School Staff


Office

Mrs Gaylene Hill

Principal


Masters of Education (with distinction)

Bachelor of Education

Diploma of Teaching


email: principal@linden.school.nz


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Joy Paragua-Garay

Office Manager

Bachelor of Science - Commerce 

(Major in Legal Management)

Bachelor of Law

email: office@linden.school.nz


Phone: (04) 232 5329

Text: 021 08856127

Kowhai Team 

Ms Laura Engel


Room 3 Teacher

Year Level 0  - 1


Bachelor of Education - Teaching


email: laura.engel@linden.school.nz


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Ms Huitau Roberts


Room 2 Teacher

Year Level 1- 2


Bachelor of Education - Teaching 


email: huitau.roberts@linden.school.nz


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Pohutakawa Team 

Mrs Sara Saunders


Room 9 Teacher

Year Level 2- 3


Bachelor  of Education: specialising in Early Childhood Development.


email: sara.saunders@linden.school.nz


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Ms Vera Gonzales

Room 8 Teacher

Year Level 3- 5


Master of Arts (with Distinction)

PG Dip, Second Language Teaching (with Distinction)

Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching)

Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Management)

email: vera.gonzales@linden.school.nz

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Mr Jason McMillan

Room 7 Teacher

Year Level 5-6 


Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary)

Bachelor of Social Sciences


email: jason.mcmillan@linden.school.nz


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Additional Teachers

Ms Bex Dabbs

Additional Teacher 

Librarian

Reading Recovery and ORRS


Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary)

Bachelor of Science- Psychology (Honours)


email: bex.dabbs@linden.school.nz

Mrs Metua Parr

Additional Teacher 




Support Staff

Donna Waru

Teacher Aide/ELL  Support

Sian Garthwaite

Teacher Aide

Ruby Robinson

Teacher Aide


Peter Mangels

Caretaker