Gary Prime

St Paul’s longest serving teacher

Warragul Secondary School

Gary Prime commenced at St Paul’s in February 1984 when the school was only two years old and had approximately 140 students.  It was in the early days of St Paul’s when the School was still located in the Anglican Church Hall in Warragul and Des Parker was the Principal.

Matt Shearing

Head of Year 7 and Mathematics Teacher

Warragul Secondary School

Matt has been teaching at St Paul’s since the beginning of 2019 and is both a Mathematics teacher and Head of Year 7 at the Warragul Campus. Before coming to St Paul’s, Matt completed a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Secondary Teaching at Monash University, Clayton.

Kate McCulley

Early Learning Educator 

Traralgon Campus Early Learning Centre 

Kate McCulley joined St Paul’s this year as one of our ELC teachers at our Early Learning Centre at the Traralgon Campus. As a St Paul’s Alumna (Class of 2000) Kate is no stranger to St Paul’s. We asked her a few questions about her memories as a student and what she has been up to since leaving school.

Jason Addison

Visual Arts teacher

Traralgon Campus

Jason commenced teaching at St Paul’s Traralgon Campus early in 2015 and is passionate about the Arts.

Traceye Rapinett

Year 5 teacher and STEM Coordinator

Warragul Junior School

This is Traceye’s second year teaching at St Paul’s.  She grew up wanting to be a cabinet maker and chose Materials and Technology subjects until her Year 12 English teacher convinced her to undertake studies in Education.

Brad Kooloos

Head of Year 11

Warragul Secondary School

Brad has been teaching at St Paul’s for fourteen years. This includes being the Head of Sport for many years and now as the Head of Year 11. Before coming to St Paul’s he was a freelance Outdoor Education and Recreation guide and tour guide.

Victoria Wilson

Traralgon Secondary School teacher 

Traralgon Campus

Victoria started teaching at St Paul’s Traralgon in 2012 and her favourite subject is Maths.

Kassie Olivier

Year 5 teacher

Traralgon Junior School

Kassie started working at St Paul’s last year as a casual relief teacher and is now working full-time teaching Year 5 at the Traralgon Junior School. Before working at St Paul’s Kassie studied her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and completed her placements in Melbourne.

Louise Leighton

Prep–Year 6 Drama Teacher, St Paul’s Parents Matter Coordinator and FOSP Coordinator

Warragul Junior School

Louise began teaching Physical Education (PE) at the Warragul Junior School in 2004. She has held many positions such as classroom teacher, Dance and now Prep – 2 Librarian and Prep – 6 Drama teacher.

Stuart Woollett

Science and Geography teacher  

Warragul Campus

Stuart commenced teaching at St Paul’s in 2014.  Having been a scientist for many years before taking up teaching, science is his passion.

Jo Colavecchio

Year 4 teacher 

Traralgon Campus

Joanna started teaching at St Paul’s Traralgon in 2006 and has spent four of those years teaching Prep and the remaining four teaching Year 4 students.  Joanna’s favourite subject is Numeracy.

Anne Davies

Head of Performing Arts and Library and Pastoral Care Coordinator

Warragul Junior School

Anne has been teaching at St Paul’s since 1998. Before coming to St Paul’s she taught in several schools in Melbourne and was also a Department Curriculum Consultant. Anne and the former St Paul’s Principal, Mr Richard Prideaux wrote the words to the School song together, which is still sung by all of our students today.

Kimberly Steendam

Prep Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator

Warragul Junior School

Kim’s favourite subject is Literacy.  She started teaching at St Paul’s Traralgon in 2010 and prior to that was a foundation Junior School teacher at St Paul’s Warragul Campus from 1997- 2001 teaching Prep, Year 5 and Year 7.  In 2019 she returned to teach at the Warragul Junior School.

Paul Boraston

Head of PE and Sport

Warragul Campus

Paul (affectionately known as ‘Mr B’) commenced teaching at St Paul’s nine years ago and is hugely passionate about sport.  Running successful Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country carnivals each year, combined with supporting students to represent the School in Hooptime basketball, Bike Ed, T20 cricket and the School tennis tournament, Paul loves being a PE teacher.

Kirsten Enders

Head of Years 9 and 10, Teacher of Humanities to Years 7, 9 and 10 and Commerce/Business Management to Year 10 students

Traralgon Campus

Kirsten has been a teacher at St Paul’s for almost six years and before that she was a lawyer for ten years in private practice, Legal Aid and on the BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Mad Cow) Inquiry in London.

Scott Armour

Head of Year 8, Warragul Secondary School and St Paul’s Elite Sports Performers Progam Coordinator

Scott taught at St Paul’s from 1996 to 2002 and then again from 2012 until now. He is a St Paul’s Alumnus who graduated in 1991. A Year 12 Prefect, some of Scott’s fondest memories of being a student at St Paul’s are the fact that the school was small at the time so everyone knew everyone and the students also knew the teachers really well.

Deb Cumming

Head of Careers and VET Coordinator

Warragul Campus

Deb is responsible for providing up to date information on courses, apprenticeships and careers, advising students and parents of career possibilities, opportunities, pathways, individual career research and planning, subject selection and how it relates to various higher education courses, and introducing various careers that students may not be aware of, the list is endless!

Georgia Collings

Year 2 teacher

Warragul Junior School

Georgia has been teaching at St Paul’s for two years and prior to that Georgia completed her Bachelor of Education at Monash University. Her involvement in the community as a swimming teacher whilst at university is what led her to teaching.