College Advisory Council 

The St Anne's Advisory Council wishes to welcome back our college community for 2024. We are looking forward to a fantastic year together. 

Council firstly wishes to offer the warmest of welcomes to Fr Ruel Desamparado who attended his first Advisory Council meeting since joining us. We are very pleased to have him aboard and look forward to his valuable contributions, guidance and insight. 

We held our first meeting of the year on the 15th February and are pleased to report the following outcomes:

• Council considered the parent feedback process and agreed that the college feedback form within PAM remains the best forum for feedback. This is because it captures not only individual concerns and praise, but also provides potential for understanding big pictures trends in the college community over time. Of course, council members remain available to discuss and assist with this process also;
• Council discussed community feedback around car park congestion. We ask for community patience and assistance in the near term until planned efforts to add parking come on line. Some members noted that they and others park away from the congestion (for example, a block or street back) and actually now find this is preferable, especially for older children;
• We agreed Advisory council would have a stall at our upcoming BBQ to say hello to current and new community members;
• We agreed Council would review the school improvement plan in our next meeting;
• Council reviewed child safety standards, and;
• Council reviewed recent NAPLAN results and discussed information provided.

2024 is off to a busy start and Council is motivated and engaged to do it's part to support the College and it's stakeholders through the coming year.

Until our next meeting, 

Your St Anne's Advisory Council

St Anne's College Advisory Council 2024

The St Anne’s College Advisory Council members are:

Ex-officio members:

Sue Carroll - Principal

David Villani - Business Manager

Fr Rene Ramirez & Fr Ruel Desamparado - St Mel's Parish

TBA – Catholic Education Sandhurst Executive Director appointment

Representative members:

TBA - St Mel’s Parish

General members:

Kim Daldy

Tunya Jarvis

Jodie Taylor

Elizabeth Jones

Advisory Council Chair – Zara Stratton

Advisory Council Deputy Chair – Clint O'Brien

The St Anne’s College Advisory Council is a team of representatives from the school parent community, St Mel’s Parish, Catholic Education Sandhurst, and St Anne’s Leadership and Administration faculty, brought together through a vision to support the growth of the school and learning outcomes for all those who attend. We aim to provide a voice for the school community and stakeholders.

Advisory Committee members volunteer their time to meet formally twice each term with the view to discuss the issues that shape the vision and strategic direction of the college, and to support the work of our Principal, Sue Carroll. We also come together outside of these times where the need arises. 

Advisory Committee Members share a motivation to be involved in our beautiful College and to support the growth and development of the facilities. Whilst there is no requirement to have a specific skill set, we each have a passion to ensure the best outcomes for the college students.

Members come from a range of backgrounds in the hopes that we may represent the school community in a fair and balanced manner. When nominations are open for new members, we welcome nominations from all who feel they could contribute in a meaningful way.

Whilst members don’t have to be of the Catholic faith, we are guided by the college’s Catholic principles and expect members to be supportive of the college’s Catholic identity.

We are an advisory group for the Principal and we are in no way there to make operational changes to the school. Our consultation is sought in the view to provide support and advice in areas of strategic planning and school improvement.

Advisory Council members are elected for a three year term and governed by our Terms of Reference. A member of the parent community resides in both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson role.