School Board 

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.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


Parent Representatives

Susan Roy (Chairperson)

Jordana Clarke​​​​​​​

Matt Calman

Susanna Finlay-Smits

Nalini Meyer

Staff Representatives

Tom Willkinson

Student Representatives

Maia Bealing​​​​​​​

Board Secretary

Marilou Crequer

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Principal

Mr John Stradwick

Associate Principal

Ms Carla Smith (in attendance)


If you wish to raise a serious matter directly with the Board, or would like a copy of Board minutes, please email chsboard@cashmere.school.nz Otherwise, day-to-day matters should be raised through the school in the first instance.

Policies and Procedures

Our school uses SchoolDocs, an online policy and procedure service for schools. 

View our policies and procedures by clicking the link below and entering the username and password provided.​​​​​​​

Username: cashmerehs

Password: leadinglearning

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. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​