School Council


School councils play a key role in Victorian government schools. A school council develops a vision for the school in collaboration with all members of the school community and is actively involved in the development of and endorses the school’s strategic plan.

 

School Council is the governing body of the school and draws on the school community for its members - parents, DET staff and the broader community. School Council determines appropriate policies within Department of Education and Training (DET) guidelines that will ensure that the aims of the school are achieved. In addition, Council controls the school’s monies and resources.

 

School Council operates under a framework provided by the:
• Education and Training Reform Act 2006
• Education and Training Regulations 2007
• The School’s Constituting Order

 

 

Objectives, functions and powers of school councils
The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 defines the objectives, functions and powers of school councils.

 

Objectives
A school council’s objectives are 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 interests of the students
• enhance the educational opportunities of the students of the school
• ensure the school and the council comply with any requirements of this Act, the regulations, a Ministerial Order or a direction, guideline or policy issued under this Act.

 

School Council is made up of 7 members:
• 4 elected non-DE members - parents
• 3 DE employees, other than the Principal
• the Principal

 

Please find a link to our most recent meeting minutes here:

May 2025          

 

 

Non DET members (Parents)
Catherine Redman (President)

Bianca Bennett

Trish Van Someren

Danielle Luke

 

DET members (Staff)
Wendy McCall (Assistant Principal)

Toni Havers (Assistant Principal)
Rachael Riordan

Merilyn deHaan (Observer)

 

Principal
Thomas Goddard 

 

Sub Committees

Finance:

Thomas Goddard
Wendy McCall

Catherine Redman
Merilyn deHaan

Education:
Thomas Goddard
Catherine Redman
Trish Van Someren

Toni Havers 

 

Buildings and Grounds:

Thomas Goddard

Merilyn deHaan

Harry Tilla

Wendy McCall

 

Fundraising:

Thomas Goddard
Wendy McCall

Toni Havers

Rachael Riordan 


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