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The Role Of The Randwick Park School Board
The Randwick Park School Board is accountable for the governance of the school by making sure that the school achieves its Charter goals through excellent practice.
The Board
- Employs all the staff in the school.
- Defines the school’s purpose by overseeing the development of the Charter
- Sets policies within the school
- Appoints the Principal and assesses her performance in meeting the educational goals of the Board.
- Supports the Principal in her delegation to manage the school.
- Ensures the school and the Board are communicating effectively with the community.
Our Board Members
Principal: Karen McMurray
Kia-ora koutou katoa
I have been involved in education for over forty-eight years. I have been a Principal for over 28 years across three schools in Auckland. All schools have been full Primary Schools with students ages ranging from 5-13 years.
I am the foundation Principal of Randwick Park School which I’m proud to say I have served in for 26 years. We celebrate the cultural diversity of our RPS whanau. The cultural mix of our school which is Maori (25%) and Pacific Island (47%) students. We have increasing numbers of Asian and Middle Eastern students (18%). Previously our “Randwick Park” community won the prestigious national “Community of the Year Award” recognising the work our leaders in the community have done to make this a place where the residents are proud to live. “Don’t just live here be a local!”
Our school focus is on developing agentic learners. Discovery (our inquiry approach is based on the “Reggio Emilia Philosophy”. We aspire to create collaborative, problem-solving, confident learners and are very aware of the wealth of resource personnel within our very own community.
We look forward to welcoming you as part of our RPS whānau.
Ngā mihi nui
Karen McMurray
Tumuaki / Principal
Board Presiding Member (chairperson): Shafeel Dean
Other Board Members:
- Sala’a Lologa (Staff Representative)
- Andrea Bleakley Acting Principal (Karen McMurray, Principal)
- Julianna Warid
- Faizal Ramzan
- Rebecca Rhodes
- Azmun Sabra
Board members can be contacted through our school office on 09 2670112 / 0800 438777.
Our meeting dates for 2026 are
– Monday 23rd February
– Tuesday 17th March
– Monday 18th May
– Monday 29th June (moved from Tuesday 23rd June)
– Monday 17th August
– Tuesday 22nd September
– Monday 16th November
– Monday 14th December – to be confirmed
