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Martin O’Grady – Principal

Martin started as Principal of Rathkeale College in 2018.  He has been a Principal now for 15 years having previously been Principal of Feilding High School and Karamu High School in Hastings.  He began his teaching career in Biology and Science at Hastings Boys’ High School before moving on to Lindisfarne College for 13 years where he held a range of positions in both the boarding and day school before becoming Assistant Principal.  He holds a degree in Agriculture and a diploma in Teaching.  In 2010, he completed a post graduate diploma in educational administration and leadership.  Martin is passionate about boys achieving to their potential and believes that Rathkeale has the ideal setting, programmes and people to achieve this.  His experience in both boys and co-educational high schools makes him ideally suited to both Rathkeale and Senior College.  He has played and coached a range of sports in his career and has a deep appreciation of the performing arts.  A Justice of the Peace for the last seven years underlines Martin’s commitment to serving the community.

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Mason Summerfield
Deputy Principal – Director of Teaching & Learning

Mason was appointed to this position at the start of 2016 from Lindisfarne College where he was Head of the Science Faculty, a Boarding Housemaster and held other management roles. Prior to Lindisfarne, Mason taught at Central Hawkes Bay College and Massey High School. His teaching expertise is in the sciences particularly Biology and Agricultural Science; he holds a BSC from Lincoln University and a Diploma in Teaching from the Christchurch College of Education.  Mason was the National Examiner in Agriculture and Horticulture for nine years, a lead teacher in the development of assessments and resources for NCEA, and the President of that subject’s national teacher association for four years. Mason has coached sports teams including 1st XI football and cricket teams in his previous schools and continues to enjoy being involved with sport at Rathkeale including managing the 1st XV Rugby team. In 2014 Mason attended the International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC) annual conference in Capetown and the following year presented an Action Research paper in Vancouver on empathy and global connectivity. He is currently studying towards a Masters in Secondary School Leadership.

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Adam Gordon – Deputy Principal – Head of Senior College

Adam was appointed to this position at the start of 2017, he was previously Head of Music and Dean of Year 12 at Rathkeale College. His teaching background is in Music. He has an MA from Oxford University and PGCE from King Alfred’s College, Winchester. He is also an Associate of the Royal College of Organists. Adam came to Rathkeale from the British International School, Jakarta, where he was Head of Performing Arts for nine years and inaugural Chair of the Music Teachers’ Assn of the Federation of British International Schools of South and East Asia. Prior to that he was Head of Music in schools in the UK and NZ including Scots College and Whanganui Collegiate, where he was also a Boarding Housemaster. Adam still enjoys his involvement in the musical life of Rathkeale, in particular whole school singing.

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Ben Clausen – Assistant Principal, 2024

Heads of Faculties

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Evan Jones

HOF Arts

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Kiewiet van Deventer

HOF Languages

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Deon van Deventer

HOF Physical Education and Health

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Liz Evans

HOF Science

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Roger Boyce

HOF Social Sciences

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Rev Ben Arcus

HOF Student Support and Wellbeing

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Mark Berry

HOF Technology

Deans (Year Leaders)

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Anna Rutherford

Year 9 Dean

Patrick Gluck photo.

Patrick Gluck

Year 10 Dean

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Glenn McIntosh

Year 11 Dean

Ben Clausen photo.

Ben Clausen

Year 12 Dean

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Suzie Leckie

Year 12 Dean

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Shay O’Gorman

Year 13 Dean

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Angela Lammas

Year 13 Dean

Other Key Staff

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Rev Ben Arcus

Chaplain

Glenn McIntosh photo.

Glenn McIntosh

Head of Boarding

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Susan Jonas

SENCO

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Matt Gaffney

Careers Advisor

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Neil Perry

Director of Sport

Contact our Staff

(lists and email addresses for 2024)