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

PrincipalAndrew Chisholm
Assistant PrincipalJeremy Mackinnon (Student Empowerment and Achievement)
Acting Assistant PrincipalMelanie Denney (Curriculum and Pedagogy)
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 Victoria (ESV) - Jade Bohni
Outreach Support Coordinator - Abigail Goff
Work Experience, Careers and Pathways TeamKirstine Carter
Telephone: 03 9902 0286

Department Heads

Head of ScienceKathryn Grainger
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 PE and SportSarah Adolph
Head of Professional LearningRowen May
Head of MusicSean Smyth
Head of LOTEDaniel Cussen
Laboratory ManagerAnna Zonneveld
eServices ManagerMatthew Jarvis

Student Leadership

School CaptainsLiam Noveloso
Kiana Pedram
Alicia Robinson
Anushka Yadav
Blackburn House CaptainsRoger Nguyen
Zimo Xie
Blackburn House Vice CaptainsDarren Liu
Rhea Fernandez
Doherty House CaptainsMadeleine Lazzaro
Aidan Rhys Fernandes
Doherty House Vice CaptainsValentina Huynh
Leah Vuong
Flannery House CaptainsMahta Moradiamani
Anul Rathnayake
Flannery House Vice CaptainsMax Anquetil
Amelia Kulibaba
Wood House CaptainsNavtej Singh
Isabella Tibos
Wood House Vice CaptainsBrian Goh
Radha Buyya
Arts CaptainsJiana Cheruseril
Lucas Searle
Debating CaptainsConnor Russo
Jill Xu
Music CaptainsTom McRae
Rubette Wong-Vleeskens
Sport Debating CaptainsClover Lazzaro
Mack O'Keeffe
Student Wellbeing AdvocatesIsabelle Goode
Winudi Wimalasekere
Jasper Francis
Prisha Singh
Noticeboard CommitteeGrace Goi
Shreshta Vangapally
Roshan Firme
Tara Liu

Student Parliament

Year 10TBA
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Year 11Dahamsa Molligoda
Mithuna Karthick
Rapha Kempler
Year 12Brendan Kang
John Ho
Gaby Ong