Board of Trustees

The Board is made up of the Principal, one staff representitive, five elected parent representatives, and a student representative. The representatives are elected by parents and staff members every three years, while the student trustee is elected annually. The Board is also able to co-op additional representatives members if required.

The Role of the Board

The Board's responsibilities include governing the school and setting its direction. This includes the curriculum, staff, property, health and safety, finance and administration. The long-term goals and annual targets for the school are set in a charter, which the board monitors and reports annually on progress towards.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

All correspondence for the Board should be sent to the Principal's PA

Parent Representatives

Susan Roy (Chairperson)

Rachel Eadie (Deputy Chairperson)

James O'Connell

Jeremy Crang

Jordana Clark​​​​​​​

Staff Representatives

Mr Tom Willkinson

Student Representatives

Lucy Ellis

Principal

Mr John Stradwick

​​​​​​​Associate Principal

Ms Carla Smith (in attendance)

Board Secretary

Marilou Crequer

The Board meets monthly and if you would like a copy of the minutes please contact the Principal's PA


School Board Elections 2025

The School Board election process is currently underway, with voting closing on 19 September 2025. We warmly encourage all parents and caregivers to take part by casting their vote and having a say in the future direction of our school.

We’ve been pleased to see strong interest from our community in standing for this important governance role, and we thank all our candidates for putting themselves forward.

Strategic and Annual Plans

Under the Education and Training Act 2020, every school board is required to have a Strategic Plan and an Annual Implementation Plan.

  • The Strategic Plan sets out the school’s vision, values, and long-term goals for the next three to five years.
  • The Annual Implementation Plan outlines the priorities, key activities, and annual targets that support progress toward the strategic goals.

These plans are developed in consultation with the school community and must reflect the National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP). Each year, the school reports to the Ministry of Education on its progress through its Annual Report.

School Annual Report

Schools as publicly funded Crown entitles are required to produce an annual report that covers:

  • the board's annual financial statements
  • a discussion of the progress the school has made towards the planned goals and targets for student achievement set out in the annually updated part of its charter.

The annual report has to be sent to the school's auditors by 31 March and a copy of the audited report sent to the Ministry by 31 May each year.

ERO Report

The Education Review Office (ERO) is a government department whose purpose is to evaluate and report publicly on the education and care of students in schools.

Cashmere High School's most recent ERO report was published in May 2025. 

This is an overwhelmingly positive report and a positive endorsement of the strong leadership in our school and the great work being done by our staff to support the learning and achievement of our students.  The overall evaluation judgement of our performance in achieving valued outcomes for its students is "well placed".

Please click on the link below to read this most recent report (May 2025).

    Our school's previous ERO visit was in 2019. To view a copy of this report, please click on the link below.