2021 Staff

Mr. Terry Keilar
Principal

Mr. Joshua McDougall
Assistant Principal

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
Literacy Leader

Jess Tweddle
Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher

Samantha Champion De Crespigny
Foundation Classroom Teacher
F-2 Unit Leader
Consultative Committee

Tahnee Walker
Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher
Leadership Team
PLC Leader
Learning Specialist
School Council Member

Lisa Madex
Grade 1/2 Classroom Teacher
Koori Champion
Cultural Excursions Coordinator

Natalie Neville
Grade 3/4 Classroom Teacher
Primary Maths Specialist
School Council Member

Emily Hanns
Grade 3/4 Classroom Teacher
Grade 5/6 Classroom Teacher

Corey Taylor
Grade 5/6 Classroom Teacher
Primary Maths Specialist
SWPB Team Member
Consultative Committee

Lisa Nash
Grade 3/4 Classroom Teacher

Bree Harris
Grade 5/6 Classroom Teacher
Literacy Leader
Leadership Team
eSmart Coordinator

Helen Kirkpatrick
Grade 4/5 Classroom Teacher
First Aide Officer
Bus Coordinator
Camps Coordintor

Amy Lloyd
Tutor Program
Student Excellence Program Coordinator

Karly Harris
Tutor Program

Jessica Frampton
Languages Specialist Teacher

Kim Dohnt
Education Support
Office Administration
Library

Tracie Laidlaw
Education Support
Breakfast Club Coordinator

Richard Tucker
Physical Education Specialist Teacher
Physical Education Coordinator
Science Specialist Teacher
Skipping Team Coach

Leanne McCready
Choir
Production
Education Support

Megan Wood
Education Support

Sri Kalluri
Education Support
IT Specialist

Sonja Hooke
Visual Arts Teacher

Tianee Hurst
Business Manager
Consultative Committee
School Council Member

Fiona McLoughlin
Education Support

Andy Kalluri
DET - IT Specialist

Tracey Townsend
Speech Pathologist

Patrick Cavanagh
Behaviour Therapist

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.

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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.​​