School Council
What is a school council?
• Is a legally formed body that is given powers to set the key directions of a school
• Is the major governing body of the school
• Plays an important role in school accountability and improvement processes
• Endorses the key school planning, evaluation and reporting documents
What is the function of school council?
• Establish the broad direction and vision of the school within the school's community
• Participate in the development and monitoring of the school strategic plan
• Develop, review and update school policies
• Develop, review and monitor the Student Engagement Policy and the School Dress Code
• Raise funds for school-related purposes
• Approve the annual budget and monitor expenditure
• Maintain the school’s grounds and facilities
• Enter into contracts (e.g. cleaning, construction work)
• Report annually to the school community and to DEECD
Epping Secondary College School Council Membership 2025
Principal – Neil Baillie
School Council President – Melissa Stojanovski
Parent Members
- Shannon Bourke
- James Musgrove
- Delphine Vincent
- Connie Amoruso
- Nicole Sing
- Bec Lewis
Staff Representatives
- Mary Mesquita
- Sofi Sword
- Adrian Berenger
- Bianca Walker
Student representatives
- Ali Ibrahim
- Cody Bjorkstein
- Ana Pupavic (community member)
- Michail Divanoglu (community member)
Our Term one meeting was on Monday 24th March 2025.
Key items that were discussed were
- Feedback from School Council members to the ISS school reviewer as part of the school’s review process.
- Nominations for School Council positions as part of the Annual General Meeting
- Presentation to School Council from the Principal as part of the attestation of the Annual Report to the Community
- Presentation to School Council from the Principal as part of explanation of the 2025 Annual Implementation Plan
- Review of policies as part of the policy review cycle. (Bullying policy, Digital Learning Policy, Statement of Values and Philosophy, Child Safe Standard)