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Wavell State High School
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Our school
Principal's welcome
History
Wavell High Honour Board (1962-1983)
Wavell High Honour Board (1984-2005)
Wavell State High School Honour Board (1995-2004)
Wavell State High School Honour Board (1995-2011)
Wavell State High School Honour Board (2005-2011)
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Below is a list of key personal across the school.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
EMAIL
Mr Luke Ferdinands
Acting Executive Principal
principal@wavellshs.eq.edu.au
Mrs Marnie McCormick
Deputy Principal – Year 7 & 8 Student Management & Learning
mrobi153@eq.edu.au
Mr Dean Fanning
Deputy Principal – HR & Operations
dfann6@eq.edu.au
Ms Taighan Percy
Deputy Principal - Year 11 & 12
Futures
tmper0@eq.edu.au
Mrs Stacey Searle
Deputy Principal – Year 9 & 10 Student Management & Leadership
ssear6@eq.edu.au
HEADS OF DEPARTMENT
EMAIL
Ms Hannah Davis
Acting Head of Business and Information Communication Education & Professional Development
hmaug11@eq.edu.au
Miss Meghan Gwynne
Head of eLearning & Information Technology (TUES, WED, THUR, FRI)
mgwyn7@eq.edu.au
Mrs Susan Andrews
Acting Head of English
sandr153@eq.edu.au
Mr Lachlan Dignan
Head of Sport
ldign0@eq.edu.au
Mrs Amanda Solomon
Head of Health and Physical Education
asolo35@eq.edu.au
Ms Jillian Perry
Head of Home Economics
jperr7@eq.edu.au
Mr Aaron Rushby
Head of Industrial Technology and Design
arush51@eq.edu.au
Mrs Kelly Free
Head of Junior Secondary
kfree7@eq.edu.au
Ms Victoria McMillin
Head of Languages
vamcm0@eq.edu.au
Ms Melissa Neilsen
Head of Mathematics
mneil4@eq.edu.au
Mr Michael Drago
Acting Head of Science
mdrag8@eq.edu.au
Mrs Tara Griffith
Head of Senior Secondary
tgrif7@eq.edu.au
Ms Kate Samios
Acting Head of Senior Secondary
kxsam1@eq.edu.au
Mrs Jodie Schafer
Head of Humanities & Social Science
jscha85@eq.edu.au
Mrs Eliza Marsh
Head of Special Education Services & Le
arning Support (M, Tu)
ewall16@eq.edu.au
Mrs Louise Pendlebury
Head of Special Education Services & Learning Support
lpend2@eq.edu.au
Ms Kate Battams
Head of The Arts (M, W - F)
kbatt38@eq.edu.au
Ms Karen Hadfield
Head of The Arts (Performance)
khadf7@eq.edu.au
Mrs Ashlie Parker
Head of
Programs of Excellence
amart296@eq.edu.au
HEADS OF YEAR
EMAIL
Mr Sam Elliot
Year 7
saell1@eq.edu.au
Ms Ash Newberry
Year 8
anewb26@eq.edu.au
Mr Aaron Nelson
Year 9
anels117@eq.edu.au
Mrs Brittney Francis (M - Thu)
Year 10
blamb94@eq.edu.au
Ms Tiana Dodd
Year 11
tbarr270@eq.edu.au
Mrs Melinda Bowker
Year 12
mbowk4@eq.edu.au
GUIDANCE OFFICERS
EMAIL
Mr Jet Mahler
Guidance Officer (Yr 7 & 12)
jamah0@eq.edu.au
Ms Rioghnach Lee
Guidance Officer (Yr 8 & 9)
rlee189@eq.edu.au
Ms Annette Melgar
Guidance Officer (Yr 10 & 11)
amelg7@eq.edu.au
COORDINATORS & DIRECTORS OF ACTIVITIES
EMAIL
Ms Leanne Piggott
Director of Instrumental Music
lpigg1@eq.edu.au
Ms Sandy Boyd
Communi
ty
Education Counsellor
sxboy4@eq.edu.au
SUPPORT STAFF
EMAIL
Ms Robyn Forbes
Business Manager
rforb2@eq.edu.au
Mrs Libby Williams
Enrolment Officer
eawil1@eq.ed.au
Ms Brooke Bowley
School Nurse
bbowl18@eq.edu.au
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Last reviewed 10 October 2025
Last updated 10 October 2025