Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of Whītau School. Kia ora koutou katoa! Talofa lava! Mālō e lelei! Greetings everyone.

2024 Prizegiving Awards

Hearty congratulations to all of our School Prizegiving award winners for 2024!

Special Awards

Head Boy for 2025 - Liam Moss

Head Girl for 2025 - Seini Fifita

Principals Academic Excellence for 2024 - Samuel Cave

Principal's 'Mainfreight' Citizenship Award for 2024 - Karley Williams

Sports Boy of the Year -Samuel Cave

Sports Girl of the Year - Lily Wilton

Pasifika Leaders - Siuannah Palu & Siuta Tavake

Kapahaka Leaders - Kawhia Falwasser & Lucas Tuhoro-Williams

Service to Choir Leader -Te-Amo Kennedy

Road Patroller of the Year -Clay O’Grady

Librarian of the Year - Grace Hammond

Recorder Player of the Year -Hazel-Lee Linstead

Ukulele Player of the Year - Charlotte Hoogervorst

Head Girl 2024 - Karley Williams

Head Boy 2024 - Samuel Cave

2024 Scholarship Winners for Chisnallwood Intermediate

• Academic Scholarship - Samuel Cave

• Principal’s Scholarship - Karley Williams

• Music Scholarship - Charlotte Hoogervorst

2024 House Captains

• Woodham - Alphonzio Aualii-Fidow & Charlotte Hoogervorst

• Porritt - Olivia Houben & Jax Woodward

• Ngarimu - Lily Wilton & Eli Sia

• Wilding - Priyanjali Dalai & Clay O’Grady

Matific Awards

• Highest number of stars for 2024 - Malia Perrett

• Second highest number of stars for 2024 - Harlow Perrett

• Third highest number of stars for 2024 - Jason Smith

100% Attendance Awards

• Winelle Koekemoer

• Olivia Houben

• Samuel Cave

• Keyaan Ali

• Rayyan Ali

• Giovanni Mitchell

2025 House Captains

• Ngarimu House - Shantelle Prasad, Oliver Dower

• Porritt House - Addison Chiles, Jason Smith

• Wilding - Grace Hammond, Anthony Watson

• Woodham - Michelle Masaga, Ethan Lavaiamat

Principal's Class Academic Excellence Awards

Room 1: Greta Bosma

Room 2: Vonal Martin

Room 3: Jak Screen

Room 4: Hazel Dower

Room 5: Keyaan Ali

Room 6: Ayla Sia

Room 8: Keon Connell

Room 9: Ezekiel Blackwell-Tait

Room 10: Ezekiel Linstead

Room 11: Mareikura Te Uruti-Mataki

Room 12: Oliver Dower

Room 13: Luekan Kennedy

Room 14: Charlotte Hoogervorst

Room 15: Samuel Cave

Principal's Class Citizenship Awards

Room 1: Frankie Karehana

Room 2: Fiva Fiaui

Room 3: Freya Bell-Baxter

Room 4: Michael Wailase

Room 5: Nevaeh Manawatu-Cootes

Room 6: Ada-Grace Mackie-Walker

Room 8: Abdi Alawi

Room 9: Cassidy Hammill

Room 10: Essence Sofai

Room 11: Thomas Kumar

Room 12: Grace Hammond

Room 13: Shantelle Prasad

Room 14: Eli Sia

Room 15: Te-Amo Kennedy

December Gold Awards

Room 1: Aria-Jane Turvey & Ronan Thian

Room 2: Skyla Seddon & Maumi Laumape

Room 3: Namusua Taaso & Evie Hunter

Room 4: Oaklan Fitzgerald & Paige Hammond

Room 5: Māia Duncan & Aalaa Alawi

Room 6: Alia Sharma & John Lavaka

Room 8: Henry Salles Moreira & Taryn Masaga

Room 9: Alfred Lavaiamat & Female Student

Room 10: Pavani Kumar & Jackson Moss

Room 11: Malia Perrett & Zahrius Wallace

Room 12: Angela Koekemoer & Rosalea-May Neame-Simmonds

Room 13: Jason Smith & Michelle Masaga

Room 14: Siuannah Palu & Sadore Alemeneh

Room 15: Clay O’Grady & Jayde Jewitt

Congratulations to all our prize winners!

2025 Staff

Teaching Staff for 2025

Senior Leadership Team

Principal - Mrs Sandra Dentice. J.P.

Deputy Principal - Miss Amy Collins

Associate Principal - Miss Hannah Thomas

Kākano Team  

Hāpori Leader - Mrs Rosalie Sprosen

Room 1: Year 0 - Opening in Term 3

Room 2: Year 1 - Mrs Rosalie Sprosen

Room 3: Year 1 - Ms Peta Berry

Kehakai Team

Hāpori Leader - Ms Sherry Gold

Room 4: Year 1 - Miss Leah Harvey

Room 5: Year 1/2 - Ms Sherry Gold

Room 6: Year 2 - Mrs Fi Laird

Room 7: Year 2 - Mrs Prabhjeet (Prabh) Bambra

Karawhā Team

Hāpori Leader - Ms Joyce Maria Soosai

Room 8: Year 2/3 - Mr Harrison Jolly

Room 9: Year 3/4 - Ms Joyce Maria Soosai

Room 10: Year 4 - Miss Lina Ioane

Room 11: Year 4/5 - Ms Abby Bills

Kōrari Team

Hāpori Leader - Mr Darrin Mitchell

Room 12: Year 5 - Miss Sarah Diedrichs

Room 13: Year 5 - Mrs Aleisha Blackler

Room 14: Year 6 - Ms Belinda Walsh

Room 15: Year 6 - Mr Darrin Mitchell/Mrs Kelly Heads

Specialist Teachers

Learning Support Co-ordinator/SENCO/ORS Specialist Teacher - Mrs Kim Kennedy

Literacy Intervention/ORS Specialist Teacher - Mrs Karen An

Classroom Release Teachers

Mr Tim Betts

Mrs Janine Gemmell

Mrs Alison Cox

Mr Darrin Mitchell

Support Staff

Classroom Learning Assistants

Mrs Elizabeth Rayne

Miss Nicki Cosgrove

Mrs Lynne Jones

Miss Cheyann Whyte

Miss Erin Frisby

Mrs Karen Berry

Mrs Ann-Marie Fraser

Office Staff

Executive Officer - Mrs Megan Palmer

School Secretary - Ms Jacinda Black

School Caretaker - Mr James Sullivan

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and wonderful holidays!

Looking forward to welcoming you all back for an amazing 2025!

Ngā mihi nui

Sandra Dentice

Principal | Tumuaki

sandra@whitau.school.nz