Join IPS School Council
Nominations close 4pm on Thursday the of 6th February
Wednesday 25th February - First meeting of School Council. (6PM START)
IPS is calling for nominations for the 2026 School Council.
There are six parent category vacancies to be filled. Nomination forms are available from the office or can be downloaded below.
There are two types of parent member category nomination forms – Form 3 ‘Self Nomination’ form or Form 4 ‘Nomination form’. Form 4 is used when a school parent nominates another school parent.
The election timeline is as follows:
Tuesday 27th January Notice of Election and call for nominations.
Friday 6th February (4pm) Close of nominations.
Monday 9th February Display list of nominees.
Friday 13th February ballot papers made available if required.
Friday 20th February (4pm) Close of ballot.
Friday 20th February (4:10pm) Vote Count.
Monday 23rd February Declare poll.
Wednesday 25th February - First meeting of School Council. (6PM START)
There are two school council meetings per term (Occasionally a third). Every council member is asked to serve on one of the sub committees of School Council.
Every council member is required to attend school governance training. (Available online)
Every council member is required to complete the pre reading of reports prior to the commencement of the council meeting.
The terms of office, membership categories and number of positions in each membership category open for election are attached below along with the nomination forms. Only nomination forms filled in correctly and complete can be accepted.
I hope you will consider joining me on School Council. If you have questions, please call me on 94991880 and I will be more than happy to speak with you.Please consider the attachments if you are interested.
Mark Kent
2026 School Council Meetings (*6.30 pm correspondence tabled / 7pm meeting)
Term 1 25th February 25th March | Term 2 29th April - single agenda item Annual Report 13th May 17th June | Term 3 12th August 9th September | Term 4 21st October 25th November 9th December SC Dinner (Single agenda item *draft budget presentation) |
The terms of office, membership categories and number of positions in each membership category open for election are attached below along with the nomination forms. Only nomination forms filled in correctly and complete can be accepted.
I hope you will consider joining me on School Council. If you have questions, please call me on 9499 1880 and I will be more than happy to speak with you.
If you would like more information, go to https://www.vic.gov.au/ways-get-involved-your-childs-school#school-councils
Regards
Mark Kent
Principal