Key Oxley Staff
Mrs Jenny Ethell commenced as the Head at Oxley College in January 2019. Previously, Jenny was Principal of Perth College – a leading independent girls’ boarding school in Western Australia.
Jenny was educated at Curtin University in Perth where she graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Agric.) degree and a Graduate Diploma in Education. She has taught and occupied senior leadership positions at government, independent and Catholic schools in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia. Appointed as Principal in her 30’s, Jenny was Principal of Perth College from 2003-2018 and Interim Principal at Methodist Ladies College in 2002. During her career, Jenny has worked in single gender (boys and girls) and co-education settings.
Committed to life-long learning, Jenny has studied at Harvard University, the University of Melbourne and the Institute of Company Directors. She has presented at and participated in a range of education conferences in Australia and overseas. Her longstanding experience and role as Principal has befitted the Association of Heads of Independent Schools Australia (AHISA) where she was Chair of AHISA’s Western Australia branch and a Director of the National Board for a number of years. She has also served on a range of other educational bodies over recent years.
Jenny is married to Dougall, an Anglican priest and former Chaplain of Hale School in Perth. They have four independent daughters who work in their chosen careers across Australia and Singapore.
Kate Cunich graduated from the NSW Conservatorium of Music with a B.Mus.Ed prior to completing a Masters in Educational Leadership in 2009. Before her time at Oxley, Kate was Head of Music at Inaburra School, also teaching English and Computing Studies while maintaining her interests as a freelance musicologist working with Musica Viva and the SSO. Kate is responsible for the academic programme at Oxley. She is committed to using best practice in learning and teaching in order to maximise student achievement, and as a result has spearheaded Oxley’s implementation of the globally recognised, evidenced-approach known as “Visible Learning”. Kate has regularly presented at Educational Leadership conferences in Australia and New Zealand, culminating in an invitation to speak at the 2014 International Visible Learning Conference in San Diego, USA. Kate has also worked closely with the global Visible Learning team on the soon to be released, Visible Learning in Action Case Studies book which features Oxley College.
Emma Calver spent ten years in the world of documentaries as an Associate Producer and Producer. She worked on numerous programmes including The Bookshow at SBS, many Film Australia documentaries in a variety of positions and as a Director of Serendipity Productions which produced The Young One – Portrait of Simone Young (AFI Nomination for Best Documentary). Emma moved to the Southern Highlands and became closely associated with regional projects. She began work at Oxley in 2007 and oversees enrolments and community relations.
Katherine Halcrow has been a teacher, curriculum leader and professional learning provider for Independent, Catholic and Anglican schools for more than 20 years. Most recently she was a Teaching and Learning leader at Trinity Grammar School, in Sydney. Prior to that she has held a number of other teaching and leadership positions including at Penrith Anglican College and Canberra Grammar School. She was also a Literacy Officer for the Catholic Education Office and has been a professional development trainer for the AIS ACT in Literacy. Katherine holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Teaching (Primary) from The University of Sydney. She is currently a PhD candidate with The University of Sydney and has presented her doctoral research at a national level including for the Association of Australian Researchers in Education in Brisbane, Drama Australia Symposium in Canberra, and at the Australian Literacy Educators Association Conference in Perth. She is the founder of the Pens Against Poverty schools writing competition.
Mark Case joined Oxley College at the start of 2018, having been a Housemaster at Newington College in Sydney since 2011. His previous pastoral experience includes being Form Master for Years 11 and 12 and Deputy Head of Middle School at Trinity School in the UK from 2002. He has a Master of Arts from Oxford University and played rugby for the university as an undergraduate. Mark has a strong interest in critical thinking and has presented professional learning workshops at the 2013 International Boys’ School Coalition Conference and throughout Australia on the theme of ‘Inspiring Questions’ in 2017. Mark has been extensively involved in promoting social justice issues, initiating his previous school’s involvement in White Ribbon Day and establishing a partnership with the Asylum Seekers Centre.
Wellbeing |
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| Director of Students | Ms Genevieve Whiteley |
| Head of House Dobell | Mr Keiran Staples |
| Head of House Durack | Mr Bill Clewett |
| Head of House Florey | Mr David Spies |
| Head of House Mawson | Mr Christophe Gauchat |
| Head of House Monash | Ms Victoria Rintoul |
| Head of House Oodgeroo | Mr Phil Cunich |
| K-12 Psychologist | Mrs Rani Ritchie |
| Deputy Head Junior School | Mr Peter Ayling |
Year Co-ordinators – Senior School |
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| Year 7 | Mr Christophe Gauchat |
| Year 8 | Ms Victoria Rintoul |
| Year 9 | Mr David Spies |
| Year 10 | Mr Keiran Staples |
| Year 11 | Mr Bill Clewett |
| Year 12 | Mr Phil Cunich |
| Year 12 Academic Master | Mrs Molly Simpson |
Learning |
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| Junior School | Head – Mrs Katherine Halcrow |
| Deputy Head – Mr Peter Ayling | |
| Kindergarten Year 1 and Stage 1 Co-ordinator Year 2 Year 3 Year 3 and Stage 2 Co-ordinator Year 4 Year 4 Year 5 Year 5 Year 6 and Stage 3 Co-ordinator Year 6 K-2 Japanese 3-6 Japanese Library PE Visual Arts/STEM |
Ms Kelly Lees Ms Lara Sheils Mrs Kathy Cupitt Mr Brett Bacon Mrs Alison Rasheed Mrs Shona Apostolatos Mr Michael Winkler Ms Belinda Candelori Mrs Danielle Noonan Mr Jason Smith Mr Jonathan Hunt Ms Trish Gibson Ms Masako Chikushi Mrs Elizabeth Antoniak Mr Dan Collins, Mr Tom Kindred, Ms Eloise Rocca, Mr Nathan Sievert Mrs Louisa de Haas |
| Senior School | |
Director of Curriculum (Teacher and Learning 7 -12) |
Mrs Catherine Dobner |
| English | Head of Department – Mr Grahame Chambers |
| Mr Grahame Chambers, Mr Bill Clewett, Mr Adam Lee, Ms Jade McLaughlin, Ms Victoria Rintoul, Ms Olivia Takacs, Mr Philip Turnock |
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| Performing Arts (K-12) | Head of Department – Mr Andrew Young |
| Music K-12 | Mrs Alison Bunyan, Mr Dom Lindsay Mr Cameron van Reyk, Mr Andrew Young |
| Drama | Mrs Liane Bull, Mr Phil Cunich |
| Mathematics | Head of Department – Mr David Houghton |
| Mathematics | Mr Simon Baird, Mr Darren Brett, Ms Catherine Dobner, Mrs Sarah Gauchat, Mr David Houghton, Ms Belinda McGregor, Ms Meaghan Stanton |
| Sport and PDHPE (K-12) | Head of Department – Mr Tom Kindred |
| Mr Dan Collins, Mr Tom Kindred, Mr Nathan Sievert, Mr Keiran Staples |
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| Social Science | Head of Department – Mrs Ruth Shedden |
| Geography | Mr Tim Dibdin, Mrs Ruth Shedden, Mr Jason Simpson |
| Legal Studies | Mr Jason Simpson |
| Business Studies | Mrs Elizabeth Bentham, Mr David Spies |
| Commerce | Mrs Elizabeth Bentham, Mr David Spies |
| Economics | Mr Christophe Gauchat |
| History & Philosophy | Head of Department (TBA) |
| History | Mr Bill Clewett, Ms Georgia Kickert, Ms Jo McVean, Mr Jason Simpson |
| Studies of Religion | Mr Grahame Chambers |
| Cornerstone | Mr Matthew Bentham, Mr Bill Clewett, Mrs Kate Cunich, Mr Tim Dibdin, Mr Dougall Ethell, Ms Georgia Kickert, Ms Jo McVean, Mr Jason Simpson, Mr Phil Turnock |
| Science | Head of Department – Ms Annik Schaefer |
| Science | Mrs Liane Bull, Mr Dan Collins, Mrs Sarah Gauchat, Mrs Sue Hanrahan, Ms Annik Schaefer, Mrs Mel Sievert, Mrs Monita Singh, Ms Bernadette Norton |
| Biology | Ms Bernadette Norton, Ms Annik Schaefer |
| Physics | Mrs Monita Singh |
| Chemistry | Ms Annik Schaefer |
| Art, Technology & Design | Head of Department – Ms Beattie Lanser |
| Art | Mr Matthew Bentham, Ms Jodie Swan |
| Technology & Design | Ms Natacha Brochard, Ms Beattie Lanser, Mr Stephen Marnoch, Mr Scott Nash, Mrs Dene Patterson |
| Languages | Head of Department – Mrs Trish Gibson |
| Ms Masako Chikushi, Mrs Trish Gibson, Ms Nicole Phipps | |
| Accreditation Leader | Mr Brett Bacon |
| Library (7-12) | Head – Mrs Elizabeth Antoniak |
| Library Technicians | Mrs Penny Everingham, Ms Jenni Rees |
| Learning Engagement K-12 | Head of Department – Mrs Jo Ismay |
| Literary & Language Specialist | Mrs Kate Psarakis |
| Learning Engagement Teacher | Mrs Deborah Hunt, Mrs Claudia Johnson, Mrs Karla Rogerson |
| Learning Engagement Assistants | Mrs Belinda Foster |
| Coordinator of E-Learning | Ms Natacha Brochard |
| Coordinator of Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award | Mr Tim Dibdin |
| Coordinator of Spoken Word | Ms Victoria Rintoul |
| Careers | Mrs Rani Ritchie |
Learning Leaders |
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| Mr Phil Cunich | |
| Ms Lara Sheils |
Administration Team |
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| College Services | Mrs Michelle Davidson & Mrs Kellie Henderson |
| Sports Administrators | Mrs Kim McNaught, Mrs Louise Pike |
| Executive Assistant to Head of College | Mrs Linda Matthews |
| Office Manager | Ms Joanne Richards |
| Reception / Assistant to Registrar | Mrs Alex Stone |
| Accounts Receivable | Ms Lorrae Mueller |
| Accounts Payable / Website Maintenance | Ms Joanne Richards |
| IT Manager | Mr Imre Hirka |
| IT Assistant | Mr Aziz Zahid |
| Senior School | |
| Student Services/Assistant to Director of Students | Mrs Teresa Rogers |
| Food Technology Assistant | Ms Kelle Seiboth |
| Laboratory Assistant | Ms Miranda Ford |
| Junior School | |
| Student Services | Ms Kirrily Hope |
| Personal Assistant to Head of Junior School | Mrs Sally Byrne |
| Oxley Shop Supervisor | Mrs Nicky Moran |
| Canteen Supervisor | Mrs Adriana Neill-Stevens |
| Canteen Staff | Ms Elizabeth Charles Mrs Shelley Hagan Mrs Vanessa Legge Mrs Fiona Rodger |
| Maintenance Supervisor | Mr Greg Gospel |
| Maintenance Staff | Mrs Deb Gault Mr Kurt Gault Mr Michael Austin |
| Cleaning Supervisor | Ms Linda Rees |
| Cleaning Staff | Ms Dee Brand Ms Mel Oliver Mrs Jo Granger Mrs Maryanne Cook Ms Sue Hickson Ms Sue Proud Ms Kelle Seiboth |
