Tracy Leader
Principal
It is an absolute pleasure to be the Principal of Anchorage Park School.
I have been in education for over 30 years and it is a privilege to do what I do on a daily basis.
Anchorage Park School is a very special place with an amazing sense of community. It is rare these days to have such a tight knit community; where our students come to school to learn, have fun doing it and also have a true sense of well-being. It is where we know everyone’s name with a ‘small country school in the city’ feel - what a great way to describe our school!
I have a passion for inclusion and strongly believe in empowering others so that all students and whānau feel safe and have a sense of belonging. I also believe that a genuine partnership needs to exist between school and whānau so we are all working together which in turn, enhances learning.
We have a core set of values at Anchorage Park School - unity, courage and integrity. We endeavour to instill these values in our students so they can thrive as members of our community.
Ngā mihi nui
Tracy Leader
Principal - Tumuaki
Email Tracy: tracyl@anchoragepark.school.nz
TEACHERS
Joanne McCreanor
Deputy Principal and SENCO.
Mrs McCreanor has been a teacher at Anchorage Park since 2015. She has a passion in practical Mathematics skills and a keen interest in ensuring that all students reach their full potential in the subject. Mrs McCreanor has a passion for helping all students achieve their full potential.
Email Joanne:
Mehernaz
Darukhanawalla
Mrs. Darukhanawalla is an experienced educator with a passion for the performing arts. With years of experience under her belt, Mrs. Darukhanawalla is delighted to return to Anchorage Park as a full-time teacher in Room 3. Along with teaching Room 3, she is looking forward to fostering creativity through drama, music, and dance in the tamariki at Anchorage Park School.
Email Mehernaz:
Rebecca Reidie
Rebecca has a Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Sustainability. She likes being active and spending time outside.
Email Rebecca:
Laura Seaman
Miss Seaman has a Bachelor of Science and loves marine biology, running, reading and spending time outdoors with her 2 children.
Email Laura:
Kristy Benjamin
Ms Benjamin has been a teacher at Anchorage Park since 2014. Her favourite subjects when she was at school were art, drama and music. She loves to sing and it's not unusual for her class to hear her singing instructions to them.
Email Kristy:
kristyb@anchoragepark.school.nz
Lewis Anderson
SUPPORT STAFF
Avo Pita
Learning Assistant
Trish O’Shea
Learning Assistant
Trish has been a learning assistant at Anchorage Park School since 2000 and loves the positiveness of the school. Her favourite thing about when she was at school was being with her friends and being the bell monitor.
Fisi Patterson
Learning Assistant
Fisi joined Anchorage Park School in 2023. She has been part of the school community for many years. Her son and daughters as well as grand children also attended Anchorage Park School.
Letitia Keizer
Learning Assistant
Letitia has been working with children for around six years and loves every minute of it - the best part is seeing the look on the children's faces when they figure something out for the first time, the joy of learning. Outside of school hours she is home with her own two children and pet cat, Prince.
Susan Jones
Office Administrator
Susan has been working in the Office at Anchorage Park since 2016. Her favourite thing about working at the school is the family atmosphere and being able to give back to the primary school that her children went to.
Ashley Zhou
Administration Assistant
Ashley joined Anchorage Park School in 2022 and enjoys the daily interactions with parents, caregivers, teachers and students.
Anaseini Kaho
SWiS (Social Worker in School)
SWiS social workers are employed by NGOs, not the school, but they work in partnership with school kaimahi as part of the school community. They collaborate with the whānau and schools to develop plans to improve children's safety, wellbeing and educational outcomes. This whānau involvement is also vital to achieving long term successful outcomes.
Referrals need the consent of the parent or primary caregiver and can be made by:
the tamariki, or whānau themselves
the school
community or government agencies.
Ana comes to our school on Thursdays.
Contact: anaseinik@atwc.org.nz
0274102119
Les Williams
Caretaker
