School Board

Caroline Booth

Principal - Staff Representative

Caroline joined West Balcatta as principal in July 2021, having worked in education as a teacher and school leader, for 30 years in both the UK and Australia. Prior to joining West Balcatta, Caroline was Principal at Mullaloo Heights for 6 years. 

Caroline believes that good teaching can make a real difference to every child. The provision of high-quality teaching within a nurturing and supportive environment is a priority that underpins everything at West Balcatta Primary School. According to Caroline, “The wonderful WBPS school community, consisting of students, parents and staff working together with a common goal, certainly makes achieving this a lot easier.” 

Alicia Scaffidi

Board Chair - Parent Representative

Alicia has two decades of business development, marketing, stakeholder engagement and communications experience.

As Market Growth Lead at a top-tier professional services firm, Alicia leads a large national team of marketing, communications, and business development professionals.

Alicia is passionate about helping the WA community and has served on several not-for-profit boards. As Board Chair, she is focused on lifting the profile of the school board in the community and supporting the WBPS leadership in achieving the objectives set out in the Business Plan. 

Steve Pandevski

Board Deputy Chair - Parent Representative

Steve is an advocate for accessible, high-quality education.  He is passionate about delivering positive educational experiences and outcomes for our children and the broader West Balcatta Primary School community.

With tertiary qualifications in ‘Urban and Regional Planning’ and ‘Building and Construction’, and over 25 years of experience in local government and WA’s property development sector he has a keen interest in supporting our school so that our children can thrive and reach their full potential.

“I am committed to ensuring that the views of our school community are well represented at Board.”

Lee Tanner

Staff Representative

Lee began teaching in 2000 and has been a long-serving and dedicated staff member at West Balcatta Primary School. She's held various teaching and leadership positions and was formally appointed WBPS Associate Principal in 2021, having acted in the role since 2019. As the leader of Student Services and a member of the Health & Wellbeing team, Lee is an advocate for students and families experiencing difficulties and believes that nurturing student’s emotional wellbeing is an essential building block for academic success. Lee enjoys working as part of the school board, as she values strongly the relationships built between the school and community. She is proud to work at West Balcatta and looks forwards to working as a team to continue to improve outcomes for all students.

Daniel Graffin

Staff Representative

Daniel has been teaching at West Balcatta Primary School for 10 years, joining the school in 2012.

He is an extremely passionate, committed, and professional teacher who consistently applies himself to benefit his school, but most importantly the students he teaches. Daniel has keen interest in ICT and has played an integral part in numerous initiatives including the BYOD program and the DoE initiative Connect.

Daniel is a member of various school committees to assist in the school operations, including the Numeracy Committee and Finance Committee. He also manages the Year 6 Recycle Team and is PEAC Coordinator for WBPS.

Kim Blyth

Parent Representative

Kim became a Board member in 2021 and is a parent of current Year 5 and Year 3 students and has been affiliated with the school since they commenced their education.

Kim will assist and work with the Board to enhance the profile of the school ensuring the West Balcatta Primary School continues to perform in the best interest of the students and the local community as their first choice in primary school.

Trish Van Der Loo

Parent Representative

Trish began her connection to West Balcatta in 2015 when her first son started at the school. She is passionate about the school community and has dedicated many hours to the school voluntarily, including countless hours getting her hands dirty in the development of the much loved “backyard” playground.

Trish has worked in many marketing and online communications roles in Not-for-profits and Government.

In her role on the board, Trish’s focus is supporting the school’s nurturing environment.  She hopes to encourage decisions which promote strong child development, supporting the wonderful teachers  and enhance the thriving community.

Helen Maitland

Community Representative

Helen is the Principal at Balcatta Senior High School, commencing as Associate Principal in 2015 and then merit selected to the position as Principal from 2018. Helen has worked for the Department of Education for over 30 years, commencing her career as a Home Economics teacher and then went on to a range of leadership positions as Head of Learning Area, Program Coordinator, District Vocational Education and Training Coordinator and Associate Principal. Helen has extensive knowledge and experience in curriculum development, post school options and student services. In her time at Balcatta Senior High School Helen has worked closely with each local primary school to develop customised transition programs and initiatives that have provided opportunities for primary school students. Helen is honoured to be a member of West Balcatta Primary School board, as she believes that when the whole school community work together we maximise the potential for student success.