School Council elections 2024

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:

The electorate of parent members
The electorate of Department of Education and Training (DET) employee members
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

Monday 4th March 2024: Notice of election and call for nominations

Tuesday 12th March 2024: Nominations close 4:00pm (Nomination forms can be obtained from the General Office)

Monday 25th March 2024: 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:

* 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.