School Council Call for nominations

All government schools in Victoria have a school council. They are legally constituted bodies made up of parents and staff working together to set and monitor the broad direction of a school. In doing this, a school council is able to directly influence the quality of education that the school provides for its students. 

At St Kilda Park, our School Council is made up of 15 members;

• 9 parents and carers
• 4 staff members
• 1 community representative from SKiPPA (our Parents' Association)

• Neil as Principal and Executive Officer

   

School council meets ten times during the year and each member serves a two-year term.

At the AGM in March, four parent councillors and our community representative will finish their 2 year term -  Hannah Liddeaux, Andrew Saunders, Claire O'Boyle, Sara Strell and Karolina Kurzak.

Over the last two years all of these councillors have greatly helped the school and contributed their expertise and time to provide strong governance.

The end of their terms means that we are now calling for nominations from interested parents or carers to join our School Council.

A strong school has a strong school council and we are asking all parents and carers at SKiPPS to consider nominating to join our council for the next 2 years.

Why would I put my name forward for School Council? 

There are many reasons but the most important are the children you care for.

If you ask, each councillor will tell you what their reasons were for putting their name forward but what they all have in common is the opportunity to set key directions for the school which in turn means councillors can directly influence the quality of education provided by the school.

Contributing to council is a wonderful way to support the school’s strategic direction, to ensure the Principal and staff have the support they require and to enable diverse representation of the families in our community.

If you are interested in becoming a School Council member please find below further information regarding the role of School Council and School Council Parent Nomination Forms (one for those wishing to self-nominate and one to nominate another parent at the school). These forms are also available in hard-copy form from the school office. 

Please submit these to the office by 4pm on Wednesday 18th February

Notice of Election and call for nominations;

Download nomination forms;

The timeline and process for the nomination and election of parent members is as follows;