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 2025
Deputy Principal (Prep to 2): Russell Napier
Deputy Principal (Years 3 to 6): Allison Kelly
Business Manager: Deborah Nichol
Administrative Officers: Lindy Merryfull, Katrina
Bray, Monique Bartlett
Head of Curriculum (Prep to Year 2): Kelly Webeck
Head of Curriculum (Years 3 to 6): Michelle Preston
Classroom Teachers
Prep TeachersPrep B: Amanda Piotrowski
Prep D: Alisa Gwynne/Jessica Albury
Prep E: Elizabeth Chandler
Year One Teachers
1A: Shane Cooke
1B: Katrina Chan/Nicole O'Sullivan
1C: Bronwyn Lestone
1D: Jenni Bennett
1E: Kelly Clark/Julia Irons
Year Two Teachers
2A: Deborah Howe
2B: Dan Trotter
2C: Michelle Pyne
2D: Ira McDonnell
2B: Rochelle Carlon
Year Three Teachers
3A: Katrina De Vries
3B: Karen Harris
3C: Deborah Joyce
3D: Linda Hamilton
3E: Scott Atkinson
Year Four Teachers
4A: Dale Jobling
4B: Don Easton
4C: Natasha Riddell
4D: Alex Horder
Year Five Teachers
5A: Liz Comino
5B: Rachael Ozolins/Amanda Herbert
5C: Rachael Ozolins/Jo McDowell
5D: Mia Blair
5/6: Jess Ree
Year Six Teachers
6A: Jaye Kelly
6B: Jasmine Molineux
6C: Matt Curnow
6D: Jorja Luckmann
LRT: Sally Callaghan
Specialists
Music: Lucy Wales
HPE: David Rogers/Helen Smith
Science: Kate Joyce/ Sandy Novak
LOTE: Rachel Boehmer
NCT: Fiona Harmon/Jo McDowell
Instrumental Music: Julie Boxall, Gundi Kariks, Brianna Bowpitt
Inclusion Team
Inclusion Leader: Sarah Smith
Inclusion Teachers: Leanne Fertjowski, Martin
Duffy & Laura Creagh
Guidance Officer: Kath Thornton
Speech Therapist: Beth Campbell
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: