Principal's Message

I am very proud to introduce our school to you. St Joseph's is a Catholic Systemic Primary School which was established in O'Connor in 1956. We are a proudly Catholic school that bases all that we do on Gospel values and this is evident in the way all members of our community interact with and treat each other.

St Joseph's recognises that parents are the first educators of their children and that we support parents by building on the foundation that has already been established. It is our aim to provide a safe, happy and supportive atmosphere where all students work co-operatively to reach their full potential.

I hope you enjoy finding out about our wonderful school

Cameron Tarrant
Principal

St Joseph's Staff 2023

Principal  Cameron Tarrant cameron.tarrant@cg.catholic.edu.au
Assistant Principal  Amy Doszpot amy.doszpot@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Religious Education Coordinator Melanie Stratford melanie.stratford@cg.catholic.edu.au
Coordinator Esther Coghlan esther.coghlan@cg.catholic.edu.au
ELC Director Michelle Woodward (Term 1) director.elcsjo@cg.catholic.edu.au
Year 6 Lime Andrew Reynolds andrew.reynolds@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Year 6 Silver

Kirstie Buckley (Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Amy Doszpot (Tues)

kirstie.buckley@cg.catholic.edu.au 

amy.doszpot@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Year 5 Orange Narelle Byrne (Term 1 and 2) narelle.byrne@cg.catholic.edu.au
Year 5 Blue Melanie Moore melanie.moore@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Year 4 Green

Melanie Stratford (Mon, Tues, Wed)

Georgina Jaram (Thurs, Fri)

melanie.stratford@cg.catholic.edu.au 

georgina.jaram@cg.catholic.edu.au

Year 4 Gold Jayde McKenzie jayde.mckenzie@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Year 3 Black Jack Harris jack.harris1@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Year 3 Navy Courtney Bonner courtney.bonner@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Year 2 Yellow Emily Aryes emily.ayres@cg.catholic.edu.au
Year 2 Magenta

Esther Coghlan (Mon, Tues, Wed)

Liz Miholopoulos (Thurs, Fri)

esther.coghlan@cg.catholic.edu.au 

elizabeth.mihalopoulos@cg.catholic.edu.au

Year 1 Teal

Ryan McGee (Mon, Tues)

Vess Groat (Wed, Thur, Fri)

ryan.mcgee@cg.catholic.edu.au

vess.groat@cg.catholic.edu.au

Year 1 Purple Anita Bettell anita.bettell@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Foundation Red Jessica Messenger jessica.donnelly@cg.catholic.edu.au
Foundation White Naomie Grech naomie.grech@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Music Tiffany Fletcher tiffany.fletcher@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Library Georgina Jaram georgina.jaram@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Italian TBC
Learning Support  Josephine Krippner jo.krippner@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Learning Support Assistants Jackie Broch, Cathy Viney, Ruta Valiulyte, Alex martens
Office Manager Jenny Rees office.sjo@cg.catholic.edu.au
Defence School Mentor Emily McFarland emily.mcfarland@cg.catholic.edu.au 
ELC Office Manager Dipti Rathod director.elcsjo@cg.catholic.edu.au
Green Frogs Carly Williams carly.williams@cg.catholic.edu.au  
Blue Geckos (BOW) Dione Martin dione.martin@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Blue Geckos (EOW) Gemma Corner gemma.corner@cg.catholic.edu.au 
Early Childhood Assistants Belinda Kivela, Tricia Biggs, Juju Maniel, Deepthi Athota, Hong Peng, Christine Barsom
Canteen Manager Katie Jenkin stjosephscanteen@gmail.com
Grounds Manager Paul Hetherington