St Anthony's Principal Appointment
/St Anthony’s is delighted to welcome our new Principal
Kia ora koutou, talofa lava and warm greetings to our St Anthony’s tamariki, whānau and our school community.
It is with much pleasure and delight that we announce the appointment and welcome Denise Johnson as our new Tumuaki/Principal. Mrs Johnson stands out for her commitment to Catholic education and for her knowledge of curriculum. She brings extensive educational experience, a strong interest in student well-being and future thinking to the role, ensuring that St Anthony’s students have an excellent Catholic education.
Denise is a long-standing member of the teaching staff at St Anthony’s and her recent roles include the Deputy Principal, Director of Religious Studies and acting Principal for the last 2 terms. Prior to Anthony’s, Denise taught at St Michael’s Taita, Sacred Heart Petone, Marist Holy Cross, St Francis de Sales and St Anne’s School, Newtown. Denise is a highly qualified teacher and holds a Bachelor of Education, Diploma in Teaching and Trained Teacher’s Certificate.
After a rigorous and extensive recruitment process, the St Anthony’s Board of Trustees selected Denise as an outstanding candidate. Denise is a passionate Catholic faith-filled educator, leader, strategic thinker and innovator. We believe Denise brings both the spirit and values of a Catholic school leader and also the skills, expertise and commitment to connect with our school’s tamariki, whānau, staff, the Board and the wider school community to sustain, grow and thrive our small school with a strong spirit.
Denise is delighted with our school’s staff who are highly committed, enthusiastic and passionate about teaching and learning; that our innovative modern learning environments for both the junior and senior schools offer wonderful and flexible learning spaces; and most importantly, that the people of our school - the children, their families, teachers and staff, the Board, the Holy Trinity parish and supporters of our school – all seek a quality and effective Catholic education where children are happy, safe and resilient learners.
We thank Denise for her wonderful contribution as acting Principal especially during these last few turbulent weeks. We look forward to Denise starting as Principal tomorrow, April 15 and will formally welcome Denise as Principal with our school community at a future date.
Vanessa Monahan On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Important Board Update: Jennifer Ioannou
/The Board of Trustees would like to share the news that our Principal, Jennifer Ioannou, has resigned and she will leave St Anthony’s at the end of Term 3 on Friday 27 September. We congratulate Jennifer on her appointment as Director of Primary at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and wish her well in her new position.
During her 4 years at the helm, Jennifer has provided dynamic, committed and professional leadership for our children, the teaching staff and the wider school community. She played an instrumental part in upgrading the school’s buildings and grounds, improving our technology and teaching resources and seeing us shine in our latest ERO and Catholic Review reports. Jennifer leaves our school having built a team of exceptional teachers and that gives us great stability moving forward.
In the coming weeks we will celebrate her success as Principal of St Anthony’s School.
With change comes opportunity. The Board has started a recruitment process and is committed to finding an exceptional new Principal with the skill, passion and faith to lead our School to an exciting new future. The Board will ensure a rigorous selection process to secure a talented leader who will build on Jennifer’s legacy and guide the school through the next stage of its development.
We will provide a further update once the recruitment process is more advanced. In the meantime, please take this opportunity to join us in thanking Jennifer for her significant contribution to the school.
If you have any queries please contact Andrew Pink, Chairperson for the Board of Trustees (0274 245 986 or andrewpink309@gmail.com).
Kind regards
St Anthony's Board of Trustees