Learning from the Best
To ensure you receive every possible advantage in Year 12, our lectures and tuition programs are prepared and delivered by qualified, experienced Year 12 teachers – including authors of texts, writers and markers of the official examinations, as well as leading experts in their subject fields. However, there’s little merit in choosing highly experienced teachers if they lack the ability to relay the skills and information needed to secure every possible mark in the exams. Therefore, our teachers are not only selected on the basis of their academic merits, but also with careful consideration to their communication skills. The ultimate selection process, however, is student feedback – we only retain those teachers who have surpassed the expectations of students attending our programs.
Accounting
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan McAlister | B.Eco.; Dip.Ed. | Mazenod College | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
Mr Alan McAlister
Senior VCE Teacher
Qualification/s
B.Eco.; Dip.Ed.
Current School
Mazenod College
Additional Info
VCAA Assessor
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| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Bertschik | B.Sc.; Dip.Ed. | Toorak College | Senior VCE Biology Teacher, Head of Yr 11 | VCAA Assessor |
| Lauren Faragher | Mater Christi College | VCE Biology and Chemistry Teacher | VCAA Assessor | |
| Mr Michael Fitzgerald | Salesian College – Rupertswood | Senior VCE teacher | ||
| Mr Ian MacDonnell | B.Sc (Hons); Dip.Ed. | Loreto College | Senior VCE Biology Teacher | Previous Exam Writer |
| Mr Wadih Ogeil | B.A.; B.Ed.; M.Ed. | TSFX | Senior VCE Teacher | Member of the Biology Teachers’ Network |
| Ms Veronica Parsons | B.Ed.Sci.; Grad.Dip. (Psych) | St. Leonard’s College | Deputy Head of Science | VCAA Assessor and Published Author |
Business Management
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan McAlister | B.Eco.; Dip Ed. | Mazenod College | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Chris Segrave | B.Comm.; Grad.Dip.Ed. | Ballarat and Clarendon College | Head of Commerce | VCAA Assessor |
Chemistry
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Biviano | B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Dip.Ed. | St Bede’s College | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Charles Mathias-Coleiro | B.Sc, Grad Dip Ed (Secondary), B.Ed (Physics), Postgrad Dip Math/Math Ed. | Siena College | Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Ms Michelle Dickson | B.Sc.; Dip.Ed.; M.Ed. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar | VCAA Assessor | |
| Ms Lauren Faragher | B.Sc.; Grad.Dip.Ed.; M.Ed. | Mater Christi College | VCE Chemistry and Biology Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Irena Jaskula | Dip.App.Biol. B.Sc.(Hons); Dip.Ed.; M.Sc. | TSFX | Author and Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Ms Sharon Kaye | B.Sci.Ed. | Bialik College | Senior VCE Chemistry Teacher | |
| Ms Ivy Lai | B.Sc.; B.Ed. | Glen Waverley Secondary College | VCE Chemistry Teacher/Inquiry Learning Coordinator | |
| Ms Sarah Peng | B.Ed.; B.Sc. | TSFX | Senior VCE Science Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Philip Ponder | B.Sc. Dip.Ed.; | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School | Senior Chemistry Teacher | Assistant Chief Assessor for Chemistry (VCAA) |
| Ms Clare Selir | B.Sc.(Ed.) ; M.Ed. | Mentone Girls’ Secondary College | VCE Student Manager | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Chris Saunders | B.Sc.; Dip.Ed. | Loyola College | Senior Chemistry Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Beth Williamson | B.Sc.; Dip.Ed. | TSFX | VCE Teacher |
Economics
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kathy Ambatzis | B.Eco.; Grad.Dip.(Sec). | Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College | VCE Economics & Business Management Teacher | Published Author |
English / EAL
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Daryl Barclay | B.A., Dip.Ed., L.Mus.A., B.Litt.(Hons), Grad.Dip.Theol, M.A.(Theol.), Ed.D., M.A.C.E. | St. Kevin’s College Toorak | Senior VCE English and Literature Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Kirstin Bourne | B.A.; M.A. (Cantab); PGCE | TSFX | VCE English Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Anthony Coyne | B.Ed.; M.Ed.; Grad.Dip.Psych; Dip.HM | St. Kevin’s College Toorak | Senior VCE English | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Andrea Hayes | B.A.; Dip Ed.; B.Sp.Ed.; Grad.Dip.Jap.; M.Ed. | TSFX | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor and Published Author |
| Mr Keith Laing | B.A.; B.Ed.; M.Litt.; T.P.T.C; C.E.L.T.A; M.A.C.E; M.I.A.A | Melbourne High School | Senior English Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Angelos Mavridis | B.A.; Dip.Ed.; M.Ed.; M.Ed.TESOL; | Haileybury College | Senior English and Legal Studies Teacher | VCAA Assessor, Author of “Medea Analysis” |
| Mr Kilian McNamara | BA.; Dip.Ed.; MA.; Grad.Dip.Cirriculum | Academy of Mary Immaculate | English Coordinator | |
| Ms Elizabeth Morgan | Dip.Ed.(Primary); B.Ed.(Sec).; Grad.Dip.Welfare. | Nossal High School | Head of Year 12 English | VCAA Assessor (History) and Published Author |
| Ms Carolyn Stone | M.Ed.(Curriculum); B.Ed.(Sec). | Lauriston Girls’ School | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
Health & Human Development
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lynda Ellis | M.Ed, Grad. Dip. Ed. Admin, Grad. Dip. ESL/TESOL, B.Ed. HDTS | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School | Head of VCE Health and Human Development | VCAA Assessor |
Literature
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Katy Marriner | B.A.; Dip.Ed. | St Columba’s College | Senior VCE English & Literature Teacher | Published Author |
| Mr Kilian McNamara | BA.; Dip.Ed.; MA.; Grad.Dip.Cirriculum | Academy of Mary Immaculate | English Coordinator |
Mathematics
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joe Ardley | B.A.; B.Ed.; Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin | TSFX | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assesor and Author |
| Ms Jeanette Bathgate | B. Ed. | Melbourne Girls’ College | VCE Teacher, Daily Organiser | |
| Ms Rosetta Batsakis | B.App.Sci (Maths); Dip.Ed. (Sec); Grad.Dip.(IT Educ.) | Lauriston Girls’ School | Senior VCE and IB Maths Teacher | Author for Pearson Education, Wiley and Sons |
| Mr Russell Boyle | B.Sc.; Dip.Ed.; M.Ed.St. | Ruyton Girls’ School | Mathematical Methods Lecturer | Author and Poet |
| Mr Hans Clarke | M.Met.Math.; Grad.Dip.Ed. (Maths and physics) | Geelong TAFE | Senior VCE teacher | VCAA assessor |
| Ms Lynda Coates | B.Sc.(Maths); Dip. Ed. | Princes Hill Secondary College | Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Mr Charles Mathias-Coleiro | B.Sc, Grad Dip Ed (Secondary), B.Ed (Physics), Postgrad Dip Math/Math Ed. | Siena College | Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Mr Darren Fitzpatrick | B.Sc.; B.Eng.(Hons); M.Ed. | Hillcrest Christian College | Senior Mathematics Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr James Gigacz | B.Sc.(Statistics and Mathematics); M.Ed.(Leadership) | Ave Maria College | VCE Mathematics Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Steve Hoffman | B.Sc.(Ed.) | East Doncaster Secondary College | Senior VCE Mathematics Teacher, Leading Teacher Timetabler and Staffing | Published Author |
| Ms Anna Hrvatin | B.App.Sc.; Dip.Ed.; Grad.Dip.IT | Overnewton Anglican Community College | Senior Mathematics Teacher | Senior VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Chris Ireson | B.Ed. | Melbourne High School | Mathematical Methods Units 1 & 2 Coordinator | VCAA AssessorTexas Instruments Australia T3 National Instructor |
| Ms Irena Jaskula | Dip.App.Biol; B.Sc. (Hons); Dip.Ed.; M.Sc. | TSFX | Author and Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Ms Angela Kotsiras | B.Sc. (Education, Mathematics); M.Ed. (Mathematics) | Trinity Grammar School | Mathematics Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Fiona Latrobe | B.App.Sci.; Dip Ed.; Cert.Comp. | Ballarat Grammar School | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Charles Mathias-Coleiro | B.Sc, Grad Dip Ed (Secondary), B.Ed (Physics), Postgrad Dip Math/Math Ed. | Siena College | Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Ms Janette Matt | B.Sc. (Hons); M.Sc.; Dip.Ed. | St Catherine’s School | Head of Mathematics | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Ian Naudi | B.Sc.; B.Ed. | Camberwell Girls’ Grammar | VCE Mathematics Teacher | |
| Mr Michael O’Halloran | B.Sc.; B.Com.; Dip.Ed.; Grad.Dip.Leadership.; MA. | Aquinas College | Head of Mathematics | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Lucy Smigielski | B.Sc., Dip. Ed. | Melbourne High School | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Leigh Smith | B.Sc.; Dip.Ed. | Wyndham Central College | Senior Maths Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Vi Phong (Anson) Tu | B.Eco.; Dip.Ed. | Waverly Christian College | VCE Mathematics Teacher | Accelerated Program Coordinator |
| Mr Malcolm Widdicombe | B.Sc.; Ll. B.; M.Ed. | Goulburn Valley Grammar School | Head of Senior School | VCAA Assessor |
| Mr Joseph Wong | B.Sc.(Hons); Dip.Ed. | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Mr Charlton Woolford | B.Sc.(Hons); G.Dip.Ed. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Senior Mathematics and Physics Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
Physical Education
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bruce Baddeley | B.App.Sci.; Dip.Ed; | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
Physics
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Geoff Davies | B.Sc.(Ed.) | Melbourne Grammar School | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor and Published Author |
| Mr Charles Mathias-Coleiro | B.Sc, Grad Dip Ed (Secondary), B.Ed (Physics), Postgrad Dip Math/Math Ed. | Siena College | Senior VCE Teacher | |
| Mr Anthony Novak | B.Eng(Mech).; Dip.Ed. | Mazenod College | VCE Teacher | Author – Maths Quest Further Mathematics Units 3 & 4 |
| Dr Greg Wilmoth | B.Sc(Hons); PhD.; Dip.Ed.; Grad.Dip.Computing | TSFX | Senior VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor |
Psychology
| Name | Qualification/s | Current School | Position at School | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kerrie Ardley | B.Sc.; Grad.Dip.Ed.; M.Ed. | Scotch College | Head of Psychology | VCAA Assessor |
| Ms Jacinta Greer | B.Sc./Ed. | Ruyton Girls’ School | Senior Psychology Teacher and Deputy Wellbeing Leader | STAV council member, Melbourne Museum Psychology Liaison |
| Mr Mark Johnstone | Penola Catholic College | Senior VCE Teacher | ||
| Mr Peter Mangold | B.A.(Hons); B.Theol; Dip.Teach. | Brighton Secondary College | Student Wellbeing Coordinator/VCE Teacher | VCAA Assessor and Registered Psychologist |