I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our new, and returning students, and their families. The English, Humanities and Languages faculties staff are looking forward to getting into classrooms next week.

As our school continues to grow, so are the subject our faculty is offering this year. 2022 sees the addition of six new subjects on offer for our year 10 students; History and Legal Studies as electives in Humanities, as well as four English subjects: Extension English, General English, Foundation English and Short Course Literacy if required in Semester Two. We are also excited to see our Languages faculty grow, now stretching across two year levels, with multiple classes.

With the growth across our faculties, we also welcome new staff to our very talented and dedicated team.

“My name is Ms Marks and I am ecstatic to be joining the Ripley Valley community in my sixth year of teaching. I have English and Humanities classes this year and am looking forward to helping students expand their critical and creative thinking skills. I can’t wait to have a fabulous 2022 with all of you!” - Ms Marks

“Hello! My name is Olivia Roberts and I teach English, Science and Japanese. I’m super excited for my first year here at Ripley Valley SSC. In my spare time I love reading books – ‘Into the Wild’ is my favourite but, I love old school Sci-Fi too. I am also obsessed with hiking the beautiful local National Parks here in Queensland.” - Ms Roberts

“Hello! I am an English and Drama teacher and this will be my twelfth year with Education Queensland. My passion is making sure learning is engaging and has a purpose. I have heard how creative Ripley Valley State Secondary College students can be, so I’m looking forward to an exciting and fun year ahead!” – Ms McLeod

"My name is Curtis Shaw and I'll be teaching 7 English and 7,8,9 Humanities at RVSSC this year. I'm passionate about making learning interactive, conversational, and collaborative. Outside of school, I love basketball, film and TV, and my Border Collie Charlie, who you might see around the community!" - Mr Shaw

“My name is Mrs Andrea Everittt. I am new to Ripley SSC this year after teaching in the independent sector. My main teaching areas are Humanities, English and Science. Prior to teaching I worked as an archaeologist for over 15 years specialising in maritime/historical archaeology and native title research. I am excited to be at Ripley and cannot wait to share my passion for history and geography with my students.” - Mrs Everittt

"Hi Ripley Valley! My name is Jason Coles and I am so excited to be teaching Music, English and Humanities at RVSSCC. I have been teaching since 2019 and enjoy building a classroom that is supportive, fun and engaging. Bring on 2022!" - Mr Coles

We welcome Miss Lauren Marks, Mrs Andrea Everett, Ms Jocelyn McLeod, Mr Jason Coles, Mr Curtis Shaw, and Ms Olivia Roberts. We are excited by the skills, knowledge and, fresh ideas they each bring to our faculty.

I am personally looking forward to getting back into the classroom with our students next week.