School Staff
Office
Mrs Gaylene Hill
Principal
Masters of Education (with distinction)
Bachelor of Education
Diploma of Teaching
email: principal@linden.school.nz
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
Ms Huitau Roberts
Room 2 Teacher
Year Level 1- 2
Bachelor of Education - Teaching
email: huitau.roberts@linden.school.nz
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
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
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