ACT HALTs


Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers

The ACT continues to boast a disproportionately large proportion of the total number of teachers certified nationally. From 2012 until June 2025 134 teachers have been certified in the ACT.

9% of the national total of HALT Certified teachers originate in the ACT.

Use the accordions below to view the Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers certified in each year.

Highly Accomplished

Luke Mildren

Highly Accomplished

Lisa Binutti-Wilson
Christopher Brain
Rowena Gregson
Karen Tozer
Amber Rebecca
Brittany Herrington
Caitlin Semmler
Charlotte Watt
Melinda Cashman
Rachel Church
Priscilla Caragh - Renewed
John Cole - Renewed
Eugene Lehmensich - Renewed
Priscilla Caragh - Renewed
Kerri Kerr - Renewed
Tess Pennell - Renewed
Rebecca Ridd - Renewed
Kimberley Tucker - Renewed
Mali Wijesundara - Renewed
Michele Sharp - Renewed
Teressa Patterson-Renewed

Lead

Susan Hammond - Renewed

Highly Accomplished

Zoe Cawdron
Melanie Monaghan
Jason Paris
Molly Pianca 
Georgia Solomon
Gwen Tarleton
Brooke Walsh
Luke Donnelly - renewed
Megan Keogh - renewed
Rebecca Lubilanji  - renewed
Monika Richards - renewed
Trina Cleary - renewed
Ainsley Gowan - renewed
Dominic Lenarduzzi - renewed
Andrew Withers - renewed

Lead

Johanna Hazell

Highly Accomplished

Laura Frogley
Elizabeth Goodsell
Teigan Kelly
Amanda Knott
Sarah Muller
Danielle Madsen
Thomas Pask
Meredith Wells
Kathleen Garvie - renewed
Kathleen Johansen - renewed
Kelly Candy - renewed
Ailsa Mackerras - renewed
Gayle Smith - renewed
Marjorie Waugh - renewed
Elle Young - renewed

Lead Teacher

Danielle Banks - renewed

Highly Accomplished

Emma Bounds
Alessandra Gattuso
Sally Gore-Johnson
Jessica Hallahan
Mhairi Henderson
Owen Jones
Sarah Keegan
Karina Luke
Leah Malpas
Shiri Marx
Kate O'Connor
Julia Oreo
Melissa Smith
Jacinda Vaughan
Stephanie Williams
Emma Young
Anita Donaldson - Renewed
Lisa O'Halloran - Renewed
Natalie Thorpe - Renewed

Lead

Joel Copeland
Lisa Hivers
Joanna Lambert
Emma Spencer
Katharine Finlayson - Renewed
Prue Gill - Renewed
Jocelyn James - Renewed
Katherine Khan - Renewed
Julie Pickering - Renewed

Highly Accomplished

Joanne Kirchner
Catherine Amesbury - Renewed
Kathryn White - Renewed

Highly Accomplished

Jane Baillie
Katherine Calley
Priscilla  Caragh
Kristy Everding
Abbey  Kennedy
Kerri Kerr
Teressa Patterson
Rebecca Ridd
Mark Stephens
Mali Wijesundara
Susan Johnson - Renewed
Michele Sharp - Renewed
Karen Western - Renewed

Lead

Susan Hammond
Jane Marshall
Mark Clutton - Renewed

Highly Accomplished

Sarah Baird
Trina Cleary
Sarah Davies
Ainsley Gowen
Dominic Lenarduzzi
Anna Partridge
Tess Pennell
Jodi Stoneman
Kimberley Tucker
Kristina Vizadis
Andrew Withers
Meredith Box - Renewed
Jacqueline Krek - Renewed
Eugene Lehmensich - Renewed
Rhiannon Richards - Renewed 

Lead Teachers

Patrick Ellis - Renewed
Lisa Garner - Renewed

Highly Accomplished

Kelly Candy
Nicole Henry
Kate Kain
Rebecca Lubilanji
Ailsa Mackerras
Bridget Martin
Fenella Glynn
Monika Richards
Gayle Smith
Marjorie Waugh
Elle Young
Amanda Hawkins - Renewed
Jane McAlpine - Renewed
Hiria Reppion - Renewed
Megan Keogh - Renewed

Lead

Danielle Banks
Kim Barnett
Nathan Pepper
Smriti Sharma
Glynis Steward - Renewed

Highly Accomplished

Emma Bebendorf 
Anita Donaldson
Catherine Du Bois 
Matthew Gowen 
Joanna Lambert  (achieved Lead Teacher in 2021)
Lisa O'Halloran
Tamsin Thomas 

Lead

Cindy Condon 
Katharine Finlayson
Prue Gill
Jocelyn James
Katherine Khan
Julie Pickering

Highly Accomplished

Catherine Amesbury
Kathleen Johansen
Natalie Thorpe
Kathryn White

Lead

Jacqueline Lucas
Marilyn Morris Smith

Highly Accomplished

Kerry Glover 
Susan Johnson
Brooke Maasepp 

Lead

Mark Clutton

Highly Accomplished

Meredith Box
John Cole
Jacqueline Krek 
Eugene Lehmensich
Rhiannon Richards 
Michele Sharp
Karen Western

Lead

Patrick Ellis
Lisa Garner 
Pauline Griffiths

Highly Accomplished

Louise Chapman 
Tessa Daffern  
Kathleen Garvie 
Sandra Hargraves 
Amanda Hawkins 
Fern Hyde 
Roy Jaques 
Megan Keogh
Kathy Kinnane
Jane McAlpine 
Hiria Reppion 
Jane Waddleton 

Lead

Luke  Donnelly
Jenny Lambert 
Glynis Steward 
Susan Whitney