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Upwey South Primary School
2023 School Council Membership
DET Members: Damien Kitch (Executive Officer), Llew Humphries, Stacey Bowles, Michelle Wright
Parent Members: Rachel Morrissey, Hazel Tindal, Jessica Mortimer, Robert Shepard, Lucy Demant, Jessica Arnall
Executive Officers:
School Council President: Rachel Morrissey Rachel.Morrissey@education.vic.gov.au
Vice President: Robert Shepard
Treasurer: Hazel Tindal
Secretary: Llewela Humphries
Do You Want to Get Involved with a Subcommittee?
For information about how to get involved with a School Council Subcommittee, please refer to the information below:
or email
Rachel Morrissey - School Council President Rachel.Morrissey@education.vic.gov.au
Parents and Teachers Association (PTA)
Finance & Facilities Sub-Committee: Oversee the governance aspects of financial management, improvement targets and aspects of the strategic direction of school physical resources. Make financial recommendations to School Council. Oversee the maintenance of school grounds and facilities. This Council will also oversee the organization and distribution of Working Bees for the wider school community.
- email contact: Damien.Kitch@education.vic.gov.au
Governance & Policy Sub-Committee: Oversee the governance aspects of school management, improvement targets and aspects of the strategic direction of school. Oversee the policy documents written by school to provide approval recommendations to School Council.
- email contact: Llewela.Humphries@education.vic.gov.au
Community Engagement & Grants Sub-Committee: Oversee the promotion of school to the wider community. With the aim of aligning joint practices and directions to promote community engagement; overseeing fundraising initiatives; coordinating PTA dates with wider school calendar dates; communicating opportunities for students, families and staff to engage with the wider community. This committee will also present PTA Minutes to School Council and act as the conduit between the PTA and the School Council. Source grant opportunities for the school.
- email contact: Stacey.Bowles@education.vic.gov.au
School Contributions
As you would be aware, a huge part of the success of our school is the ongoing commitment and support we receive from families.
In November 2022 we distributed the details of payment information for 2023 via Compass.
If you have not yet acted on this information, we encourage you to do so.