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School Name Senior Advisor Phone Number Aidanfield Christian School School Name Senior Advisor Phone Number Aidanfield Christian School Sue Barr 03 378 7757 Amberley School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7775 Ashgrove School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7777 Ashley School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7778 Avonside Girls' High School Nick Harrall 03 378 7372 Banks Avenue School Nick Harrall 03 378 7373 Barton Rural School Chris Meakin 03 378 7765 Belfast School Sue Barr 03 378 7759 Broomfield School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7779 Cashmere High School Murray Aitken 03 378 7792 Chisnallwood Intermediate Sue Rogers 03 378 7597 Christchurch South Intermediate Murray Aitken 03 378 7794 Clarkville School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7781 Clearview Primary Linda Youl 03 378 7774 Cobham Intermediate Sue Barr 03 378 7764 Cotswold School Sue Barr 03 378 7765 Dunsandel School Linda Youl 03 378 7777 Ellesmere College Linda Youl 03 378 7778 Emmanuel Christian School Sue Barr 03 378 7766 Fernside School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7783 Geraldine Primary School Chris Meakin 03 378 7771 Glentunnel School Linda Youl 03 378 7779 Grantlea Downs School Chris Meakin 03 378 7773 Hagley Community College Nick Harrall 03 378 7377 Halswell School Sue Barr 03 378 7770 Hampstead School Andre Konia 03 378 7788 Harewood School Karyn Wilson 03 378 7385 Heathcote Valley School Murray Aitken 03 378 7798 Heaton Normal Intermediate Karyn Wilson 03 378 7372 Hillview Christian School Murray Aitken 03 378 7799 Hoon Hay School Sue Barr 03 378 7772 Hororata School Linda Youl 03 378 7781 Ilam School Sue Rogers 03 378 7603 Kaiapoi Borough School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7787 Kaiapoi High School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7788 Kaiapoi North School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7789 Kirwee Model School Linda Youl 03 378 7782 Ladbrooks School Linda Youl 03 378 7783 Leeston School Linda Youl 03 378 7784 Lincoln High School Linda Youl 03 378 7785 Lincoln Primary School Linda Youl 03 378 7786 Loburn School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7792 Longbeach School Nick Harrall 03 378 7371 Lyttelton Primary School Murray Aitken 03 378 7801 Mairehau School Murray Aitken 03 378 7803 Marian College Nick Harrall 03 378 7380 Marshland School Nick Harrall 03 378 7381 Methven School Rachel Hawthorne 03 378 7796 Mount Hutt College Rachel Hawthorne 03 378 7796 Mt Somers Springburn School Rachel Hawthorne 03 378 7796 North Loburn School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7793 Oaklands School Sue Barr 03 378 7774 Ohoka School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7794 Opawa School Murray Aitken 03 378 7806 Ouruhia Model School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7779 Pegasus Bay School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7797 Prebbleton School Linda Youl 03 378 7787 Queenspark School Nick Harrall 03 378 7383 Rangiora Borough School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7798 Rangiora High School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7799 Redwood School (Christchurch) Sue Barr 03 378 7779 Riccarton High School Karyn Wilson 03 378 7388 Rolleston School Linda Youl 03 378 7789 Roydvale School Karyn Wilson 03 378 7390 Russley School Karyn Wilson 03 378 7376 Sefton School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7802 Shirley Boys' High School Nick Harrall 03 378 7384 Shirley School Nick Harrall 03 378 7386 South New Brighton School Rachel Hawthorne 03 378 7769 Southbridge School Linda Youl 03 378 7792 Southbrook School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7803 St Bedes College Sue Barr 03 378 7783 St Bernadette's School (Hornby) Sue Rogers 03 378 7611 St Joseph's School (Ashburton) Nick Harrall 03 378 7371 St Martin's School Murray Aitken 03 378 7814 St Patrick's School (Bryndwr) Sue Barr 03 378 7785 St Thomas of Canterbury College Karyn Wilson 03 378 7391 Swannanoa School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7806 Tai Tapu School Linda Youl 03 378 7795 Templeton School Sue Rogers 03 378 7619 Thorrington School Murray Aitken 03 378 7820 Tinwald School Nick Harrall 03 378 7371 View Hill School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7808 Waitakiri Primary School Nick Harrall 03 378 7386 Weedons School Linda Youl 03 378 7797 West Eyreton School Vanessa Goodwin 03 378 7812 West Melton School Linda Youl 03 378 7798 Winchester Rural School Chris Meakin 03 378 7791 Yaldhurst Model School Sue Rogers 03 378 7622 .
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