Overview of School Council

Government school councils are established for the purposes of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Act) and operate under the Act, their constituting Orders, the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007 (Regulations) and Government policy.

 The objective of School Council is to:

• Assist in the efficient governance of the school
• Ensure that its decisions affecting students of the school are made having regard, as a primary consideration, to the best interest of the students
• Enhance the educational opportunities of students at the school
• Ensure the school and the council complies with any requirements of this Act, the regulations, a Ministerial Order or a direction, guideline or policy issued under this Act.

The functions of School Council include:

• Establish the broad direction and vision of the school within the school’s community
• Arrange for the supply of goods, services, facilities, materials, equipment and other things or matters that are required for the conduct of the school including the provision of preschool programs
• Raise funds for school related purposes
• regulate and facilitate the after-hours use of the school premises and grounds
• Exercise a general oversight of the school buildings and grounds and ensure that they are kept in good order and condition
• Provide for the cleaning and sanitary services that are necessary for the school
• Ensure that all money coming into the hands of the council is expended for proper purposes relating to the school
• Provide meals and refreshments for the staff and students of the school and make charges for those meals or refreshments
• Inform itself and take into account any views of the school community for the purpose of making decisions in regard to the school and the students at the school
• Generally stimulate interest in the school in the wider community

School Councillors

 

Member	Position	Term of Office	Category
Tip Kennedy	Principal
Jessica Foeken	Secretary
Dovid Clarke	President Out of School Hours Care Subcommittee Rep	2020 -2021	Parent
Amanda Vinnicombe	Assistant Principal Education Subcommittee Rep		DET
Val Landewee	Fundraising and Community Engagement Subcommittee Rep	2019 – 2020	DET
Beth Halls	Treasurer Finance Subcommittee Rep	2020 – 2021	Parent
Penelope Drummond	Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee Rep	2019 – 2020	Parent
Colin Taylor	Vice President	2020 – 2021	Parent
Hamish Cormack	School Council member	2020	Parent