2021 Staff
Principal - Mr. Terry Keilar
Assistant Principal - Mr. Joshua McDougall
My name is Mr Terry Keilar and I am the Principal at Ararat West. I have been a member of staff at Ararat West for 15 years and I am very proud to be a part of a strong, friendly and supportive community.
Jessica Albert
Foundation Classroom Teacher
Jessica Tweddle
Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher
Natalie Neville
Grade 3/4 Classroom Teacher
Corey Taylor
Grade 5/6 Classroom Teacher
3-6 Unit Leader
Richard Tucker
Physical Education and
Science Specialist Teacher
Samantha Champion De Crespigny
Foundation Classroom Teacher
F-2 Unit Leader
Tahnee Walker
Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher
Learning Specialist & PLC Leader
Helen Kirkpatrick
Grade 4/5 Classroom Teacher
Jessica Frampton
Indonesian Specialist Teacher
Karly Harris
Tutoring Teacher
Lisa Madex
Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher
Melissa Fithall
Grade 3/4 Classroom Teacher
Bree Harris
Grade 5/6 Classroom Teacher
PLC Leader
Sonja Hooke
Visual Arts Specialist Teacher
Amy Lloyd
Tutoring Teacher
Luke Kane
Classroom Teacher
Andy Kalluri
Information and Technology Manager
Tracie Laidlaw
Education Support Officer
Megan Wood
Education Support Officer
Tianee Hurst
Business Manager
Kim Dohnt
Education Support Officer and Librarian
Leanne McCready
Education Support Officer and Choir Director
Tracy Townsend
Speech Pathologist
Sri Kalluri
Information and Technology Manager
Kristy Fenn
Education Support Officer
Fiona McLoughlin
Education Support Officer
Patrick Cavanagh
Behaviour Therapist
Nelson
K9 Behaviour Therapist
Daisy
K9 Behaviour Therapist
Zaija
K9 Behaviour Therapist In Training
Our Philosophy
Developing in our children an interest in learning and desire to be their best; utilising their skills and attitudes to enable them to reach their full potential in society.
Our Values
The following values are central to the life of our school and how all members of the school community should conduct themselves:
We are Respectful:
We Respect our self, others, the school and the community.
We are Resilient:
We keep trying and work through challenges.
We are Aspiring:
We always do our best and encourage others with positive behaviours.