Our Staff
Senior Staff
While at Centralian Middle School, your child will have many teachers with specialised subject knowledge. Our Senior Teachers oversee year levels, faculty groups and elective subjects.
School leadership Team:
Mr. Paul van Holsteyn
Principal
 Mrs. Cassie O’Bree |
 Ms. Kristi Beynon |
 Mr. Ben Balmer |
 Mr. Wellington Pasi |
 Ms. Rachel Helliwell |
 Mrs. Carol Watson |
 Ms. Kirsten Wilson |
 Ms. Rebecca Gibb |
The journey begins
During their first year of Middle School, your child will be introduced to the world of secondary schooling through rich and rigorous learning in all subjects.
Year 7 Teaching Staff:
 Mr. Ben Balmer |
 Ms. Laryssa Montgomery |
Ms. Rebecca Gibb |
 Mr. Owen Gale |
 Ms. Stefanie Farr |
Ms. Elizabeth Hills |
Search beneath the surface
Throughout Year 8 your child will build upon the base of knowledge gained from the previous year. It is in this year that subjects begin to specialise and take on a greater depth of knowledge through perception.
Year 8 Teaching Staff:
Mr. Wellington Pasi |
 Ms. Sarah McCord |
 Mr. Al Dunbar |
 Mr. Ian Shepherd |
 Mr. David Douglass |
 Ms. Monica Russell |
 Mr. Hans Westermann |
Year 9 is the final year of Middle School. In this crucial year we ready your child for the challenges that will face them in the senior years of their education. Students participate in a range of transition activities such as 'Try-a-Trade' days.
Year 9 Teaching Staff:
Miss Carly Phillips |
 Mr. Jack Talbot |
 Ms. Bonnie Chapman |
Mr. Ian Shepherd |
 Mrs. Laarni Gaces |
 Ms. Kate Axten |
Arts/Design and Technology
 Stephen Ryan |
 Stone Lee Visual Arts |
 Julie North |
 Natalie O’Connor |
Student Support
 Rachel Helliwell |
 Nola Hunter |
 Barry Georgopoulos |
 Fiona Hunter |
 Denise Casey |
 Kirsten Wilson |
 Kathryn Howitt |
Support:
 Astrid Joyce |
 Annie Lewis |
 May Tabart |
 Julia Pearson |
 Vicki-Lee Smith |
 Joe Breen |
 Carolyn Bindle |