All of our school staff are here to help.
Our professional, university-educated teachers encourage students to develop a love of learning and a desire to succeed. They maintain the highest integrity and concern for your child’s wellbeing.
The principal is responsible for the educational leadership and management of our school. If you would like to speak to the principal, please contact us to make an appointment.
Our school administrative staff can answer inquiries or direct you to the appropriate staff member for help.
Contacting staff
Contacting the school office
Please contact the office
- if you wish to check on attendance or notify of an absence
- for fees and excursion payments.
- to be connected to a staff member
For Bus/Train Push Pass inquiries: Please email the school with your query.
You can contact the school office:
- by calling (02) 9144 1689 (8:30 am- 3:30pm Mon-Fri) or
- by emailing stives-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au (for general queries)
- or stives-h.admin@det.nsw.edu.au (for attendance and absences).
Calling the correct teacher
In order to streamline phone calls to the school and to save your time, here is a brief summary of who you should ring to help answer your questions.
This flowchart will also assist you in your request - Who to contact?
For any queries, please ask for the following staff member:
- For a class problem within a specific subject or you have a general problem within a specific subject, ask for Head Teacher of that Subject.
- Welfare related concerns, ask for the
- Year Adviser, then
- Head Teacher Wellbeing, then
- Stage Head Teacher (Stage 4, 5, and 6) , then
- Deputy Principals
- For discipline concerns, contact one of the Deputy Principals.
- For progress-related concerns, ask for the Year Adviser, then Stage head Teacher.
- For career advice call Mr. Holmes or Mr. De Palo on 9144 1689
To connect with the Principal, please call the school ( (02) 9144 1689)
Our School Counsellor
Who are our school counsellors?
School counselling staff are members of the school learning and support team.
Our school counsellors are registered psychologists who have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and their families.
What do our school counsellors do?
The school counselling service can:
· Work with school staff and parents to improve the learning and well-being of students,
· Provide individual counselling for students, including appropriate short-term interventions,
· Liaise with and refer to appropriate external providers, as necessary,
· Contribute to planning for students with additional needs, including assisting in completing funding applications,
· Assess students (cognitive, social, emotional or behavioural) referred by the learning support team,
· Actively support Year Advisers and Learning Support staff,
· Contribute to whole –school welfare programming, including assisting with targeted programs.
Contacting the School Counsellor
Students and parents/guardians can connect with the service by making an appointment directly with the school counsellor, leaving a note with the Office or completing the School Counsellor Referral Form here
If the matter is urgent or an emergency, please contact your GP, local hospital or call:
- Immediate safety concerns, contact ‘000’
- Children between 0-17 years with complex mental health concerns who live in the Hornsby or Ku-ring-gai Local Government Areas,– Hornsby Child & Youth Mental Health Service: (02) 9485 6155 between 9.00am and 5.00pm, Mon.– Fri.
- Mental Health Crisis Line for referral services – 1800 011 511
- Youth Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636 Open 24/7 from 3pm to midnight
School Executive Team
Senior Executive
R/Principal: Nathalie Bodley
Deputy Principal (9 and 11): Claire Cartwright
Deputy Principal (8 and 12): Ian Host
R/Deputy Principal (7 and 10): Simon Harper
Deputy Principal (IEC): Bill Bartlet
Stage Head Teacher/Head Teacher Secondary Studies
Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12): Cate Whittle
Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10): Andrew MacNamarra
Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8): Ms Ashleigh Bonner
Head Teachers
CAPA: Patricia Gettens
English (Rel): Amelia Kerr
Drama: Cate Whittle
HSIE (Rel): Adrian Zaboklicki
LOTE (Languages other than English): Peta Reagan
Mathematics: Stewart Mitchell
Science: Tim Smith
PD/H/PE: Aaron Leggatt
TAS: Johanne Doherty
Adminstration: Sean Champion
Careers Advisers : Neil Holmes & Lucas De Palo
Head Teacher Welfare: Adriana Zaki & Emily Brown
Learning & Support: Daniel Moller
School Business Manager
Amanda Sibbald
2024 Year Advisers
Year 7 - Mitchell Togher
Year 8 - Jess Lee & Daniel Sutanto
Year 9 - Ben Yuen
Year 10 - Rachel Fallowfield
Year 11 - Kiatin Williamson & Lucas De palo
Year 12 - Adrian Zaboklicki & Emily Hung