Our model of student pastoral care and wellbeing is centred around a House model, working together with faculty teachers, leaders and specialist staff. We provide a wide range of universal, selected and targeted support strategies, based on each student's individual academic, social and emotional needs.
Key Contacts
House Coordinators
The House Coordinator is your first point of call when wishing to discuss issues of student welfare and well-being.
| House | Coordinator | |
|---|---|---|
| Aquila | Golden Gogia | GNGC.Aquila@ed.act.edu.au |
| Draco | Mark Evans | GNGC.Draco@ed.act.edu.au |
| Hydra | Maria Stewart | GNGC.Hydra@ed.act.edu.au |
| Orion | Sayoko Aoyagi | GNGC.Orion@ed.act.edu.au |
| Phoenix | Danielle Ward | GNGC.Phoenix@ed.act.edu.au |
| Scorpius | Jennifer Cristaudo | GNGC.Scorpius@ed.act.edu.au |
| International Students | Katerina Velanis & Sabina Imamovic | |
| Yr 10 SMART Program | Trudy Cheesman | Trudy.Cheesman@ed.act.edu.au |
Specialist Support Services
Support from Gungahlin College to answer questions and provide school and well-being advice:
- Safe and Supportive Schools Officers: Danielle Ward (danielle.ward@ed.act.edu.au) and Chris Bishop (christopher.bishop@ed.act.edu.au)
- Youth Worker: Nathan Forato nathan.forato@ed.act.edu.au
- Defence Mentor: Zoe Rossiter zoe.rossiter@ed.act.edu.au
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Coordinator: Samara Cummings Samara.Cummings@ed.act.edu.au
- Legal Liaison Officer: Rebecca (Bec) Tran can give free and confidential legal advice by drop-in appointment every Wednesday, or contacting College@LegalAidACT.org.au or (02) 6243 3431
- School Psychologist: Suzanne Wright
- To make an appointment with the School Psychologist, please book online using the School Psychologist Appointment Calendar. Where possible, please book the appointment outside of your scheduled class times. If you have any issues booking appointments, please contact GNGC.StudentServices@ed.act.edu.au or visit the team in the Student Services Hub.
Directors
Lisa Walker, Director of Student Wellbeing: Lisa.Walker@ed.act.edu.au
Lorelie Choy, Director of Careers and Transitions: Lorelie.Choy@ed.act.edu.au