Galston High School

Achieving Excellence - Inspiring Success

Telephone02 9651 2222

Emailgalston-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Our staff

Get to know our school staff. We're all here to help.

Our professional, university-educated teachers encourage students to develop a love of learning and a desire to succeed. They maintain the highest integrity and concern for your child’s wellbeing.

The principal is responsible for the educational leadership and management of our school. If you would like to speak to the principal, please contact us to make an appointment.

Our school administrative staff can answer inquiries or direct you to the appropriate staff member for help.

Executive Staff

Principal - Ms Karen Shepherd

Deputy Principal - Ms Julia Petrulis

Head Teacher, Secondary Studies - Ms Katrina Andrus

Head Teacher, English, Language and Library - Mr TJ Ruckendorfer

Head Teacher, Mathematics and PDHPE - Ms Sharon Johnston

Head Teacher, Science - Mr Troy Bishop 

Head Teacher, HSIE - Ms Fiona Lamont

Head Teacher, TAS and CAPA - Mr Brett Draper

Head Teacher, Welfare and Learning & Support - Mr Jake van Baarle


2025 Year Advisors

Year 7 - Mr Jack Bird

Year 8 - Ms Claire Watt

Year 9 - Ms Mandy Barton

Year 10 - Ms Victoria Gonzalez

Year 11 - Ms Fiona MacDonald

Year 12 - Ms Sarah Byfield 

GHS Staff List


CREATIVE ARTS

Katrina Andrus, Head Teacher, Music Teacher, Head Teacher Secondary Studies

Aleesa Coghlan, Teacher

Anna Engesser, Teacher

Lis Freer, Teacher

Cathy Saxby, Teacher

Kathryn Thomas, Teacher


ENGLISH / LANGUAGES /LIBRARY

TJ Ruckendorfer, Head Teacher

Jake Allen, Teacher

Mandy Barton, Teacher & Year 8 Advisor

Ching-Wen Gamble, Language Teacher

Madison Murrell, Librarian

Taylor Shaw, Teacher

Tilly Shephard Teacher


HUB

Belinda Small, Head Teacher

Rebecca La Plume, Teacher

Alison Meadows, Teacher

Lea Smith, Teacher

Rob Hitchcock, Teacher

Brendan van Oostveen, Teacher

Kath Ballinger, SLSO

Beth Billington, SLSO

Fran Campbell, SLSO

Adrienn Hevesi-Nagy, SLSO

Kalicia Small, SLSO

Sally Wagschall, SLSO

 

HUMANITIES

Fiona Lamont, Head Teacher

Jack Bird, Teacher & Year 7 Advisor

Chris Lanske, Teacher

David Lawrence, Teacher

Fiona MacDonald, Teacher & Year 11 Advisor 

Lara Somerville, Teacher


MATHEMATICS

Sharon Johnston, Head Teacher

Kylie Blarasin, Teacher

Aparna Garg, Teacher

Victoria Gonzalez-Fernandez, Teacher & Year 10 Advisor

Lindsey Price, Teacher


PD/HEALTH/PE

Chloe Anjoul, Teacher

Michelle Smidt, Teacher

Jade Ward, Teacher

Claire Watt, Teacher

Craig Whiteman, Teacher


SCIENCE

Troy Bishop, Head Teacher

Lauren Bates, Teacher

Debbie Bunn, Teacher

Andy Dargan, Teacher

Luke Ede, Teacher

Raven Evans, Teacher

Rachel Fernandez, Teacher

Monica Holden, Teacher

Eve Kavanagh, SAO

 

 

 

 

TAS / AGRICULTURE

Brett Draper, Head Teacher

Sarah Byfield, Teacher & Year 12 Advisor

Eric Date, Teacher

Jarrod Marsh, Teacher

Scott McCredie, Teacher

Wendy Pike, Teacher

Jatinder Saini, Teacher

Kiren Sandhu, Teacher

Mel Tallon, Teacher

Adrienn Hevesi-Nagy, SASS

Mitchell Johnston, FA

Janine O’Connell, SASS


WELFARE

Jake van Baarle, Head Teacher, PDHPE Teacher, Head Teacher Welfare

Lachlan Gage, Student Support Officer 

Annette Fraietta, Waddell Café

Milena May, Careers Advisor

Karina Old, Wellbeing Nurse

Tanya Cooper, Counsellor

Vanessa Lord, Counsellor

Miro Zivanovic, Counsellor

Madeleine van Baarle, SLSO

Cassandra Batey, LaST

Fiona Hanks, LaST

Tim Stevens, Teacher

Lucy Anderson, SLSO

Emily Ballinger, SLSO

Carol Barlow, SLSO

Matt Botoulas, SLSO

Luraan Lucas, SLSO

Irene Michas, SLSO

Jacqueline Reeves, SLSO

Amelie Stuut, SLSO

Paul El Chaar, SRE


SASS

Donna Binns, SAO

Nicole Fox, SAM

Namz Ginwala, SASS

Timothy Hood, IT 

Louise O’Rourke, SASS

Bre Parsons, Front Office - SASS

Dave Roberts, GA

Caitlin Shepherd, SASS

Kelly Turnbull, Attendance - SASS

Catherine Waters, SASS