Principal and staff profiles
Welcome from our Principal
Miss Penny Sweeney, School Principal
As the Principal of Department Primary School, I’d like to welcome you to our friendly school community. Here, we all work together to make sure our school is as supportive of student learning and development as possible.
I’m excited to lead this school because of its reputation for community involvement and its commitment to learning outcomes. I also get to work with a great team who are just as motivated as I am in promoting positive behaviour in the classroom.
I’m passionate about making sure every child has the opportunity to succeed. I make sure we can adapt and evolve our approach to teaching. We embrace technology and allow students to explore emerging fields within their learning.
I encourage discussion and feedback to make sure we’re meeting your child’s needs.
Meet our Leadership Team
Meet our Leadership Team
Eleanor Rawson
Deputy Principal
Eleanor Rawson, Deputy Principal
Elly Currin
Student Well Being Leader
Elly Currin, Student Well Being Leader
Dom Stevens
Trauma Informed Practice Leader
Dom Stevens, Trauma Informed Practice Leader
Kylie Holmes
Literacy Co-ordinator - Primary
Kylie Holmes, Literacy Co-ordinator - Primary
Erica Goodfellow
R-3 Special Education/Intervention and Literacy Co-ordinator
Erica Goodfellow, R-3 Special Education/Intervention and Literacy Co-ordinator
Teaching staff
Reception Teacher
Hayley Staite/ Aimee Mumford
Reception/ Year 1
Suada Smajlovic
Reception/ Year 1
Tatum Finlay
Reception/ Year 1/Year 2
Kathleen Walker
Year 1/2
Tracy Easton
Year 1/2
Shannon Summers
Year 2
Nicola Spencer
Year 2
Emily D'Antini/ Raj Kaur
Year 2
Kelsey Williams
Year 3
Valerie Romeo
Year 3/4/5
Barb Plumridge
Year 3/4/5
Felicity Nelson/ Deb Paget
Year 3/4
Mirsada Sabanovic
Year 4
Kelly Eastburn
Year 4/5
Justin D'Antini
Year 5
Emily Goode
Year 6
Kylie Bickerdike
Year 6
Kylie Holmes/ Emily Arscott
Special Classes
JP Special Class R/1/2
Mel Watts/ Cherie Venables
JP Special Class R/1/2
Steph Smith/ Danni Drew
Primary Special Class Year 3/5/6
Mel Harris
Specialist Subjects
Design and Technology
Mark Seal
EALD
Sharon Steele
HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Mel Quinn
PE
Paul McKeown/ Liana Lovison/ Deb Paget
Science
Cherie Venables
Admin Support Staff
Front Office
Mihir Jani
Executive Secretary to Leadership
Amalija Kadi
Finance/ Facilities
Raegan Herbst
Finance/ Facilities
Charlene Warrington