I am delighted to announce the appointment of Jayne de la Haye to the position of Junior School Principal at Kristin School. Jayne has taken over from Diana Patchett who has been recently appointed to the Executive Principal role at St Margaret’s College, Christchurch.  

Jayne is a dynamic professional with a proven track record of leadership in top tier schools worldwide.  She has excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build strong relationships with all members of the community from diverse cultures and backgrounds.  She has a clear vision of what students need in order to be successful in an increasingly globalised and technological world.  Jayne possesses the strong analytical skills that are necessary to ensure student success and ongoing educational development.

Currently, Jayne is IB PYP coordinator at Takapuna Normal Intermediate School.  She also has a senior leadership role working across the Westlake Community of Schools (COL) raising student achievement and wellbeing; by promoting innovative and effective teaching approaches from Early Childhood through to the end of High School. Prior to her move to New Zealand, she spent 20 years of educational leadership in highly regarded international schools in Vietnam, Oman, Tanzania and Venezuela.  During this time, she also developed strong ties with the IB organisation, contributing to development of the PYP and working as a consultant. She began her teaching career in the early 90s at Woodland’s Junior School in London.  Jayne has an MSc in International Education from New York State University and BSc Honours degree in Psychology.  She is a member of the British Psychological Society. 

Her interests include the environment, music and the arts.  Jayne is a champion for a variety of co-curricular activities and believes in the importance of these activities in developing an all-round student.  She has two teenage sons, and her husband Terry, is also an educational leader.

Throughout the appointment process, all the selection panel were very impressed with the diverse skills and talents Jayne will bring to both the Junior School and the Senior Leadership Team.

We warmly welcome Jayne to the Kristin community and look forward to utilising her considerable leadership skills and talents.  

Tim Oughton 

Executive Principal