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About BMC

Principal's Welcome

Blue Mountain College is a small, rural co-educational school, catering to students from Year 7 - 13.

It sits in West Otago nestled between the Blue Mountains and the Pomohaka River in beautiful farmland; a comfortable drive from Queenstown, Dunedin and Fiordland.

Blue Mountain College is a PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) school. We take our core values of Inclusiveness, Respect and Responsibility seriously.

We are proud that our students have ownership over their learning journey, which is designed specifically so that every student has the chance to grow and experiences success. The College provides support for our young people's social, physical, emotional and cultural needs.

Our learners are taught and supported by highly qualified, passionate teaching and support staff who provide an extraordinary level of Pastoral care and a wide range of experiences to help students graduate as well-rounded, confident young people.

We offer a wide range of sporting, cultural, leadership and outdoor education opportunities. We also provide opportunities for students to give back to their community through Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award and Peer Support programmes.

                                                                            Janelle Eason

                                                                            Principal

Principal

PB4L

Positive Behaviour for Learning creates a positive school environment that promotes student learning and social success by having:

✔ clearly understood expectations of behaviour

✔ positive reinforcement

✔ strong systems and practices for staff and students 

Blue Mountain College strives to help each student develop his or her academic and practical life skills to their best, across a broad curriculum. Our focus is on students as individuals, which shapes what is taught, and what counts as achievement.

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PB4L

Our Team

Principal                       

Ms Janelle Eason


Deputy Principal         

Mr P Davies

 

Assistant Principal 

Mrs J Venz
 

International Studies

Mrs A McHutchon

 

Administration

Office Administrator 
Mrs K Anderson  

Finance Manager 

Ms J Stephen 

 

Deans

Junior School 

Mrs H McNaughton

Middle School

Mr L Brenssell

Senior School

Miss L Swanson

Guidance Counsellor

Mrs A Stiven

 

NCEA Co-ordinator 

Mr P Davies

 

SENCO
Mr L Brenssell  

 

Distance Education

Mrs N Wright

 

Gateway & Careers

Mrs J Venz

Mrs S Davies 

Kāhui Ako
Learning Support

Co-ordinator 
Ms J Helby

Sports Co-ordinator 

Mrs P Reihana

 

Arts

Mrs M Hendriks 

English

Miss L Swanson 

Miss J Farrelly

Mrs H McNaughton

Mr L Brenssell 

Mrs K Thompson

Miss K O'Connor

Mrs K Ure

Miss E Vernon

Maths

Mrs H Voigt 

Mrs J Venz

Miss K O'Connor

Mrs K Thompson

Mr S van Rooyen

Mrs H McNaughton

Mrs K Ure

Miss A Price

 

Digital Technology

Ms P Challenger

Food Technology 

Mr S Wright 

Mrs K Green

 

Design & Visual Communications-Graphics

Mr L Brenssell

 

Materials Technology

Mrs M Sheat 

Mr P Davies 
Mr C Nicol

Mr M Short

 

Social Sciences

Ms N Wright 

Mr M Short

Mrs K Thompson

Mrs H McNaughton

Mrs K Ure

Financial Literacy

Ms N Wright 

 

Economics 

Mr P Davies 
Miss K McIntyre

 

Geography

Mr P Davies

 

History

Ms N Wright 

 

Science

Mrs S Burke 

Mrs K Green

Mr C Nicol

Miss A Price

Mr S van Rooyen

 

Biology

Mr C Nicol

 

Chemistry

Mrs S Burke

 

Physics

Mr S van Rooyen

Agriculture

Miss K McIntyre 

Miss A Price

Miss E Vernon

 

PE & Health

Mrs A Stiven 

Miss K O'Connor

Mr L Brenssell

Mr M Short

Mrs K Thompson

Mrs K Ure

Miss E Vernon

 

Maori

Miss A Campbell-Boyce

Teacher Aide Team

Mrs L Marwick

Mrs P Reihana

Mrs P Thomson

Mrs R Gillions

Mrs K Williams 

Mrs V Thomas

Mrs A McHutchon

Ms D Clifford

Technicians

Mrs P Thomson

Mr J Farrelly

Mr E Savigny

 

Cleaning Staff

Mrs U Adams                  

Ms S Atencia Vidal

Mrs J James                

Mrs H Kirk  

 

Ground Staff    

Mr J Farrelly

Mr J Somerville

           

Board Secretary

Mrs K Anderson

Our Team

The Board

Mr Phil Reid

Presiding Member & Parent Representative


Ms Janelle Eason

Principal

Mrs Helen van der Linden

Parent Representative

Mr Matt Short

Staff Representative

Mr Mark Tiller

Parent Representative

Mrs Jaki Eales
Parent
Representative 

Mr Brendon Stuart

Parent Representative

Miss Ella Stuart

Student Representative

The Board

Policies

The Blue Mountain College Board of Trustee policies are available for viewing at the college office. 

Download Communications and Complaints Policy here

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