Meet Our Staff
Joanna Bukara - Year 3 Teacher, School Improvement Team Chairperson & Performing Arts Coordinator
Favourite Pastime: Fitness and cooking
Favourite Food: Curry
Favourite Holiday Destination: Exploring new parts of Australia and any European destination.
Favourite Sporting Team: Tennis is my favourite sport to watch, Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic.
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
Supportive staff and respectful students.
Ann-Marie Conama - Year 3 Teacher
Favourite Pastime: Reading books or going to a show
Favourite Food: Cheese
Favourite Holiday Destination: Anywhere relaxing in the sun by the sea
Favourite Sporting Team: I don't really follow any sport
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
The thing I love most about St Helena's is working with our beautiful students. I love teaching and seeing my students developing a love for learning
Luke Vine - Assistant Principal & Year 4 Teacher
Favourite Pastime: I love playing board games or my Xbox, doing cryptic puzzles or building a new Lego model.
Favourite Food: Nothing beats a well cooked piece of steak.
Favourite Holiday Destination: The South West during winter is beautiful, I love the cold days and nights, perfect weather for curling up somewhere warm or getting out & tasting some of the beautiful local produce our beautiful State has to offer.
Favourite Sporting Team: The Belgium International Soccer Team
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
The students - St Helena's students are some of the most awesome people around, I love how welcoming and caring they all are and how they make the school such a magical place to work at!
Kristy-Lee Parker - Year 5 Teacher
Favourite Pastime: Going to the beach with my children and spending time with by family.
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Favourite Holiday Destination: Somewhere sunny near a beach
Favourite Sporting Team: I don't follow sport but would follow West Coast Eagles or Dockers if I did.
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
The connections and how you feel a though you are part of a larger family. Working with people who share a passion for educating and helping children work towards their potential and find their gifts and talents.
Jess Healy - Year 6 Teacher & Middle Leader of Digital Technologies
Favourite Pastime: Reading and travelling.
Favourite Food: Indian
Favourite Holiday Destination: Europe but I think I need to find a new place.
Favourite Sporting Team: West Coast Eagles.....long suffering Manchester United fan.
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
Camaraderie between staff. The student group as a whole. The sense of community.
Grace Dwyer - Learning Diversity Coordinator
Favourite Pastime: Travelling
Favourite Food: Anything from Nobu
Favourite Holiday Destination: Vietnam
Favourite Sporting Team: West Coast Fever and West Coast Eagles
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
Getting to know our lovely students and families and working together with out amazing staff!
Krystie Clark - Learning Support Coordinator
Favourite Pastime: Reading, catching up with friends and horse-riding.
Favourite Food: Probably chocolate but really anything to satisfy my sweet tooth!
Favourite Holiday Destination: Switzerland - I'd much rather be cold than hot!
Favourite Sporting Team: West Coast Eagles and Collingwood (but shhhhh)
What you most love about working at St Helena's:
I love the people. The staff and the families that I get to work and interact with are amazing. However, it's the kids that I have the privilege to work with that make my job so much fun. I love celebrating their successes with them!