Student Wellbeing

Whāre Structure

All students are placed in one of four whāre, where they will be supported by a kaiarataki (head of house) who will work alongside the kaitiaki (dean of house) and a group of whānau teachers.

Students will be connected to the same whāre throughout their time at Riccarton High School. Our 4 whāre are:

KOTUHI | Pre-dawn

Purple

Kaiarataki: Mr Lachlan Paewai

Kaitiaki: Mrs Felicity Dunnett

ATATU | Day-break

Yellow

Kaiarataki: Mrs Kate Rowlands

Kaitiaki: Mr Chris O’Connell

WHAIAO | Broad daylight

Blue

Kaiarataki: Ms Aidyn Thomas

Kaitiaki: Mrs Tara Bell

URANGA | Dusk

Orange

Kaiarataki: Ms Emma Trott

Kaitiaki: Matua Ramon Roberts

Counsellors

Riccarton High School has three counsellors who ensure students receive information to assist them to make positive, informed and appropriate decisions about their future. The counsellors are also available if students have specific concerns about anything at school or home.

Counsellors

Learning Support Co-ordinator

The Learning Support Co-ordinator oversees extra learning support required by students who have been diagnosed with specific learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or behavioural disorders so that they can be more successful in the classroom.

Learning Support

Whānau Classes

Each whāre consists of a group of whānau classes. These classes will be around 18 students in total, covering a range of students from Years 9 to 13 with one whānau teacher.

The vertical nature of these whānau classes will allow older students to mentor younger students.

In Te Ao Māori, this system of older and younger learning from each other is referred to as tuakana–teina.

Whānau classes will meet for two short, 20-minute sessions each week and one longer session which will allow for a stronger focus on academic mentoring, life skills, embedding aspects of well-being and resiliency.

Kōtuhi | Purple

Ms Karen Browning KBZ

Mr Elliott Campbell KCB

Mrs Louise Heenan KHE

Ms Carole Lake KLK

Mrs Heather Lindsay KLY

Mr Jared Payne KPY

Mr Matt Roland KRD

Mr Paddy Scott KSC

Mr Nigel Urquhart KUR

Mrs Jessica Stevenson KSV

Mr Sushan Gurung KGG

Mr Scott Austin KNE

Ms Karen Burton KBUR

Ms Claire McKay KMK

Ms Jade Streat KSTR

Mr Joesph Durkin-Gorman KDK

Atatū | Yellow

Mrs Lorna Biddington ABD

Mr Charles Grubb AGB

Mrs Jo Gordon AGD

Ms Aidyn Thomas AGR

Ms June Milne AME

Mr Lachlan Paewai APW

Mrs Sabina Reed ARR

Mrs Kate Rowlands ARW

Mrs Maree Vercoe AVE

Mr Edward Heenan AVE

Mrs Maree Thomas ATH

Ms Victoria Gregory AGR

Mrs Danielle Sutherland AGR

Mrs Jung Chey ACY

Mrs Helen Rollinson ARO

Mrs Sandi Harrison AHR

Ms Aeronwy Cording ACD

Mr Warwick Werder AWRD

Whaiao | Blue

Mrs Sarah Blissett WBI

Mrs Nikki Conyers WCS

Mr Jeff Gunn WGN

Mr Andrew Jefferson WJE

Mrs Jena Johnston WJT

Mrs Anthea Knowles WKN

Ms Kerry McCarthy WMCY

Miss Monique Nixon WNX

Mrs Kara Ross WRS

Mr Michael Seddon WSD

Ms Annette Schnell WSL

Mr Chris Stewart WST

Mrs Lucia Teague-Schellekens WTS

Uranga | Orange

Mr Remco Baars UBB

Ms Amie Blackwell UBW

Ms Rachel Paul UPA

Mr Ben Laing ULG

Mr Joel Hammond UHM

Mrs Michelle Hemmingsen UHN

Miss Tania Hawes UHW

Mrs Susan McCabe UMCB

Ms Anne-Marie Plummer UPL

Miss Anna Speechly UBK

Mr Peter Wilson UWL

Ms Sharmaine Esteban UES

Ms Sam Wiblin UWB