PLHS Staff & Students

Meet our 2023 Leadership Team

Mr Todd George
Principal

Mrs Lesley Warren
Deputy Principal

Mr Craig Akehurst
Wellbeing & Inclusive Education

Miss Bambi Britten
Senior School

Mr Craig Curtis
Middle School

Mr Clive Palmer
Daily Operations

Ms Brigette Clements
Business Manager

Mr Angus Martin
Arts / BET

Mr Hayden Bennett
English / HASS / Languages

Mr Stewart Calder
Mathematics / Science

Miss Yasmin Stewart
HPE / Food / Sport

Ms Tiffany Evans 
Student Pathways

Mrs Leonie Woods 
Student Wellbeing

Miss Kesby Turner-Wiebreck
Special Education

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Mr Sam Kewen 
Students at Risk

Mrs Michelle Williams 
Bridge

Ms Estelle Broadbent
Wellbeing / FLO

Meet our Year Level Support Staff

Designated year level support staff

Ms Megan Beard

YEAR 7

Stefan Van Giesen

YEAR 8

Ms Jess Taylor

YEAR 9

Michaela Webb

YEAR 10

Mrs Joh Walding

YEAR 11

Ms Karina Dennis

YEAR 12

Meet our 2023 Student Representative Council

Principal Student Leaders & SRC Reps

L-R: Denise Sadiwa & Nathaniel Hirschausen-Burk

 

 

L-R: Nadine Richards – TLC, Montanah Elvey – TLC & Myles Jarvis – Year 12

(Absent: Johannes Brendel – Year 12)

 

 

L-R: Prapti Pai & Kenisha Bilney

(Absent: Seth Kayser)

 

 

L-R: Liam Akehurst, Timmy Dennis & Ellie Makuch

(Absent: Mikayla Edwards)

 

 

L-R: Rhianna Letton, Elke Thomas, Larissa Johnson & Airlie Hartwich

(Absent: Noah Ness)

 

 

L-R: Dwyatt Miskin, Jye Hearfield, Evie Gamlin, Abbey Francis & Alexis Anderson

 

 

L-R: Naomi Wells, Toby Harris, Byron Phillis & Lotti Curtis

 

 

Meet our 2023 House Captains

Senior & Junior Captains & Vice Captains

L-R: Lucas Davids, Billy Scholz, Taylor Dodd, Luke Ellis, Oli Stevens, Tayah Liffner & Lani Cocks

(Absent: Amelia Stevens)

 

 

L-R: Josh Burford, Byron Phillis, Ellie Makuch, Kaden Durdin, Timothy Dennis, Clifford Warrior & Archer Appleton

(Absent: Evie Wiseman)

 

 

L-R: Jett Clements, Lotti Curtis, Jemimah Branford, Isla Nagel, Brad Jacobs, Jye Hearfield & Charlie Day

(Absent: Jimmy Johnson)

 

 

L-R: Deppler Clarke, Evie Gamlin, Connor Madden, Isabella Underdown, Nadia Rusden, Noah Connolly, Kade Mullins, Ruby Gamlin & Siann Cross

 

 

2023 Dharna Groups

"Dharna" is the Barngala word meaning "strong". At PLHS, we value strong relationships between students and teachers and teachers and families. Dharna Group is a time everyday that a small group of students (max. 15) spend with their Dharna Group teacher to foster these relationships - 10 minutes at the start of each school day, with the exception of an extended time (40 minutes) on Wednesdays . Your student’s Dharna Group teacher should be your first point of contact for everything from attendance to excursions.

Year 7 Dharna Groups

DG  /  Teacher  /  Room

7.01   Shaun Thomas SBDSN  

7.02   Nat Van Riet    7BGLA2

7.03   Emma Tokarksi|Sheryl Skalski   7BGLA6

7.04   Simone Habner   7BGLA4

7.05   Stewart Calder 7BGLA3

7.06   Nicole Cunningham|Leonie Woods  7BGLA7

7.07   Mel McGown   SBL2

7.08  Tanya Booker   SBL1

7.09  Ben Henrichs   SBArt1

7.10  Anissa Hofen   7BGLA1

 

7-9   Megan Beard   Rm22

Year 8 Dharna Groups

DG  /  Teacher  /  Room

8.01  Stephen Campbell   MUSIC

8.02   Stacey Baker Rm25

8.03   Stacey Hartwich   Rm19

8.04   Tristan Rowsell|Lucy Legge Mezz

8.05   Jemima McLachlan TEC3

8.06   Josh Partington HEC3

8.07   Greg|Cassie Richardson Rm27

8.08   Stefan Van Giesen Rm24

Year 9 Dharna Groups

DG  /  Teacher  /  Room

9.01   Craig Curtis TEC2

9.02   Hayden Bennett E10

9.03   Marlee Hounsell 7BGLA5

9.04   Wanda Jarvis   SBART2 

9.05   Sam Lewis HEC4

9.06   Caroline Marshall  E01

9.07   Grace Nicholson  E04

9.08   Sean Osborne  Rm20

9.09  Courtney Richter E08

9.10  Steph Sinclair Rm26

9.11  Kate Simons E11

9.12  Izaak Treadwell TEC1

Year 10 Dharna Groups

DG  /  Teacher  /  Room

10.01   Michaela Webb S10

10.02   Tayla Helbig  S11

10.03   Hanna Minchin  S04

10.04   Angus Martin S05

10.05   Paul Broadbridge WA1

10.06   Dianne Broadbridge WA2

10.07  Glenda George|Yasmin Stewart Reading

10.08  Annette Kelson WA3

 

10-12   Jess Taylor   Rm23

Year 11 Dharna Groups

DG  /  Teacher  /  Room

11.01   Joh Walding Rm32

11.02   Tenille Aburto Rm38

11.03   Tyson Collins Snr Phys

11.04   Helen Marks Hall

11.05   Nick Osborne Rm37

11.06  Abbey Degner Rm36

11.07   Susan Doyle R33

Year 12 & Special Dharna Groups

DG  /  Teacher  /  Room

12.01   Chris McGown Rm35

12.02   Rohgan Balea Rm35

12.03  Karina Dennis SF North

12.04   Caitlin Randal SF South

12.05  Jake Stoll Rm34

12.06   Bambi Britten|Jake Stoll Rm34

12.07  Tiff Evans  Offsite

 

BRIDGE   Michelle Williams   Rm,17/18

TLC   Estelle Broadbent   TLC

STAR   Sam Kewen  Rm11