Our Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Tracey Adams - Principal- t_adams@coroarea.school.nz 

Ms Joan Hart - Deputy Principal- j_hart@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Jamie Brown -  Deputy Principal- j_brown@coroarea.school.nz

2026 Teaching Staff

Ms Claire Swindlehurst - Room 1  - Year NE & 1- (Team leader Primary, KIVA)- c_swindlehurst@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Jessica Fisher - Room 2 - Year 2- j_fisher@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Laura Mackinlay- Room 3- Year 3 & 4- (Curriculum leader Primary) l_mackinlay@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Samara Dodunski - Room 3 - Year 3 & 4- s_dodunski@coroarea.school.nz  

Ms Claire Johnson - Room 4 - Year 5 & 6 (Community Arts Liaison) c_johnson@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Andrew Fisher - Room 5 - Year 7 & 8- a_fisher@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Fiona Watson- Release Teacher Primary-  f_watson@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Sheree Diaz - Room 7 - Year 9&10 Mentor, English and Health and PE s_diaz@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Brooke Beattie- Room 8- Year 9&10 Mentor and Home Economics- b_beattie@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Rangimarie Wirihana - Year 11-13 mentor/  Year 11-13 Health and PE r_wirihana@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Cathy Kirkman - Maths- c_kirkman@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Aroha Bell  - Home Economics/ Art- a_bell@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Ben Kennedy - Art- b_kennedy@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Laraine Heaslip - Humanities/Social Studies/Textiles- l_heaslip@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Linley Huggins- English (Principal's Nominee)- l_huggins@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Tim Dickinson - IT/ Digital Technology- t_dickinson@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Mark Irwin- Mentor and Digital Technology- m_irwin@coroarea.school.nz 

Mr Brandon Amoamo- Te Ao Māori/ Te Reo Māori- b_amoamo@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Chris Long - Scuba c_long@coroarea.school.nz

Dr Oksana Borowik - Science, Secondary curriculum leader, science lab manager- o_borowik@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Alex Finnerty- SENCO- a_finnerty@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Sue Fraser- Literacy- s_fraser@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Vicki Devoy - LSC- v_devoy@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Vicki Rouse- Maths support- v_rouse@coroarea.school.nz

2026 Support Staff

Mrs Debbie d’Auvergne - Financial Administrator- debbie@@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Karen Morrissey - Office Administrator/Principal's Secretary- office@coroarea.school.nz

Miss Shannon d'Auvergne - Office Administrator- s_dauvergne@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Yvette Storey - Careers & Pathway Coordinator/Librarian- y_storey@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Patricia Machtans - Learning Support

Ms Kelly Hooper- Learning Support 

Ms Kendra Barham- Sports Coordinator and Gardner 

Ms Yvonne Szabo- Learning Support

Ms Angela McWatt - Learning Support 

Ms Gina McLean- Learning Support

Mrs Nadine Smith - Learning Support

Mrs Wendy McNeil - Learning Support

Mrs Rose Dudson - Learning Support

Ms Saasha Hoar- Learning Support

Mrs Audrey Caris- Learning Support 

Ms Werohia Richards- Learning Support

Mrs Pauline Dickinson - School Counsellor

Mr Alasdair McDonald - Caretaker

Coral Hau -Cleaner

Dianne Pou - Cleaner