Our Staff

Principal

Neil Haywood

PRINCIPAL@riccarton.school.nz

Deputy Principal, Junior School (Acting)

Ms Sharyn Varcoe

VA@riccarton.school.nz

Deputy Principal, Senior School

Lisa Heald

HD@riccarton.school.nz

Assistant Principal

Ms Carole Lake

LK@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Arts

Amie Blackwell
BW@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, English

Margaret Butler
BU@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Health and Physical Education

Chris Nielsen
NS@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Languages

Anne Jacques

JQ@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Mathematics

John Thomson
TN@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Science (Acting)

Mrs Nikki Conyers
CS@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Social Sciences

Jeff Gunn
GN@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Student Support

Mrs Michelle Hemmingsen
HN@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Faculty, Technology

Lucia Teague-Schellekens
TS@riccarton.school.nz

Head of Department, Kohanga Ako

Linda Leishman
LE@riccarton.school.nz

Year 9 Dean

Mrs Kara Ross
RS@riccarton.school.nz

Year 10 Dean

Ms Melissa Clarke

CK@riccarton.school.nz

Year 11 Dean

Mr Rick Harlow

HA@riccarton.school.nz

Year 12 Dean

Mr Joel Hammond

HM@riccarton.school.nz

Year 13 Dean

Mr Charles Grubb

GB@riccarton.school.nz

Counsellor

Mr Steven Shaw

SA@riccarton.school.nz

Counsellor

Lara Grocott

GT@riccarton.school.nz

Learning Support

Mrs Michelle Hemmingsen

HN@riccarton.school.nz

Careers Adviser

Ms Vanessa Kidd

KD@riccarton.school.nz

Sports Coordinator

David Biddick

DAVID@riccarton.school.nz

Library Manager

Sally Blake

BS@riccarton.school.nz

Director of International Students

Ms Frances Couling
ISD@riccarton.school.nz

Executive Officer

Rebecca Nicholson

REBECCA@riccarton.school.nz

Attendance and Student Services

Anne Roberts

RT@riccarton.school.nz