Science

As Claude Lévi-Strauss said,

”The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers;
he’s one who asks the right questions.” 

The Logan Park Science Department equips students with the skills to be informed and ask the right questions in a society that is increasingly dependent on scientific information and technological change. Our learning programmes also enable the scientists of tomorrow to gain the knowledge to build their future insights on.

General Science is taught at Years 9, 10 and 11, whereas at Years 12 and 13 the subject is split into three specialist areas: Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Our Science students excel at a national level, regularly attaining scholarships in all three Year 13 Science subjects.

COURSE OUTLINES

TEACHER CONTACT

NameAreaInitialsEmail
Murray Thompson – HoDChemistryMBTmurray.thomson@lphs.school.nz
Nick BigginScience, PhysicsNDBnick.biggin@lphs.school.nz
Yvonne CaulfieldScience, BiologyYMCyvonne.caulfield@lphs.school.nz
Kayla RobertsonScience
Chemistry
KERkayla.robertson@lphs.school.nz
Dick PirieScienceRSPdick.pirie@lphs.school.nz
Tom SinclairScienceTXStom.sinclair@lphs.school.nz
Beth MarshallScience, BiologyBRCbeth.marshall@lphs.school.nz
Patchett, DaveScience, ChemistryDJPdave.patchett@lphs.school.nz
Danya KerrPsychologyDKKdanya.kerr@lphs.school.nz
Natalie VisgerScience, BiologyNEVnatalie.visger@lphs.school.nz
Maddie CampbellPsychologyMPCmaddie.campbell@lphs.school.nz
Chris KnoppScience, PhysicsCDKchris.knopp@lphs.school.nz
Dan GraceyScienceDXGdan.gracey@lphs.school.nz

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Logan Park High School.

Start Dates 2026

Jan 29 – Years 9 and 13 start
Jan 30 – All students attend