principal – Brian Birrell

Deputy Principal – Trent Collins

Office Staff

Manager of Corporate Services – Nadine Youngman

School Officers – Renata Holloway & Vikki Hall

Library Officer – Claire Simmons

Gardener –

Early Childhood Education

Kindy – Elizabeth Pyke / Brooke Marsh

Kindy – Kylie Unkovich

Pre Primary – Vanessa Brown / Olivia Bell

Pre Primary – Linda Hutchinson / Lauren McKay

Pre Primary – Lisa Scarfe / Emily Lester

Educational Assistants

Katherine Brown

Tirrena Byrnes

Gabrielle Fawcett

Terri Johnson

Kanika Kanika

Kathleen Randazzo

Karlie Papa

Catherine Reynolds

Leanne Ruston

Samantha Vesperman

Teaching Staff

Yr 1 – Sandra Ashbury

Yr 1 – Abby Day

Yr 1 – Kriston Petrovich

Yr 1 – Jessica Philpot/ Olivia Bell

Yr 2 – Robert Allen

Yr 2 – Holly Brindle

Yr 2 – Lily Kirkbride

Yr 3 – Melanie Attwood

Yr 3 – Peter Carman

Yr 3- Jayde Newman

Yr 4 – James Howes

Yr 4 – Jason Hammond

Yr 4 – Seana McCourt

Yr 5 – Rachael Bourke

Yr 5- Barbara Pavisic

Yr 6 – Nicholas Bloom

Yr 6 – Kiara Mulhall / Jerrilee Meagher

Specialist Teachers

ICT – Megan Oliver

BHP ELP – Helena Keogh

Relief – Lauren McKay

Sports – Michelle Cockie

Science – Lucy Livesey/ Yuanjun Ma

Visual Arts – Takeia Beard / Emily Lester

Music – Benjamin Sedgman

Health – Jessica Luka / Stephanie Myers

MiniLit – Briana Malia

School Psychologist

Samantha Gillam

Kayleigh Knipe

Cleaning Staff

Pom Paech, Razis Razali , Nee James and Sam Nichols

Uniform Staff (P & C)

Sherrie Howatt

Canteen Staff

Lorraine Barnard