Our People

Meet Our Team

At Mission Heights Primary School, our staff are committed to creating a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment where every child can thrive.

We work together to support students' academic, social, emotional, and wellbeing needs while building strong partnerships with families and the wider community.

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Caroline Bush

Principal

principal@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Jenny Keber

Acting Principal - Leader of Senior School (Year 4-6)

jkeber@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Renuka Lal

Deputy Principal - Junior School (Year 0-3)

relal@mhp.school.nz

Year 1 - Water & Earth Studios

Mrs Vicki Wang

Earth 1 Teacher

vwang@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Neha Dhawan

Earth 2 Teacher

ndhawan@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Rupa Dath

Earth 3 Teacher

rdath@mhp.school.nz

Ms Kamalpreet Kaur

Earth 4 Teacher

kmkaur@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Camellia Zhang

Leader of Learning for Year 1 | Transitions to School

Water 1 Teacher

czhang@mhp.school.nz

Ms Hilary Guo

Water 2 Teacher

hguo@mhp.school.nz

Ms Jessica Parker

Water 3 Teacher

jparker@mhp.school.nz

Year 2 - Wai Studio

Mrs Ruth Cooper

Leader of Learning | ESOL Co-ordinator

Wai 1 Teacher

rcooper@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Fatima Villanueva

Wai 2 Teacher

fvillanueva@mhp.school.nz

Ms Ciana San Pascual

Wai 3 Teacher

csanpascual@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Kelly Lee

Wai 4 Teacher

klee@mhp.school.nz

Year 3 - Whenua & Ngahere Studios

Mrs Rozleen Khan

Leader of Learning for Year 3

Ngahere 1 Teacher

rkhan@mhp.school.nz

Ms Elena Lou

Ngahere 2 Teacher

elou@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Sharon Garimella

Whenua 1 Teacher

sgarimella@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Linda Tang

Whenua 2 Teacher

ltang@mhp.school.nz

Year 4 - Forest & Air Studios

Mrs Marcella Bartlett

Leader of Learning for Year 4

Forest 1 Teacher

mbartlett@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Neelam Namrata

Forest 3 Teacher

nnamrata@mhp.school.nz

Ms Mikayla Taiapo

Forest 3 Teacher

mtaiapo@mhp.school.nz

Ms Brittany Griffiths

Air 1 Teacher

bgriffiths@mhp.school.nz

Ms Gratzielle Macareg

Air 2 Teacher

gmacareg@mhp.school.nz

Year 5 - Fire Studio

Mrs Tamsyn Claasen

Fire 1 Teacher

tclaasen@mhp.school.nz

Ms Heidi Wrightham

Fire 2 Teacher

hwrightham@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Denise Felizardo

Fire 3 Teacher

dfelizardo@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Charlotte Kemp

Fire 4 Teacher

ckemp@mhpschool.nz

Mrs Ashika Devanath

Leader of Learning for Year 5 | Literacy Co-ordinator

Year 5 Release Teacher

adevanath@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Gina Lee

Year 5 Release Teacher

glee@mhp.school.nz

Year 6 - Ahi Studio

Mrs Shareen Goundar

Leader of Learning for Year 6 | Garden to Table Co-ordinator

Ahi 1 Teacher

sgoundar@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Puna Lowrey

Sports Co-ordinator

Ahi 2 Teacher

plowrey@mhp.school.nz

Ms Renee Li

Sports Co-ordinator

Ahi 3 Teacher

rli@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Skye Kim

Ahi 4 Teacher

skim@mhp.school.nz

Mr Jason Tuhaka

Ahi 5 Teacher

jtuhaka@mhp.school.nz

Specialist Teachers

Mrs Yun-Pai Hsu

Specialist Music Teacher

yshu@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Marcella Bartlett

Leader of Learning - International Director

mbartlett@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Ana Delluta

Leader of Learning - SENCO

adelluta@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Jan Foreman

Specialist Maths Teacher

jforeman@mhp.school.nz

Ms Jana Benson

Special Development

jbenson@mhp.school.nz

Release Teachers

Mrs Rita Sew-Hoy

Mrs Nina Mason

Mrs Clare Humphreys-Grey

Mrs Karen Hishey

Mrs Lesley Benjamin

Mr Errol Benjamin

Mrs Lovely Bhan

Mrs Pamela Bellard

Learning Assistants / Teacher Aides

Ms Jessika Kean

Year 1 Learning Assistant

Mrs Ranjeeta Krishna

Year 1 Learning Assistant

Mrs Felicia Singh

Year 1 Teacher Aide

Ms Katie Macfarlan

Year 1 Teacher Aide

Mrs Preesha Panday

Year 1 Teacher Aide

Mrs Masumi Lo

Year 2 Learning Assistant

Mrs Jennifer Shi

Year 2 Learning Assistant

Ms Mayada Yagot

Year 2 Learning Assistant

Mrs Jenna van Rooyen

Year 2 Teacher Aide

Mrs Susan Subritsky

Year 3 Learning Assistant

Ms Victoria Martin

Year 3 Teacher Aide

Ms Tracey Currie

Year 4 Learning Assistant

Mrs Jesse Clark

Year 4 Learning Assistant

Mrs Flora Goody

Year 5 Learning Assistant

Ms Ishveer Maan

Year 5 Learning Assistant

Mrs Mi Jung Heo

Year 5 Teacher Aide

Mr Stefan Medows-Allan

Year 5 Teacher Aide

Mr Kalebh Parata

Year 6 Learning Assistant

Mrs Sally Cutfield

Year 6 Learning Assistant

Ms Ayisha Branzuela

Teacher Aide

Administration

Mrs Kathryn Pullar

Finance Manager

finance@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Kyra Edwards

Office Administrator

admin@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Simone Davies

Receptionist

admin@mhp.school.nz

Mrs Sibylle Townsend

Librarian

library@mhp.school.nz

Mr Francis Cadilig

Caretaker

Mrs Keri Horn

Counsellor

Mrs Dilu Gamage

Staffroom Manager

Mrs Argean Cadilig

Garden to Table Assistant

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