School Board & Policies

School Board

The school board is responsible for the governance of Hutt Valley High School. The School Board is an important part of our school as they set the strategic direction for our school, consult with our school community about our school, ensure the school’s funding is spent wisely and ensure that we are giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi within our school.

School Board Members

The board members are:

  • Denise Johnson – Principal
  • Susan Dunne – Presiding Member/Parent Representative
  • Jen Broster – Parent Representative
  • Charles Darr – Parent Representative
  • Andrew Hood – Parent Representative
  • William More – Parent Representative
  • Sarah Robbins – Staff Representative
  • Benji Farndale – Student Representative

Also in attendance at board meetings are Lana Goddard (Board Secretary) and Tim Fox (Deputy Principal).

To contact the board, please email Board Secretary, Lana Goddard at lana.goddard@hvhs.school.nz. If you wish to contact the Presiding Member directly, please email Susan Dunne at chair@hvhs.school.nz.

Board Meetings

In Term 4, 2025, Board meetings are scheduled for Tuesday 4 November and Wednesday 3 December.

In 2026, meetings will be held on Tuesdays on the following dates: 24 February, 24 March, 12 May, 23 June, 11 August, 15 September, 3 November, and 1 December.

Board meetings are held in public, and all members of the Hutt Valley High School community are welcome to attend.  Some sensitive matters are discussed in committee, in accordance with Part 7 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

If you wish to attend a board meeting, please email Board Secretary, Lana Goddard at lana.goddard@hvhs.school.nz

Board Minutes

Please find below copies of the approved minutes for the 2025 board meetings:

Governance Manual

Find out more about Hutt Valley High School’s governance framework in the Governance Manual

Plans & Reports

School Policies & Procedures

Hutt Valley High School uses SchoolDocs’ services for storing policies and procedure documents.

Please click on the link below to view the policies of Hutt Valley High School’s school board. When you’re prompted for a username and password, please enter the following:

  • SchoolDocs website: https://www.schooldocs.co.nz/
  • Click on the ‘Search for your school’ button and enter Hutt Valley High School
  • Username: hvhs
  • Password: Adalta

Once you’ve logged in you’ll see the screen below and you can search for HVHS’s policies.

SchoolDocs image for logging into the Hutt Valley High School policies page.