School Council
All government schools in Victoria have a school council, which is a legal entity in its own right. School councils operate under the framework of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and The Education Regulations 2007.
School Council:
- Establishes the broad direction and vision of the school within the school's community.
- Develops and monitors the school strategic plan.
- Develops, reviews and updates school policies.
- Develops, reviews and monitors the Student Code of Conduct and the School Dress Code.
- Raises funds for school related purposes.
- Approves the annual budget and monitors expenditure.
- Helps to maintain the school’s grounds and facilities.
- Enters into contracts. (e.g. cleaning, construction work)
- Reports annually to the school community and to DEET.
- Stimulates interest in the school generally.
Membership
- There are three types of membership on school council: Parent members, DEET employee members and optional community members.
- Call for nominations to vacant positions are published in the February newsletters.
- Each school council member serves for two years.
- School council meets on a monthly basis.
Sub-committees
All school councilors are expected to sit on at least one sub-committee.
You do not have to be a school councilor to sit on a sub-committee. Non school council parents are very welcome to join sub-committees.
- Finance – development of annual budget and presentation to school council for approval, and monitoring of expenditure;
- Buildings and grounds – planning and developing the school's facilities, such as its buildings and grounds; organising working bees and other actions to maintain or improve the appearance of the school;
- Education – developing the educational policy for school council, monitoring the implementation of the strategic plan, and reviewing school data;
- Community engagement - developing and promoting connections between the school, home and the wider community.
- Parents' Association - organising community and fundraising events.
- Canteen - overseeing the school canteen development of policy e.g. healthy eating policy
You do not have to be a school councilor to sit on a sub-committee. Non school council parents are very welcome to join sub-committees.
School Council Member Login
To obtain school council papers, school council members please login here.
