Name
: Peter van der Zwaag
Position: Assistant Principal, Student Welfare & School Operations
Phone: +61 8 8201 5686
Mobile: 0423 028 402
Facsimile: +61 8 8201 5685
Email: peter.vanderzwaag@flinders.edu.au
Academic Qualifications
- B.Sc (Hons) – Adelaide University
- Dip.Ed.- Adelaide University
- Grad. Cert. Ed – Flinders University
- Assoc. Member Australia Institute of Physics
- Advanced Skills Teacher
Area of Expertise
- Daily Management
- Timetabling
- Management of assessment records
- Management of reporting
- Student Welfare
- Management of alliance school, SASL and OAC subjects for ASMS Students
- Teaching
- Curriculum Writing
- Management and development of University Studies
- Member of FUSA/ASMS Core Group
- Enrolments
- Yard Duty arrangements
- Events
- Teacher Reliefs
- General oversight of SACE, Year 12, facilities, science equipment purchases
Previous Teaching Experience
- Senior Physics (both SACE and IB) and Maths (focus in Physics), Science and Maths 8-10, Drama 8-11, PE 8 & 9, Year 11 Motor Maintenance for Girls.
Previous Schools:
- Port Lincoln High School
- Blackwood High School
- Latrobe High School (Tasmania)
- Mitcham Girls High School
- Heathfield High School
- Glenunga International High School
- Marryatville High School
Selected previous and / or ongoing interests and other matters
- Laboratory re-development, behaviour management structures, year level, sub-school and faculty management in previous schools
- Teaching of SHIP and development of middle school science materials
- School Finance Committees as either staff or parent representative
- Active involvement and leadership in AEU and PAC Committees
- Trained panellist and Harassment Counsellor
- MASA, Excellence in Maths Teaching Award through SAMTQ, 2001
- Direction, lighting, stage management, set construction, choreography, performance in school and community (primarily musical) drama productions
- Sports coaching - qualified soccer coach and referee, level 2 boys gym judge