School Council Elections 2024

It is time to hold elections for the School Council. 

Our Council meets at 6:00 p.m. on the third Monday of the month.

Functions of council include: 

• participating in the development, monitoring and endorsement of the School Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan, 
• approving the annual budget and monitoring expenditure, 
• reviewing or updating school policies as required by law or Department policy,
• raising funds for school-related purposes, 
• maintaining the school’s grounds and buildings, monitoring and reviewing finances,
• reporting annually to the school community and to the Department, 
• creating interest in the school in the wider community, taking into account the views of the community,  
• regulating and facilitating the afterhours use of school premises and grounds.

Who is on School Council? 

For most School Councils, there are three possible categories of membership:

A mandated elected Parent category – more than one third of the total members must be from this category. Department of Education and Training (DET) employees can be Parent members at their child’s school as long as they are not employed at the school.

A mandated elected DET employee category – members of this category may make up no more than one-third of the total membership of school council. The principal of the school is automatically one of these members.

An optional Community member category – members are co-opted by a decision of the council because of their special skills, interests or experiences. DET employees are not eligible to be Community members.

Generally, the term of office for all members is two years. The term of office of half the members expires each year, creating vacancies for the annual school council elections. 

Timeline

Monday February 5th, 2024  - Nomination forms available from the office.

Monday February 12th, 2024 - Nomination forms to be lodged at the office by 4pm.

Following the closing of nominations, a list of the nominations received will be posted at the office.  The terms of office, membership categories and number of positions in each membership category open for election are as follows.

If the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, a notice to that effect and calling for further nominations will be posted in a prominent position at the school office.  We will proceed to an election if the number of nominations exceeds the number of positions required.

Parkdale Primary School Council Election Process and Timeline