Our Team

At John Monash Science School (JMSS), we deliver our curriculum via a team teaching paradigm that places two teachers with 50 students in most situations. JMSS is a facility with multiple open learning spaces and this paradigm has many advantages over traditional teaching pedagogies.

Team Teaching.

All curriculum delivered at JMSS aligns with the Australian Curriculum (AusVELs) and VCE.

Team teaching is preferred at JMSS because it:

  • Stems from improved lesson planning and preparation;
  • Allows for greater consistency in curriculum delivery between team-taught classes;
  • Fosters a sense of collaboration and teamwork between staff;
  • Allows for greater opportunities, flexibility in teaching strategies and the ability to more effectively differentiate learning in class;
  • Exposes students to a wider range of perspectives as both teachers bring their own experiences to the class;
  • Accelerates professional growth for inexperienced and graduate teachers;
  • Enables students to develop important 21st century skills in collaboration, teamwork, compromise, creativity and problem-solving;
  • Allows for more activity-based discovery learning, project-based learning and genuine team-based inquiry which are all important in developing STEM knowledge and skills.

All JMSS curriculum is accessible anywhere and anytime online to allow for seamless transitions between home and school.

Staff Directory

PrincipalPeter Corkill
Assistant PrincipalsAndrew Chisholm (Curriculum, Pedagogy and Operations)
Jeremy Mackinnon (Student Empowerment and Achievement)
Business ManagerCorey Goodes
Registrar and Projects ManagerMartine St Leon
VCE Coordination and VASS TeamVCE Manager - Anna Vida
VASS Administrator - Wendy Vandenberg
Telephone: 03 9902 9705
Attendance and AbsenteesTrudy Braden
Telephone: 03 9902 9712
Outreach ProgramsDirector of Emerging Sciences Vicotria (ESV) - Jade Bohni
Outreach Support Coordinator - Abigail Goff
Work Experience, Careers and Pathways TeamKirstine Carter
Telephone: 03 9902 0286

Department Heads

Head of ScienceMelanie Denney
Head of MathematicsRowen May
Head of EnglishLouise Bourke
Head of HumanitiesChris Mann
Head of Digital TechnologiesDavid Albrecht
Head of Learning ImplementationAlex Gavrilescu
Head of Student TransitionsMal Anderson
Head of Professional LearningRowen May
Head of SportSarah Adolph
Head of MusicSean Smyth
Head of LOTEDaniel Cussen
Laboratory ManagerAnna Zonneveld
eServices ManagerMatthew Jarvis

Student Leadership

School CaptainsIsabella Young
Rafael Choi
Crystal Hui
Seojin Hwang
Doherty House CaptainsNargis Mozafari
Arjun Mehta
Doherty House Vice CaptainsNicholas Tan
Aidan Rhys Fernandes
Blackburn House CaptainsNicholas Rowe
Hitanshi Om Prakesh Sivavel
Blackburn House Vice CaptainsRoger Nguyen
Musha du Toit
Wood House CaptainsArjun Nair
Zaynab Ibraheem
Wood House Vice CaptainsJared McCartin
Clara Jang
Flannery House CaptainsSharane Gowritharan
Sarvesh Sridhar
Flannery House Vice CaptainsAlicia Robinson
Emily Koh
Arts CaptainsShriya Karanam
Nisseem Potabatti
Music CaptainsKai Cheung
Sabrina Pavia
Sports CaptainsSkye Sriratana
Chris Frentiu
Debating CaptainsIsabella De Toffol
Janneke Delhey Peters