The People of YBPS

Our staff are the heart of our school

Below is our staffing for 2023

Admin Staff

Principal

Rebekah Brand: rebekah.brand@education.wa.edu.au

Associate Principals

Andrew Crosby: andrew.crosby@education.wa.edu.au

Cathy Ricciardone: catherine.ricciardone@education.wa.edu.au

Caitlin Williams: caitlin.williams@education.wa.edu.au

Maribel Ward:      maria.ward@education.wa.edu.au

School Psychologist

Berdine Van Der Westhuizen                                           berdine.vanderwesthuizen@education.wa.edu.au

Manager of Corporate Services

Sacha Birkitt: sacha.birkitt@education.wa.edu.au

Support Staff

School officers: Ebony Wernicke, Kellie Hewett, Narelle Gregory

Library officers: Carrie Moss, Julie Smith

Chaplain: Shirley Pyrc

AIEO: 

Cleaners: Donna, Mary, Derek, Anil

Gardener: Paul Rogers

Specialist Teachers

Art: Gemma Taylor

Physical Education: Emma Leonard

Music: Emma Hoft

LOTE (Noongar): Laurie Butcher

Science: Bec Hanson 

Special Needs Education Assistants

Jo Thorp, Linda Starling, Natasha Abdy, Cyndi Cannon, 

Ash Popham, Karmen Kingi, Marina Shelton, Sally MacKean

Claudia Williamson, Jemma Price


Wardan Staff

Kindergarten (teachers) 

Sarah Rowe 

Justine Pye

Rebecca Wyatt

Kindergarten (education assistants)

Wendy Macgill, Simone Cassidy

Pre-Primary (teachers)

Kim Dobra 

Kristy Cope

Lisa Richards

Jane Butler/Amanda Shawcross

DOTT providers: Bev King, Lisa McCallum, Clare Allpress, Rebecca Hanson, Laurie Butcher

Pre-Primary (education assistants)

Tina Butler, Dayna Lockwood, Bianca Batarseh

Marlak Staff

Year 1 Teachers

Kate Wright

Charlotte Bleakley/Lois Andrews

Hollie Passmore

Bec Cripps

Year 2 Teachers

Bec Cripps

Abigail Glaister

Claudette Snell

Bilya Staff

Year 3 Teachers

Ashleigh Shaw

Alexander Hood

Janet Robinson/Susan Yeomans

Sophie Emmett/Bethany Harrower

Year 4 Teachers

Chloe Grimes

Amanda Kendall

Jenna Fairclough/Catherine Ricciardone

Yorakal Staff

Year 5 Teachers

Sarah Hutchings/Carla Humphrey

Mel Hood

Hayley Gardner

Year 6 Teachers

Georgia Donohue

Matt Tansey

Hayley Gardner