About BMC
Principal's Welcome
Blue Mountain College is located in a stunning rural setting between the university city of Dunedin and the adventure capital of New Zealand, Queenstown. We're a small school catering for students aged 11-20yrs.
We pride ourselves on knowing each student and his/her family personally, providing excellent pastoral care. We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) school. Students are expected to be respectful, responsible and inclusive when interacting with peers, staff and the community.
Our individualised learning pathways lead to outstanding rates with NCEA qualifications, alongside myriad sporting, cultural, outdoor education, and leadership opportunities.
Our Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Awards and Peer Support programmes allow students to give back to the community through volunteer service.
The school environment is beautiful and safe, two traits valued by our International Students, along with the way our host families embrace them.
Lindy Cavanagh-Monaghan
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.
Our Team
Principal
Mrs L Cavanagh-Monaghan
Deputy Principal
Mr P Davies
Assistant Principal
Mrs J Venz
International Studies
Mrs A McHutchon
Administration
Principal's PA
Mrs B Hanna
Finance Manager
Ms J Lomas
Deans
Junior School
Mrs H McNaughton
Middle School
Mr L Brenssell
Senior School
Mr C Nicol
Guidance Counsellor
Mrs A Stiven
NCEA Co-ordinator
Mr T Nguyen
SENCO
Mrs H McNaughton
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
Specialist Classroom Teacher
Miss K O'Connor
Arts
Mr C Bell – Head
Mrs M Hendriks
English
Miss J Farrelly
Mrs H McNaughton
Mr L Brenssell
Mrs K Thompson
Miss K O'Connor
Mr C Bell
Maths
Mrs H Scott - Head
Mrs J Venz
Miss K O'Connor
Mrs K Thompson
Mr S van Rooyen
Mrs H McNaughton
Mr L Brenssell
Digital Technology
Mr T Nguyen
Food Technology
Mr S Wright
Mrs M Hendriks
Design & Visual Communications-Graphics
Mr M Murrell - Head Technology
Mr L Brenssell
Materials Technology
Mr M Murrell
Mr P Davies
Mr C Nicol
Social Sciences
Ms N Wright - Head
Mr M Short
Mrs K Thompson
Mr L Brenssell
Financial Literacy
Ms N Wright
Economics
Mr P Davies
Miss K McIntyre
Geography
Mr P Davies
History
Ms N Wright
Science
Mrs S Burke – Head
Mrs K Green
Mr C Nicol
Mrs M Hendriks
Biology
Mr C Nicol
Chemistry
Mrs S Burke
Physics
Mr S van Rooyen
Agriculture
Mrs L Murray - Snr
Miss K McIntyre
PE & Health
Mrs A Stiven - Head
Miss K O'Connor
Mr L Brenssell
Mr M Short
Mrs K Thompson
Maori
Mr S Wright
Teacher Aide Team
Mrs L Marwick
Mrs P Reihana
Mrs P Thomson
Mrs R Gillions
Mrs K Williams
Mrs V Thomas
Mrs A McHutchon
Technicians
Mrs J van Woerden
Mr E Savigny
Cleaning Staff
Mrs U Adams
Ms S Atencia Vidal
Mrs J James
Mrs H Kirk
Ground Staff
Mr M Adams
Mr J Somerville
Board Secretary
Mrs J Robertson
The Board
Mr Phil Reid
Presiding Member & Parent Representative
Mrs Lindy Cavanagh-Monaghan
Principal
Mrs Helen van der Linden
Parent Representative
Mr Matt Short
Staff Representative
Mrs Nicky Horrell
Parent Representative
Mr Mark Tiller
Parent Representative
Mrs Jaki Eales
Parent Representative
Miss Jessica Reid
Student Representative
Policies
The Blue Mountain College Board of Trustee policies are available for viewing at the college office.
Download Communications and Complaints Policy here