OUR TEAM
Our team are dedicated and passionate about teaching and learning. We are Whānau and work collaboratively together to ensure your child thrives in every way while at Nelson Christian Academy.
Each teacher has a personal faith in God and lives out their faith through the various roles they play in ensuring that our Christian Character is upheld, positive values are instilled and all achieve academic success in their learning journey with us.
Our Leadership Team
Jenny Laidlaw
Principal
Lienkie Henning
Team Leader - Senior/Intermediate School
PB4L Team Lead
In-School COL Lead
Tommy Winnington
Deputy Principal
Russell Harris
Team Leader - Middle School
Michelle McLeod
Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
Team Leader - Junior School
Our Junior Team
Years 0-2
Lisa Hunter
Junior Teacher
Maria Ndebele
Junior Teacher
Janetta Cassidy
Junior Teacher
Francelle Somervell
Junior Teacher
Nigel Strawbridge
Junior Teacher
Marilyn Walter
Reading Recovery Teacher
Wendy Kissell
Junior Teacher
Our Senior Team
Years 5-6
Our Administration Team
Helen Jemson
Finance Officer
Brianna Kock
Office Administrator
Our Learning Support Team
Anne Bolton
Julia Famcun
Kirsty Miller
Sokoveli Vulimailodoni
Sharon Sampson
Ruth Shelling
Claudia Wood
Our Middle Team
Years 3-4
Russell Harris
Middle/Senior Teacher
Hannah Duffell
Middle Teacher
Noeline Strange
Middle Teacher
Elle Tibbs
Middle Teacher
Our Intermediate Team
Years 7-8
Lienkie Henning
Intermediate Teacher
Zach Brown
Intermediate Teacher
Hilary Bird
Senior Teacher
Sarah Nelson
Senior Teacher
Carol Wilson
Intermediate/Senior Teacher
School Board
NCA School Board Members
Elected Parent Representatives
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Hayden Wright
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Richard Batchelar
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Rupert MacLachlan
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Sonya de Vries
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Zane Elliot
Proprietor Appointees
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Jan Higgins
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Kelli-Anne Eastmond (Chairperson)
Elected Staff Representative
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Marilyn Walter
Principal
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Jenny Laidlaw
Board Secretary
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Danella Sutton-Field
School Documents
Strategic Plan
View our 2023-24 Strategic Plan
ERO Report
View our latest ERO Report
Policies
View our school policies
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Annual Report
for 2021
"He Waka Eke Noa"
We are all in this canoe together
