Leadership Team

Principal Team

Principal	Chris Jones
Assistant Principals	Kerren Diamond Allira Scott Jane Lange Fabiano Nigro

Chris Jones

Chris has worked in State Education for over 30 years and has worked in urban schools with a similarly high level of achievement and demographic to Northcote. Chris has been the Acting Principal at Northcote during Semester 2 2021 and an Assistant Principal for the preceding 5 years. Previous to that he was a Leading Teacher for 8 years in the areas of Student management, teacher development and ICT. Chris believes in creating opportunities for students to engage with their learning and participate in extra-curricular activities. Chris is responsible for the strategic resourcing of the school, building projects and School Council.

Kerren Diamond

Kerren was a Leading Teacher at Northcote High School for five years before going on family leave in 2016. During that time, she worked for Teach for Australia where she enhanced beginning teacher support for new teachers in schools experiencing educational disadvantage. She has a Masters in School Leadership and experience in curriculum and instructional improvement. Kerren is responsible for Professional Learning and Staff Induction.

Allira Scott

Allira was a Leading Teacher at Virtual School Victoria and Head of Senior School at Northcote High School prior to becoming an Assistant Principal. She has leadership experience from Foundation to Year 12 and has worked extensively in student management and student support roles. Working in different educational settings has provided Allira with insight and perspective of different students, families and their individual needs and she is incredibly passionate about advocating for young people. Allira is responsible for Student management and supports the Junior Sub School.

Jane Lange

Jane was a Leading Teacher – Head of Senior School at Northcote High School prior to becoming an Assistant Principal. She has extensive leadership experience in student management, having held positions of leadership in this area across 10 years. Jane has also worked in the student wellbeing support area during her time at Northcote. Jane’s experience aligns with her strong commitment to fostering positive relationships between staff, students, families and the broader community. Jane is responsible for Operations and supporting the Senior Sub-School.

Fabiano Nigro

Fabiano was a Learning Specialist at Epping Secondary College prior to becoming an acting Assistant Principal at Northcote High School. He has leadership experience in student management and whole school curriculum and operations. Fabiano’s work across a number of schools allows him to bring a breadth of experience to the Assistant Principal role and the classroom. His areas of teaching are English, Italian, Food Technology and Humanities. Fabiano is responsible for the physical environment of the school and supports the Student Services Team at Northcote High School.

Sub-school Leaders

Head of Junior School	Audra Keane
Head of Middle School	Jerome Holleman and Cathy Lester
Head of Senior School	Paul Micah Sullivan

Year Level Program Leaders

Year 7	Salome Broch Fraser Martin
Year 8	Will Medcalf Kurt Strachan
Year 9	Pam Newton-Brown Dominic Huntley
Year 10	Cathy Lester Josh Melican
Year 11	Joanna Gerantidis Peta Sirec
Year 12	Adam Coxsell Chris McKay

Teaching and Learning Leaders

Curriculum & Pedagogy	Liz Lenthall Adam Scanlon
Data Project	Kevin Hoole
Digital Practice	Johanna Santarossa
Global Education	Jocelyn Hill
Performing Arts	Jackie Brogan
Student Services	Leanne Petroff

Science	Grant Tucker
Maths	Kirsty Phillips
English	Elliott Wall
Humanities	Kevin Hoole
Languages	Pierrick Hubert
Performing Arts	Cindy Frost
Visual Arts	Christine Martin
Technology (Design)	Sarah Grinzi
Technology (Food)	Lorraine Lockhart
VCE Vocational Major	Liz Brown
PE/Health	Rachel Malcolm