Patricks Road State School is fortunate to have dedicated, professional staff who are enthusiastic about assisting each child to reach his or her potential.
Administrative staff are welcoming and able to assist parents, visitors and students with their enquiries. Teachers are committed to continually updating their skills in order to best facilitate learning. There is a pleasant blend of long-serving staff and some who have arrived more recently. The staff are extremely proud of the school and its students.
Staffing for 2026
Principal: Danielle Priday
Deputy Principal (Prep to 3): Ambar Wheat
Deputy Principal (Years 4 to 6): Allison Kelly
Business Manager: Deborah Nichol
Administrative Officers: Lindy Merryfull, Katrina
Bray, Monique Bartlett
Head of Curriculum (Prep to 6): Michelle Preston
Classroom Teachers
Prep TeachersPrep B: Amanda Piotrowski
Prep D: Alisa Gwynne/Jessica Albury
Year One Teachers
1A: Shane Cooke
1B: Katrina Chan/Kristina Lewis
1C: Bronwyn Lestone
1D: Jenni Bennett/Julia Irons
1E: Rochelle Carlon
Year Two Teachers
2A: Deborah Howe
2B: Dan Trotter
2C: Olivia Nienaber/Nicole O'Sullivan
2D: Ira McDonnell
Year Three Teachers
3A: Kelly Clark/Thea Williams
3B: Katrina De Vries
3C: Karen Harris
3D: Linda Hamilton
3E: Sally Callaghan
Year Four Teachers
4A: Dale Jobling
4B: Don Easton
4C: Melinda Law
4D: Alex Horder
4/5: Scott Atkinson
Year Five Teachers
5A: Amanda Herbert/Chris Pratt
5B: Rachael Ozolins
5C: Mia Blair
5D: Jess Ree
Year Six Teachers
6A: Jaye Kelly
6B: Jasmine Molineux
6C: Matt Curnow
6D: Jorja Luckmann
LRT: Liz Comino/Natasha Riddell
Specialists
Music: Lucy Wales
HPE: David Rogers/Alex Manley
Science: Kate Joyce/ Sandy Novak
LOTE: Rachel Boehmer
NCT: Deborah Joyce
Instrumental Music: Julie Boxall, Gundi Kariks, Rhonda Haringcaspel
Inclusion Team
Inclusion Leader: Sarah Smith
Inclusion Teachers: Leanne Fertjowski, Martin
Duffy, Laura Creagh & Lydia Parker.
Guidance Officer: Roxanne Smith
Speech Therapist: Beth Campbell
Social Worker: Willow Trost
Chaplains: Tim Patch
Ancillary Staff
Teacher Aides: Sharon Fraser, Amanda
Randall, Amanda Peters, Yuko Edwards, Sandra Embrey, Kerry Lynch, Kay Codognotto, Julie Beattie,
Karen Pell, Vanessa Le Mao, Jade Drake, Cathie Rodrigues, Brittany Bott.
School’s Officer: Craig Balfour
Cleaning Staff: Robyn Boreham, Sawsan Abdelnar, Kia
IT Technician: Diego