Principal and staff profiles
Welcome from our Principal
Miss Natasha Rayson, School Principal
As the Principal of Department Primary School, I’d like to welcome you to our friendly school community. Here, we all work together to make sure our school is as supportive of student learning and development as possible.
I’m excited to lead this school because of its reputation for community involvement and its commitment to learning outcomes. I also get to work with a great team who are just as motivated as I am in promoting positive behaviour in the classroom.
I’m passionate about making sure every child has the opportunity to succeed. I make sure we can adapt and evolve our approach to teaching. We embrace technology and allow students to explore emerging fields within their learning.
I encourage discussion and feedback to make sure we’re meeting your child’s needs.
Meet our leadership staff
Meet our leadership staff
Ryan Hanan
Deputy Principal
I bring a commitment to excellence and collaboration, setting high expectations, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a positive, supportive environment. By encouraging resilience and optimism, I help motivate the team to embrace challenges and achieve shared goals.
Ryan Hanan, Deputy Principal
I bring a commitment to excellence and collaboration, setting high expectations, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a positive, supportive environment. By encouraging resilience and optimism, I help motivate the team to embrace challenges and achieve shared goals.
Justine Phillips
Business Manager
As Business Leader, I bring reliability and empathy, ensuring decisions are consistent and considerate of staff and student wellbeing. By fostering trust, collaboration and a positive culture, I help our team achieve shared goals effectively and supportively.
Justine Phillips, Business Manager
As Business Leader, I bring reliability and empathy, ensuring decisions are consistent and considerate of staff and student wellbeing. By fostering trust, collaboration and a positive culture, I help our team achieve shared goals effectively and supportively.
Alyssa Moore
Inclusive Education - Priority groups, Student Voice and Events
I bring a strong commitment to achievement, curiosity and care by fostering a safe, supportive environment where people feel valued. Through organisation, reliability and continuous improvement, I uphold high standards, encourage feedback and support collective growth and success.
Alyssa Moore, Inclusive Education - Priority groups, Student Voice and Events
I bring a strong commitment to achievement, curiosity and care by fostering a safe, supportive environment where people feel valued. Through organisation, reliability and continuous improvement, I uphold high standards, encourage feedback and support collective growth and success.
Belinda McGilvray
Inclusive Education - Literacy, Numeracy and Intervention Leader
I am committed to fostering lifelong learning and creating opportunities for every student to grow and develop. Through hope, optimism and support, I inspire students and staff to believe in their potential, navigate challenges and celebrate achievements.
Belinda McGilvray, Inclusive Education - Literacy, Numeracy and Intervention Leader
I am committed to fostering lifelong learning and creating opportunities for every student to grow and develop. Through hope, optimism and support, I inspire students and staff to believe in their potential, navigate challenges and celebrate achievements.
Erin Johnson
Inclusive Education - Literacy, Transitions and ABLES
Erin Johnson, Inclusive Education - Literacy, Transitions and ABLES
Teaching staff
Year 11/12 - Food and Hospitality, Year 8 - Performing Arts, Textiles and Digital Tech, Year 7 - Homegroup, Performing Arts, Textiles and Digital Tech, Year 5/6
Anna Davidson
Year 11/12 - Physical Education, Year 10 - Ancient Studies and Exercise and Sports Science, Year 9 - History, HPE, Ancient Studies and Exercise and Sport Science, Year 8 - HPE and HASS, Year 7 - HPE and HASS
Josh Tonkin
Stage 2 - Maths
Tash Rayson
Year 11/2 - Child studies and AIF, Year 10 - Child Studies, Year 9 - Child Studies, Year 7 - English and Maths
Amber Schilling
Stage 2 - Materials Tech
Ryan Hanan
Year 5/6 - Homegroup, Year 11/12 - Digital Technology
Sally Inglis
Year 11/12 - Biology, Year 10 - Science, Year 9 - Homegroup, Maths and Science, Year 8 - Science, Year 7 - Science
Anita Kessling
Stage 1 - Maths and Outdoor Ed, Year 10 - Homegroup, Maths, History, HPE, Food and Textiles and Outdoor Ed, Year 9 - Food and Textiles and Outdoor Ed, Year 8 - Maths
Mackenzie Inglis
Year 11/12 - Homegroup and Tailored Learning, Year 10 - Wellbeing and Food & Fibre/Agriculture, Year 9 - Food and Fibre/Agriculture
Alyssa Moore
Year 11/12 - Homegroup and English, Year 9 - Wellbeing
Bel McGilvray
Year 10 - English, Year 9 - English, Year 8 - English
Erin Johnson
Year 9 & 10 - Career Ed, Visual Arts and Tourism, Year 8 - Homegroup, Wellbeing, Visual Arts, Ag and Food, Year 7 - Wellbeing, Visual Arts, Ag and Food, Year 5/6
Meagan Lienert
Year 7 & 8 - Indonesian, Year - 5/6, Year - 4/5, Year 2/3
Anita Seal
Year 4/5, Year 2/3, Year R/1
Tania Yates
Year 4/5 - Homegroup
Emily Woolford
Year 2/3 - Homegroup
Marie Venning
Year R/1 - Homegroup
Kirsten Powell
Support staff
Classroom SSO
Tayla Bartlett
Administration
Katie Eatts
Grounds and Maintainence
Mark Enright
Classroom SSO
Ashleigh Fielder
Library Staff
Katrin Hienrichson - Cant
Finance and Administration
Janine Inglis
Youth Worker
C-Jay Kemp
Classroom SSO
Michelle Kloeden
Classroom SSO
Amy Koch
Classroom SSO
Jodie Macklin
Grounds and Maintenance
Marty Rodda
Classroom SSO
Nicole Schaefer
Classroom SSO
Corinne Tucker
SSO Coordinator and Classroom SSO
Helen Tucker
Administration
Abbie Villis
Library Staff
Lisa Zibell
Library Staff
Sheree Clements