School Council
School Council update
School council met on the 24th of February for the first time this year. It was also the last meeting of the current council as the school council year starts with the AGM in March.
If you are interested in joining school council or know someone who is, now is the time to nominate. Simply ring the school or call at the front office to pick up a nomination form. Terms are for two years and there are 8 two hour meetings per year.
Rob Christie recently joined school council as a community member. Rob has been a school principal, publican and currently chair of the Maffra Community Bank board. He will be a valuable member of school council.
We were also welcomed Lachlan Barty, a Year 12 student at Maffra SC who came along out of interest to learn how school council operates. There are two student representatives on council already and that is the limit but any student, parent or interested person is welcome to come along any time.
We had reports from finance, environment, positive climate and curriculum committees and school principal, Jennifer Roep, gave us a run down on this year’s Annual Implementation Program (AIP). This is the part of the four year strategic plan which the school develops and then implements throughout the year.
This is the final year of the current strategic plan. Many of the goals set for this year have already been achieved which is somewhat amazing as most schools do not achieve their goals in the four years let alone three. It is a real credit to the staff, students and families at our school that we have done this.
A new strategic plan for the years 2026 to 2029 will be developed later this year after undergoing a school review in August. A lot of work and consultation goes into this plan and there is opportunity for all members of the school community to have input so please get involved.
Peter Neaves
School council president
2025 Notice of Elections and call for Nominations
School Council elections
Once again it is time to hold elections for the College School Council. The Council is responsible for setting the policies the school will follow, monitoring expenditure of money and maintaining the facilities. Our Council meets at 5:30pm on a Monday twice a term.
Composition
There are three separate electorates:
1. The electorate of parent members
2. The electorate of Department of Education (DE) employee members
3. The electorate of student members
Notice of Election and Call for Nominations
An election is to be conducted for members of School Council at Maffra Secondary College.
Timeline
Tuesday 11th March 2025: Notice of election and call for nominations
Tuesday 18th March 2025: Nominations close 4:00pm (Nomination forms can be obtained from the General Office)
Monday 24th March 2025: First meeting of new Council
Following the closing of the nominations, a list of the nominations received will be posted at the College. If there are more nominations than positions, a ballot will be prepared and distributed.
The terms of office, membership categories and number of positions in each member category open for election are as follows:
Membership category – Parent member (2-year tenure)
Term of office - From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2025 to and inclusive of the date
of the declaration of the poll in 2027
Number of positions: 3
Membership category – Parent member (1-year tenure remaining)
Term of office - From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2025 to and inclusive of the date
of the declaration of the poll in 2026
Number of positions: 0
Membership category – Community member (2-year tenure)
Term of office - From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2025 to and inclusive of the date
of the declaration of the poll in 2027
Number of positions: 0
Membership category – Community member (1-year tenure)
Term of office - From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2025 to and inclusive of the date
of the declaration of the poll in 2026
Number of positions: 1
Membership category – School employee member
Term of office - From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2025 to and inclusive of the date
of the declaration of the poll in 2027
Number of positions: 2
Membership category – Student member*
Term of office - From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2025 to and inclusive of the date
of the declaration of the poll in 2027
Number of positions: 1
* The student member is selected from the Year 10 student leaders and will hold the position on School Council for 2 years.
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.
Please do not hesitate to contact the College if you have any questions regarding School Council.