Staff

St Benedict’s Primary School has 20 teaching staff and eight support staff. 

The staff includes a principal, eight full-time teachers, seven part-time teachers, one part-time Learning Support Teacher, one part-time Aboriginal Education Teacher, one part-time EADL teacher, six part-time Learning Support Assistants, a part-time Teacher-Librarian, a part-time Library Assistant and a Clerical Assistant. There is also a cleaner.

A Registered Psychologist is available to assist the school in assessing and addressing individual student’s learning needs.

A highly structured combination of professional development opportunities, access to quality teaching resources and experiences, as well as an increased emphasis on wellbeing and parent engagement has been developed to increase student readiness for, and engagement in, learning. Curriculum differentiation ensures that the needs of students are catered for at all levels. 

The Leadership Team is responsible for setting the operational agenda and goals of the school as driven by the Strategic and Annual Plan. This group of dynamic individuals is each responsible for key aspects of the business.

A list of staff contacts can be found below:         

School Executive

• Principal Mrs Julie Mulhearn
• Assistant Principal: Mrs Katherine Wilson
• Religious Education Coordinator: Mrs Michelle Collins
• Primary Coordinator: Mr Wayne Bailey

Classroom Teachers

• K Black – Mrs Tegan Sakoff
• K Red – Mrs Jacqueline Lojszczyk
• 1 Black – Mrs Kareena Coleman and Miss Emily Epis (Job Share) 
• 1 Red – Mrs Lisa Reid
• 2 Black – Mrs Michelle Greaves 
• 2 Red -  Mr Luke Moore
• 3 Black – Mrs Megan McNeely and Mr John McGill (Job Share)
• 3 Red – Miss Simone Brazel 
• 4 Black – Mrs Megan Hunt and Mrs Mikhala Jeans (Job Share) 
• 4 Red - Mrs Leah Killen and Mrs Mikhala Jeans  (Job Share)
• 5 Black– Mr Wayne Bailey (Primary Coordinator) Mrs  Kate Wilson (AP)
• 5 Red - Mrs Amanda Lewis,
• 6 Black – Mr Desmond McCosker and Mrs Megan Hunt (Job Share)
• 6 Red - Mr James Morris

Support staff

• Teacher Librarian: Mrs Ainara Mateos and Mrs Julie Saperas
• Learning Support Teacher: Mrs Michelle Collins, Mrs Ashleigh Garven
• Pedagogical Mentor: Mrs Megan Hunt, Mrs Kate Wilson
• Gifted Education Mentor: Mrs Leah Killen
• English Second Language (EADL) Teacher: Mrs Jo-Anne Franks and Mrs Julie Saperas
• Aboriginal Education Worker: Mrs Karen Johnson
• Specialist RFF teacher: Mrs Erin Mitchell
• School Psychologist: Mrs Gayna Turner
• Pastoral Care Worker: Mrs Deanne March
• Library Assistant: Mrs Pam Nicolaidis
• Learning Support Officers: Mrs Susan Rothfield, Mrs Belinda Goode, Mrs Lisa Hingst, Mrs Kelly Cameron, Mrs Kylie Bryant, Mrs Nicole Kelly, Mrs Jenny Stewart, Mrs Jade Skyrm, Mrs Kristy Kane, Mrs Alysha Ferris
• School Clerical: Mrs Susan DiNardo, Mrs Tiare Grayson-Collins
• Cleaner: Mr Christopher Hicks