The School Council is the body responsible for establishing and monitoring the policies of the school. The Council is responsible for ensuring the school’s accountability both to the government and to the school community. The School Principal acts as the Executive Officer to the Council and is responsible for the implementation of Council policy as well as the administration of the school.
Membership categories include:
- Parent Representatives
- DET Staff Representatives
- Community Representatives (which includes student representatives)
A Ministerial Order made under section 2.3.2 of the Act constitutes a school council as a body corporate and specifies the functions of the council and the powers it requires to perform its functions.
A school council, in its capacity as a body corporate, is a separate legal identity to its members.
As a body corporate the council is capable of entering into and pursuing legally enforceable arrangements, provided those arrangements are within the scope of the council’s authorized objectives, functions and powers. Conversely the council as a body corporate is capable of being sued and possibly prosecuted.
Council members are entitled to statutory indemnity for liability for loss sustained by the council or any other person in the circumstances set out in section 2.3.32 of the Act.
The overarching objective of a school council is to assist in the efficient governance of the school, in our case North Geelong Secondary College.
Details of the objectives, functions, powers and duties of a school council are set out in the following link: School Council Presentation
Councils are required to comply with policies, guidelines, advice and directions issued under the Act by the responsible Minister.
The configuration of the North Geelong SC school council (according to constituting order) is as follows:
Parent Category: 9 parents
DET employee category: 5 members
Community member category: 1 member
Following the conclusion of the School Council election process and the Annual General Meeting, please note the following Council membership:
Parent Representatives:
- Dirk Heitmann (President)
- Donna Woods (Vice President)
- Amanda Bartlett
- John Howlett
- Lyndal Jones
- Catherine McKenzie
- Amy Osborne
- Helen Polyzos
- Christine Wilson
- Angene Smith
DET Representatives:
- Nick Adamou (Executive)
- Tim Humphries
- Joel McDougall
- Kellie Phillipps
- Sahel Rasouli
Student Members:
- Abby D’Andria
- Martin Salazar
Guest Members:
- Sarah Bridges
- Paul Dawson
- Brad Headlam
- Sue Marin
- Brad Smallman
- Tonia Tigani
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