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Fairfield Intermediate School is a large urban school in Hamilton catering for Years 7 and 8 and has a roll of 750 students. “Having received his resignation, the board will now go into the process of appointing a new principal and the acting principal will remain as principal,” Naumann said. Shortcliffe’s practising certificate expired in April this year, according to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand s database.
Stuff understands he had bowel cancer in 2018 and suffered a leg injury not long after. Naumann couldn’t confirm why Shortcliffe had been absent for so long or whether he had been on full pay the entire time.
Fairfield Intermediate principal resigns after three year absence Wed, 7 Jul 2021, 10:06AM
Fairfield Intermediate principal Andrew Shortcliffe has resigned from the school after going AWOL from the job three years ago. (Photo / Hawke s Bay Today)
Fairfield Intermediate principal resigns after three year absence Wed, 7 Jul 2021, 10:06AM
The principal of one of Hamilton s largest intermediate schools has this morning resigned after a three-year absence shrouded in secrecy.
Andrew Shortcliffe has not been seen at Fairfield Intermediate since taking extended leave in mid-2018.
His practising certificate expired in April this year, according to the Teacher Council of Aotearoa New Zealand s database.
The announcement of his resignation comes three years after the Ministry of Education appointed limited statutory manager Rob Naumann to oversee the school, which this year has a role of 622 pupils.