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.

Tianee Hurst
Business Manager
Consultative Committee
School Council Member

Lisa Nash
Grade 3/4 Classroom Teacher

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

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

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

Jessica Frampton
Languages Specialist Teacher

Karly Harris
Tutor Program

Leanne McCready
Choir
Production
Education Support

Kim Dohnt
Education Support
Office Administration
Library

Megan Wood
Education Support

Fiona McLoughlin
Education Support

Tracie Laidlaw
Education Support
Breakfast Club Coordinator

Sri Kalluri
Education Support
IT Specialist

Tracey Townsend
Speech Pathologist

Andy Kalluri
DET - IT Specialist

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.​​