The Board is delighted to announce that we have appointed Mark Robinson to the position of Principal at our College, following the resignation of Craig Steed in October last year.  Mark will join us from term two.

Mark was Principal at Waiopehu College in Levin for seven years before moving to the Ministry of Education in August 2022 where he is currently Manager, Integrated Services.  Mark has a wealth of experience and knowledge that will enable him to move into the position with ease, and we are confident that he will be a great asset to our college and community. 

Please see below for an introduction from Mark. 

We know you will join us in welcoming Mark and helping him settle in as our new Principal in term two.

Ngā mihi

Michelle Mason

Acting Presiding Member

Paraparaumu College Board

To the parents, caregivers and students of the Paraparaumu College community, 

Ngā mihi nui ki a Koutou Katoa, 

I am excited to be writing this brief introductory message to you all following my recent appointment to the position of Principal at Paraparaumu College. My name is Mark Robinson and I will be joining the College at the start of Term 2 from a position as Manager Integrated Services for the Kāpiti-Horowhenua region at Te Mahau, in the Ministry of Education. Prior to that I was the Deputy Principal at Naenae College from 2010 to 2014 and then Principal at Waiopehu College from 2015 to 2022. I have been happily married for over 30 years to my wife, Jo, and we have 2 children:Matthew, who is 27, and Bee who is very nearly 21. Whilst our children now live in Wellington Jo and I live just behind Paraparaumu College having moved here from Levin in November 2022 - I will be able to walk to school in all of about 7 minutes!

I have always been passionate about education and I believe educational leadership is a privilege and is the best job in the world. I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to lead Paraparaumu College through its exciting next phase of growth and development and I am really looking forward to meeting the students, parents and caregivers of this amazing school, as well as getting to know the wider local community which Jo and I love living in.

I would like to wish you all the very best for the first Term of 2024, and I will be back in touch once I have started in my new role on Monday 29 April.  

Ngā mihi

Mark

Article added: Friday 19 January 2024