Strathfield South High School

Many Cultures, Common Values, One School

Telephone02 9642 4422

Emailstrathfies-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Our staff

Get to know our school staff. We're all 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.

Staff List - 2020

Principal

Simon Paterson

Deputy principals

  • Maria Leiva
  • Steve Holz

Teachers

Creative and performing arts

  • Kathleen Quintal (Head Teacher)
  • Karen Maciel
  • John Clancy
  • Ellen Letsios
  • Carol Lin
  • Susan McGrath
  • Sarah Seo

 

English and English as an additional language/dialect (EAL/D)

  • Michael Kyrios (Head Teacher)
  • Chris Cheong
  • Sian Gammie
  • Maggie Ly
  • Claire Milledge
  • Andrew Simon
  • Julian Yi
  • Isabel Galea
  • Jessica Corban
  • Rebecca Tham
  • Hue Tran
  • Elizabeth Chui

 

Human society and its environment (HSIE)

  • John Falvo (Head Teacher)
  • Stuart Brain
  • Sophia Cotsis
  • Vicki Lodge (Head Teacher Teaching and Learning)
  • Kathleen Quintal
  • Kuldeep Kaur

 

Mathematics

  • Aijaz Ahmed (Head Teacher)
  • Risto Barzovski
  • Suzanne Bui
  • Omar El-Husni
  • Patricia Smith
  • Peter Zaharias

 

PDHPE (personal development, health and physical education)

  • Nick Philippou (Head Teacher)
  • Belinda Mastroianni
  • Diane Merhi
  • Govin Srinivasalu
  • Alec Walsh

 

Science

  • Lisa Nguyen (Head Teacher)
  • Jitendral Lal
  • Abdul Razak
  • Claire Santhaseelan
  • Adam Simeoni
  • Tanya. Anand
  • Shereen Hani
  • Garine Assadourian

 

Technology and applied studies (TAS)

  • Joe Gurto (Head Teacher)
  • Palpasa Shrestha
  • Eva Dabrowski
  • Sai Hemvititum
  • Antanous Azizi
  • Janet Wu (Kitchen Assistant)

 

Support unit

  • Peter Kerr (Deputy Principal)
  • Sam Widmer (Head Teacher)
  • Margaret Jabbour (Teacher Hearing Support)
  • Hillal Kara-Ali (Teacher Hearing Support)
  • Leanne Stansbury (Teacher Hearing Support)
  • Rebecca Walter (Teacher Hearing Support)
  • Thomas Tan (Teacher Hearing Support)
  • Mariah Dramaountanis (Teacher Autism Support)
  • Leah Checkley (Teacher Autism Support)
  • Lisa Del Popolo (Teacher Autism Support)
  • Sonia Pesce (Teacher Autism Support)
  • Feodora Boikov (Teacher Autism Support)
  • Julian Elia (Teacher Autism Support)
  • Ryan Lodge (SLSO)
  • Rachel Owens (SLSO)
  • Dawn Helou (SLSO)
  • Gisella Mignacca (SLSO)
  • Leonie Kolenko (SLSO)
  • Nick Toms (SLSO)
  • Natalie Sarabi (SLSO)
  • Samantha Rutherford (SLSO)
  • Matthew Cooper (SLSO)
  • Lauren Wallace (SLSO)
  • Theodora Sorras (SLSO)
  • Natasha Perryman (SLSO)
  • Hayat Ismail (SLSO)

 

Library, learning support and careers

  • Tina Cotis (Head Teacher Secondary Studies)
  • Nadia Blasutto (Head Teacher Literacy and Numeracy)
  • Marianne Brewster (Year 12 Transition Career Adviser)
  • Paris Hadjisocratous (Careers)
  • Daniel Pappas (Teacher/Mentor)
  • Debbie Owens (Library)
  • Josese Sadrata (TSO)
  • Kylie Sharrock (LAST)
  • Melissa Chung Yoon (LAST)
  • Greg Aspinall (SLSO)
  • Hend El-Moubayed (SLSO)
  • Naima Milford (SLSO)
  • Julie-Anne Tucker (SLSO)
  • Sonya Ziakas (SLSO)
  • Rebecca Sheen (SLSO)
  • Tommasina Puccina (SLSO)
  • Masda Seyedi (SLSO)

 

Administration

  • Sue Williams
  • Mechelle Harrison
  • Teresa Milne
  • Lynn Bosley
  • Cathy Mariani
  • Maria Mokdassi
  • Belinda Nicholls
  • Leanne Wilson

 

School Counsellors

  • Lee Somers
  • Catherine Reynolds

 

Year advisers

  • Year 7: Rebecca Tham/ Claire Santhaseelan
  • Year 8 - Hillal Kara-Ali/ Sam Widmer
  • Year 9 - Nadia Blasutto/ Daniel Pappas
  • Year 10: Chris Cheong / Paris Hadji
  • Year 11: Sian Gammie / Adam Simeoni
  • Year 12: Sophia Cotsis / Stuart Brain