Pupils

We have 190 pupils from a wide range of families and backgrounds.

Staff

Senior Leadership Team
Tim Kuipers: Principal (principal@acs.school.nz)
Margaret Butler: Deputy Principal, Head of Primary (m.butler@acs.school.nz)
Edria Murray: Deputy Principal, Head of Secondary (e.murray@acs.school.nz)

Office Staff
Nikki Brandsma ​(office@acs.school.nz)
Linda Holland (office@acs.school.nz)
Heather Salton (bursar@acs.school.nz)
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Primary Teachers

• Room 1/Year 1 - Michelle Steenkamp (m.steenkamp@acs.school.nz) 
• Room 2/Year 1-2 - Debbie Kitshoff (d.kitshoff@acs.school.nz)
• Room 3/Year 2-3 - Yolanda Smith (y.smith@acs.school.nz) 
• Room 4/Year 5-6 - Florence Gillespie (f.gillespie@acs.school.nz)
  
• Room 4.5/Year 4 - Marylyn Herbert (m.herbert@acs.school.nz)
• Room 5/Year 5-6 - Lyndon Clark (l.clark@acs.school.nz)
• Release - Ruth Hill (r.hill@acs.school.nz)
• Specialist Teacher - Sharon Bailey (s.bailey@acs.school.nz)

Secondary Teachers

• Year 7-8 Home Room - Anne Gilbert (a.gilbert@acs.school.nz)
• Year 7-8 Home Room - Ryan Nelson (r.nelson@acs.school.nz)
• Year 9-10 Home Room - Jolene Senekal (j.senekal@acs.school.nz)
• Year 11 Home Room - Karen Strijbis (k.strijbis@acs.school.nz)
• Year 12-13 Home Room - Tim Dunn (t.dunn@acs.school.nz)
• Hilary Arnold (h.arnold@acs.school.nz)
• Darren Butler (d.butler@acs.school.nz)
• Fiona Ward (f.ward@acs.school.nz)

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Support Staff

• Elizabeth Stack
• Rachel Fox-Reynolds
• Larissa Reid
• Jonathan McPheat
• Kristin Dunne

Board of Trustees

​Joyce Stowell (chairperson, parent elected representative)
Harry Stanway (deputy chairperson, parent elected representative)
Brad Ruakawa (parent elected representative)
Keith Spragg (proprietor representative)
David Bayne (proprietor representative)
Craig Utting (proprietor representative)
Tim Kuipers (principal)
Ashton Syme (student representative)