I am delighted to share that nearly all of our wonderful teachers, education assistants, office, and support staff will be continuing at St Dominic’s next year. However, we will be bidding farewell to three valued members of our team.
Rose Marques, our Pre-Kindy teacher, will not be returning in 2025 as she will be preparing for the arrival of her second child early in the new year. We wish her every blessing as her little family of three grows to four.
Peta Kelly, after many years at St Dominic’s as both a parent and staff member, has decided to explore new opportunities in 2025. I extend my heartfelt thanks to Peta for the numerous roles she has undertaken and for the unwavering support she has provided to our school community. We wish her all the very best in her future endeavours.
Finally, we bid farewell to Dario Jiritano, who was contracted to St Dominic’s over the past two years through Keyed Up Music. With this contract coming to an end in 2024 so does Dario’s time with us. We wish him all the very best for the future.
Although all our other staff are continuing next year, there has been, for a diverse range of reasons, some minor reshuffling of some roles. The staffing structure for 2025 is outlined below.
Teaching Staff
Pre Kindy – Amanda Muniandy
Kindy – Amanda Muniandy
Pre Primary – Rochelle Brush
Year 1 – Justine Jacobs (Monday) and Hannah Mearns (Tuesday to Friday)
Year 2 – Jasmine Crosara
Year 3 – Danielle Rimmer
Year 4 – Stirling Bovell
Year 5 – To be confirmed
Year 6 – Kasey Wheatley
STEM (Science and Technology) – Michelle Martin
Music – Donna Bathols (New staff member)
Sport – John McCabe
Italian – TBC by ITALO
Education Assistants
Pre Kindergarten – To be confirmed
Kindergarten – Pieta Stirling and Katie McGowan
Pre Primary – Sara Garcia Babiano, Rosie Stewart and Annelize Soontiens (New staff member)
Year 1 and Year 2 – Claire Stanley
Year 3 – Rosie Stewart and Annelize Soontiens (New staff member)
Office Staff
Administration and Marketing Officer – Rachel Di Girolami
Finance Officer – Sandra Raso
Support Staff
Learning Support – Kylie Phillips, Michelle Martin, Shelley Gibson and Clare Ogden
Library – Justine Jacobs
Social Worker – Justine O’Malley
Leadership Team
Principal – To be confirmed (Commencing Term 2)
Assistant Principal – Kylie Phillips (Acting Principal in Term 1)
PK to Year 2 Leader – Rochelle Brush (Additional responsibilities in Term 1)
Year 3 to 6 Leader – Kasey Wheatley (Additional responsibilities in Term 1)
Leon Bolding
Principal