Our Teachers

Meet the people behind the results

Every class at Epping is led by a subject specialist who knows the OC and Selective syllabus inside out — and who marks, measures and shares progress with families every week.

Portrait of Angela Chen

Angela Chen

Head of English

Fifteen years guiding primary students from first sentences to selective-level essays. Angela built our comprehension and creative-writing framework and reviews every trial-test result sheet personally.

  • English
  • Creative Writing
  • Comprehension
Teaches
Year 3 – Year 6
Experience
15 years
Portrait of David Nguyen

David Nguyen

Head of Mathematics

A former high-school maths coordinator who loves turning "I can't" into "watch this". David designs our problem-solving progressions and coaches students through Olympiad-style questions.

  • Mathematics
  • Problem Solving
  • Maths Olympiad
Teaches
Year 2 – Year 6
Experience
18 years
Portrait of Priya Sharma

Priya Sharma

Thinking Skills Specialist

Priya makes the new Thinking Skills paper feel like a game. Her lessons break down logical reasoning and pattern questions into steps any curious ten-year-old can master.

  • Thinking Skills
  • General Ability
  • Reasoning
Teaches
Year 3 – Year 6
Experience
9 years
Portrait of James Park

James Park

Mathematics Teacher

James specialises in the foundation years, building rock-solid number sense before students ever sit a trial test. Patient, precise, and endlessly encouraging.

  • Mathematics
  • Mental Maths
  • WEMT Foundation
Teaches
Year 1 – Year 4
Experience
7 years
Portrait of Sophie Tran

Sophie Tran

English Teacher

Sophie's reading groups are a favourite — she pairs classic texts with lively discussion so comprehension and vocabulary grow together, week after week.

  • English
  • Vocabulary
  • Reading
Teaches
Year 1 – Year 5
Experience
6 years
Portrait of Michael Lee

Michael Lee

Selective Prep Coach

Michael runs our intensive selective-test practice, drilling exam technique and time management so students walk into the real test calm and ready.

  • Selective Prep
  • Writing
  • Test Technique
Teaches
Year 5 – Year 6
Experience
11 years

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