Staffing Updates

Staff Changes for 2024

As we edge closer to the end of the 2023 academic school year, we have a small number of academic staff heading off to pastures new. 

Farewells from the School occur at our end of year staff event; however, I know that students and families might also like to wish the following staff all the very best as they leave St George’s Anglican Grammar School.

We thank them sincerely for their care, their commitment, and their passion for teaching. 

We will miss their collegiality and contributions of St George’s. 

• Ms Fabrianne Brown is moving to Kent Street SHS to teach Visual Art and Design.
• Ms Charlotte Donovan has been appointed to the Head of Science role at Guildford Grammar School and will be leaving us after many years of dedicated service with the Anglican Schools Commission at both St George’s and St Mark’s.
• Miss Sabine Higgins has been appointed to a Middle School Humanities teaching position at Scotch College.
• Mr Ben Lewis has decided to take a break from teaching and is currently considering a return to a journalistic role in Canberra from the middle of next year.
• Mrs Mel Thorpe is moving more fully into her leadership consultancy work but will continue to offer her services to our students in either intense study or revision workshops or relief work next year.

New Appointments for 2024

As a growing school, we have made the following appointments for 2024. 

• Mrs Chris Collins is joining the Humanities and ICT departments to teach BME and Technologies. She has been teaching BME, Careers and Digital Technologies at St Hilda’s for the past 11 years. 
• Mr Derek Cumpsty will be joining the Science Department to teach Human Biology to ATAR level. He is currently Head of Year 11 and a Science Teacher teaching ATAR Human Biology and ATAR Chemistry at St Brigid’s College where he has been for the past 16 years. 
• Miss Monica Davies is joining our Inclusive Education Department as an Education Assistant. She is currently working at Penrhos College as an EA whilst completing her university studies to become a teacher. 
• Mrs Robyn Day will be joining the HASS Department to teach BME and Economics. She comes to us from Tranby College where she has been teaching a range of Humanities subjects for the past 17 years. 
• Mrs Michelle Hyland is joining our Visual Art and Design Department. She is joining us from St Hilda’s where she has been teaching Design to ATAR level for the past 12 years. 
• Mrs Lisa Mack is joining our English and Science Departments to teach both English and Psychology. Lisa currently runs her own Education Consultancy business supporting students to achieve success in their English studies. She has previously taught at Perth Mod, PLC and Trinity College and is currently working as a relief teacher here at St George’s so is already known to many of our students. 
• Ms Lena Olsen is joining us from the Hutchins School in Tasmania to work within our Inclusive Education Department as an Education Assistant working predominantly with our Year 7s in 2024.
• Miss Jasmine Sciorilli is joining us at Helpdesk to cover Jason Wakefield on long service leave for Term One 2024.
• Miss Maisy Watson is joining our Dance and Drama Departments to support Miss McGaw in the growth of this subject area. She is currently a Drama and English teacher at Mazenod College and has previously taught at St Mary’s College in Broome. 

We are excited to be able to welcome such an accomplished team of new teachers to St George’s from the start of 2024.