Mrs. Elissa O'Brien
Name:
Mrs. Elissa O'Brien
School:
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Extra Subject Information:
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Position Held at School:
Senior HSC Teacher, HSC Author and HSC Examination Marker
VCE Subject(s) Teaching:
HSC Health and Movement Science, HSC Community and Family Studies, HSC Personal Development, Health & Physical Educ.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Teaching
Bachelor of Physical Education
Role at TSSM:
Elissa has been part of TSSM’s HSC PDHPE team since 2025.
Elissa has been teaching since 2005. She is extremely knowledgeable, which gives her the ability to simplify difficult topics, helping her students achieve exceptional results throughout their journey.
Elissa is a motivated teacher who makes use of available resources to enhance and improve her teaching abilities, so her students can continue to excel.
At TSSM, Elissa also plays an important role in producing high quality resources in HSC Community and Family Studies, HSC Health and Movement Science and HSC PDHPE.
Teaching Philosophy:
Elissa strongly believes in the impact we can have as teachers. The importance we hold in creating lifelong learners who are forever seeking future knowledge. She believe in creating a classroom where all learners feel safe to be the best version of themselves, as this will transcend into the quality of work they produce. If they are happy and enjoy the subject, they will produce the best possible work that they are capable of.
Interests:
Reading,
Walking,
Family time,
Beach holidays,
Long lunches
Social gatherings.