Principal: Mary Nixon
principal@tgs.school.nz
w.scovell@tgs.school.nz
Will and his family are members of the Devonport community. Will has been teaching at Takapuna Grammar for ten years. He was appointed Deputy Principal in 2016, having previously been Head of Physical Education and Health. Before joining Takapuna Grammar, Will gained five years of valuable experience in boys' schools which sparked a passion for driving student engagement and achievement. His portfolio at TGS includes assessment, reporting and responsibility for the school prefects.
Deputy Principal: Mary Pottinger
m.pottinger@tgs.school.nz
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Deputy Principal: Jake Lamb
j.lamb@tgs.school.nz
Deputy Principal: Moira Mallarkey
m.mallarkey@tgs.school.nz
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Deputy Principal: Nick Kingston
n.kingston@tgs.school.nz
Nick is a member of the Takapuna/Hauraki community, with his children attending local schools. His teaching experience includes a number of years at Birkenhead College on the North Shore and time spent teaching at schools in Ireland. Nick joined Takapuna Grammar in 2019 as Head of Science and in 2023 he moved into the senior leadership team. Nick is a keen outdoorsman and enjoys being in, on or around the ocean. In 2015 he was seconded to the Sir Peter Blake Trust as the environmental educator where he spent time at the Auckland Islands in the southern ocean. Nick believes that connecting with a student's interests and experiences as well as sharing your own are an important way to engage students with their learning.
Deputy Principal: Stephen Rowe
s.rowe@tgs.school.nz
Stephen is a member of the Takapuna/Devonport community, where his children attended local schools. In previous roles he has been an acting principal and deputy principal in charge of curriculum, teaching and learning at Rodney College. He has worked as Head of The Arts faculty and music teacher overseas and on the north shore. Stephen has also been a facilitator of Māori achievement and the National Co-ordinator of the Arts with the University of Auckland. He enjoys teaching teenagers and believes that every student needs a teacher who never gives up, and always strives to enable students to be the best version of themselves. Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei...Seek the treasure that you value most dearly and persevere.