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Meet the Team: Academic Staff
The College staff represent a balanced complement of experience and dynamism. Dedication, commitment, passion and expertise are qualities common to the teachers, coaches and administrative staff. The College is in a fortunate position to attract highly qualified and motivated staff when vacancies occur. Academic staff members have extensive experience with the Independent Examination Board examinations. Kearsney’s remarkable level of involvement includes four moderators, nine senior markers and 18 markers (2023). This contributes to Kearsney’s academic excellence.
HODs are shown in bold and pictured.
Headmaster:
Mr P Lees – BA BEd (Hons) PGCE
Accounting:
Mrs C Vermeulen: HDE MEd – HOD Accounting / Head of Interns and Mentorship
Mr S Hiron: BCom (Hons) MBA PGCE
Afrikaans:
Mrs J Gaines: BSoc Sci LLB PGCE (Cum Laude) – HOD Afrikaans
Mr M Badenhorst: BA (Ed) – Afrikaans / Head of Boarding / Housemaster, Haley
Mrs R Raath: BEd – Afrikaans
Mr B Saayman: BCom PGCE – Assistant Grade Head, Grade 9 / Afrikaans / Business Studies
Mrs I Stumke: BEd – Afrikaans
Art:
Mrs J Hicks: MTech PGCE – HOD Visual Arts
Ms E ten Cate: BA (Hons) PGCE – Visual Arts (Part time)
Business Studies:
Mr W Marsden: HDE – HOD Business Studies
Ms A Fripp: BCom HDE FDE ACE – Business Studies / Head of Academic Systems
Mr B Saayman: BCom PGCE – Assistant Grade Head, Grade 9 / Afrikaans / Business Studies
Chaplain:
Rev. Kym Bishop: BTh (Hons) MTh PGCE
Drama:
Ms U Singh: BA (Hons) – HOD Dramatic Arts
Mrs E Stockil-Smith: MA PGCE – Dramatic Arts
Engineering Graphics and Design:
Mr D Moodley: HDE – HOD EGD
Mr M Delport: HDE FDE – EGD
Mr V Sookdavu: BEd – EGD
English:
Mrs J Curtiss: BA HDE – HOD English
Mrs B Bishop BA Hons PGCE
Mr N Gamede: BEd PGD (Ed Man & Leadership) – Deputy Head (Student Affairs) / English
Mrs T Landman: BA – English
Mr R Liberty: LLB – English
Mr N Mahabeer: BEd – English / Head of Dayboys
Mrs H Milne: BSocSci HDE – Assistant Head Grade 10 / English
Mr A Morgan: BA (Hons) PGC – Senior Grade Head / Assistant Grade Head Grade 11 / English
Mr A Ryan: BA (Hons) PGCE – Assistant Housemaster, Pembroke House / English
Mr M Saville: B Journ (Hons) PGCE – Grade Head Grade 11 / English
Geography:
Mr M Savage: BEd – HOD Geography
Mr W Amos: BA (Hons) HDE – Geography
Mr J Robinson: BA HMS – Geography
Mr T Boyce: BEd – Geography
History:
Mr N Peacock: BA (Hons) HDE – HOD History
Mr J Waldburger: BA PGCE – History / Housemaster, Finningley
Mr K Ngema: MEd – Assistant Housemaster, Gillingham House / History
Inclusion:
Mrs M Venter: BEd Psych (Hons) – Head of Wellness / Inclusion Programme / Academic Support
Ms S Makhatini: MSocSci (Couns Psych), BSocSci (Hons) – Counselling Psychologist
isiZulu:
Mr B Ndaba: BPaed, PGDPI – HOD isiZulu / Assistant Head of Interns and Mentorship
Mr S Mtshali: BEd – Assistant Grade Head Grade 9 / isiZulu / Life Orientation
Mr M Zungu: BSS (Hons) – i/c Community Outreach / isiZulu
Information Technology:
Mrs C Elliott: MSc PGCE – HOD Information Technology / Head of International Exchange
Mrs R Cooper: MSc, BA Hons (Music), PGCE – IT and Digital Learning
Mr C Gordon: BSocSci, PGCE – Physical Sciences / IT
Ms L Mazibuko: BEd – IT / CAT
Life Sciences:
Mr D Macdonald: BSc (Hons) HDE – HOD Life Sciences / Housemaster, Sheffield
Mr N Cooper: BPE, PGCE – Deputy Head (Co-curricular & Events) / Biology
Ms D Fihlela: BSc PGCE – Life Sciences / Life Orientation
Mr D Sookdeo: BSc (Hons) PGCE – / Grade Head Grade 10 / Life Sciences
Life Orientation:
Mrs D van Zyl: BA (Hons) PGCE – HOD Life Orientation
Ms D Fihlela: BSc PGCE Life – Sciences / Life Orientation
Mr S Mtshali: Assistant Grade Head Grade 9 / isiZulu / Life Orientation
Mathematics:
Mr R Sokana: BSc (Mathematics & Decision Science); BCom Hons (Financial Modelling); PGDip Business Administration; PGCE (FET) – HOD Mathematics
Mr M Ancillotti: BSc HDE – Deputy Headmaster (Academics) / Mathematics
Mr S-M Ceronio: BEd HMS (FET) – Assistant Housemaster, Haley House / Mathematics
Mrs R du Plessis: BSc PGCE – Grade Head Grade 9 / Mathematics
Mr S Green: BEd (FET) – Subject Head Mathematical Literacy / Housemaster, Pembroke
Mrs S Hotz: BSc PGCE – Grade Head Grade 8 / Mathematics
Mr S Mpisane: BEd (Hons) Educational Policy and Change
Mr N Nkabinde: BEd (Hons) – Assistant Housemaster, Sheffield House / Assistant Grade Head Grade 12 / Mathematics / Physical Sciences
Mr A Prinsloo: HDE – Mathematics / Housemaster, Gillingham
Mr N Rodda: BEd – Assistant Housemaster, Finningley House / Mathematics
Media:
Mrs H de Marigny: BA PGCE – Media Centre Manager
Mrs S Bezuidenhout: Librarian
Music:
Mr B Kruger: MMus, LRSM UPLM PG Cert – Director of Music
Mr J Brolin: MMus – Head of Subject Music and Orchestra
Mrs I Linde: BMus (Hon), Performance Licentiate (Distinction) – Accompanist
Physical Science:
Mr J Naidoo: MSc Chemistry PGCE – HOD Physical Science
Mr C Gordon: BSocSci, PGCE – Physical Sciences / IT
Mr S Main: HDE – Physical Science
Mr N Nkabinde: BEd (Hons) – Assistant Housemaster, Sheffield House / Assistant Grade Head Grade 12 / Mathematics / Physical Sciences
Mr B Thompson: HDE SecEd FDE ACE – Grade Head Grade 12 / Physical Science
