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Staff 2026
Sandra Buless
Tarawera (Rm 2) Year 0 & 1 Team Leader
Sarah Fountain
Deputy Principal
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Lauren King
Tui (Rm 13) Year 7 & 8
Jemma Brown
Kōtare (Rm 14) Year 7 & 8 Team Leader
Michael Rogers
Pōhutukawa (Rm 10) Year 5 & 6
Ronan Kelly
Parareka (Rm 8) Year 4 & 5Team Leader
Hala Bassel
Wheke (Rm 7) Year 4 & 5
Chris Wratt
Kōura (Rm 6) Year 2&3
Aleks Zajac
Specialist Teacher
Fran Peters
Office Manager
Maria Nguyen
Teaching Assistant
Brydie Silveira
Kaunga (Rm 3) Year 1
Usha Stewart
Art Teacher
Suzanne Lek
Office Assistant
Ida Di Leva
Teaching Assistant
Gabriela Tobar
Tamure (Rm 5) Year 2 & 3
Amie Roberts
Learning Support Coordinate
Hennie Bosch
Librarian
Klaus
Support Fish
Anita Patel
Special Project/Release Teacher
Victoria Martin
Special Project Teacher PT
Tamanda Chinula
Teaching Assistant
| Nikolai Solia | Principal | principal@sfds.school.nz |
| Sarah Fountain | Deputy Principal/Inclusion Leader | sarah.fountain@sfds.school.nz |
| Jemma Brown | Kōtare (Rm14) Year 7 & 8 Team Leader -Ranginui Senior Syndicate | jemma.brown@sfds.school.nz |
| Ronan Kelly | Parareka (Rm 8) Year 4 & 5Team Leader Papatūānuku -Middle Syndicate | ronan.kelly@sfds.school.nz |
| Sandra Buless | Tarawera (Rm 2) Year 0 & 1 Team Leader Tangaroa- Junior Syndicate | sandra.buless@sfds.school.nz |
| Lauren King | Rm13 Tui Year 7 & 8 | lauren.king@sfds.school.nz |
| Michael Rogers | Pōhutukawa (Rm 10) Year 5 & 6 | michael.rogers@sfds.school.nz |
| Hala Bassel | Wheke (Rm 7) Year 4 & 5 | hala.bassel@sfds.school.nz |
| Chris Wratt | Kōura (Rm 6) Year 2&3 | chris.wratt@sfds.school.nz |
| Brydie Silveira | Tāmūrē (Rm 5) Year 2 & 3 | brydie.silveira@sfds.school.nz |
| Aleksandra Zajac | Specialist Teacher | aleksandra.zajac@sfds.school.nz |
| Anita Patel | anita.patel@sfds.school.nz | |
| Victoria Martin | vic.martin@sfds.school.nz | |
| Usha Stewart | Art | usha.stewart@sfds.school.nz |
| Amie Roberts | Learning Support Co-ordinator | amie.roberts@sfds.school.nz |
Support Staff
| Francesca Peters | Office Manager | francesca.peters@sfds.school.nz |
| Suzanne Lek | Office Assistant | office@sfds.school.nz |
| Hennie Bosch | Librarian | hennie.bosch@sfds.school.nz |
| Ida Di Leva | Teaching Assistant | |
| Tamanda Chinula | Teaching Assistant | |
| Maria Nguyen | Teaching Assistant | |