Our People
Staff Directory
Meet Our Teaching & Support Team
Our staff are a committed group of Christian professionals. To email staff, click on their profile below and scroll to the bottom of their personal blurb.
Staff Vacancies
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Our staff are a committed group of professionals who embrace the mission of Cornerstone Christian School:
“To provide, with parents, a balanced Christian education to help children develop to their full potential in God”
All staff employed at Cornerstone are required to support and uphold the special character of the school.
Principal's Message
Tēnā koutou.
Cornerstone Christian School is a treasured part of the Manawatu community. Since 1987, we have partnered with Christian parents and families to support students in both their academic learning and their formation in faith.
Tarryn and I come from a missions background, having served as missionary teachers at Faith Academy in the Philippines early in our teaching careers. I later continued in Christian Character Education within the New Zealand Catholic system before moving to Cornerstone as Deputy Principal in 2019.
My connection to Cornerstone extends even further, as both of our boys began their schooling here in Year 1. They are now in the Middle and Senior Schools. It is a privilege to lead the very school that has nurtured and educated our own sons.
James Rose
Principal
School Board
Our Governance Team
As a state integrated school, Cornerstone Christian School is a part of the state education system. Like other state schools, it is governed by a Board. The Board is responsible for strategic governance, whereas the Principal is the Board’s CEO and is responsible for the management of the school.
The role of the Board is defined further in its governance manual. The Board’s strategic plan is contained in the Charter. Each year, the school reports its progress against the goals outlined in the charter in the school’s annual report.
School Proprietor
Our Foundation’s Vision & Values
To enable integration to take place, the school property and buildings had to be owned by a single body. In 1994, the P.N. New Life Centre Charitable Trust agreed to buy the school buildings and to become the Proprietor of the school. The Proprietor is also charged with safeguarding the Christian Special Character of the school.
The P.N. New Life Centre Charitable Trust remained the school’s Proprietor until December 2014, when the Ministry of Education agreed to transfer the proprietorship to the Cornerstone Christian Education Trust.
Fundraising Group
Support School Events & Resources
The Cornerstone Fundraising Group (CFG) is a registered charity. It is comprised of a dedicated group of staff and parents and its purpose is to raise funds to benefit the children of Cornerstone. Its main fundraiser is the annual Cornerstone Gala.
