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The School Council sends our best wishes to the Cheltenham Secondary College community. Our flexibility and resilience is again being tested at the moment and we hope everyone is keeping safe and well. If you do need support at this time, please make sure you contact the school’s wellbeing team.

 

At our recent meeting, School Council focused on a number of key agenda items including:

 

  • SRC recommendations to enhance student inclusion and safety
  • Health and wellbeing of the school community
  • Enabling the Avenues Exchange and other planned excursions, subject to prevailing COVID restrictions and health and safety advice
  • Review of Uniform and Canteen supplier arrangements
  • Development of a new Engagement and Communication plan
  • Review of strategic performance data and identification of potential initiatives to support progress against the School’s strategic plan
  • Review of 2021 financial performance and preparation for the 2022 budget year

 

About the School Council

 

All government schools in Victoria have a School Council that has a number of responsibilities including assisting in the efficient governance of the school, enhancing the educational opportunities of students at the school and ensuring that the best interests of students are considered in decision making. School Council participates in the development and monitoring of the school strategic plan and school policy, and plays an important role in overseeing the school’s financial operations and budget.

 

The core membership of the school council is normally fourteen members – two Student, five Parent, three Community and four Department Employee members. Student Voice on School Council is particularly important, with the SRC represented by two elected student members.

 

The School Council Membership includes:

Student members: Sami Pauliuk; Tobias Swales

Parent members: Debbie Feben; Arabella Daniel (Vice-President); Ester Yefet; Susannah Bowen-Wheatley (Treasurer); Andrew Hall (President)

Department Employee members: Karl Russell; Brooke Matthews; Helen Page; Jenny Willis

Community members: Rory Hall; Mel Jacobs

 

School Council meets (at least) 8 times a year and Council members are also involved in a number of sub-committees with a focus on particular areas of priority. These include:

  • Student Services
  • Education Policy
  • Engagement and Communication
  • Building and Grounds
  • Finance

 

If you are interested to learn more about School Council or have any questions about our current activity and areas of focus, please feel free to contact me via Andrew.Hall2@education.vic.gov.au

 

Andrew Hall

School Council President