Governing Council 

2024 Governing Council nominations

Have you ever thought about getting more involved in the school’s governance? Why not join the Governing Council?

The Annual General Meeting will be held at 6pm, following the OPEN AFTERNOON   on Tuesday, 13 February.

All parents/carers who have children currently enrolled at our school in 2024 are eligible to nominate for election as a councillor.

 nomination link. 

Governing Councils are bodies that govern a school or preschool.

Governing councils work with the site leader to help set and monitor the direction of a site.

A governing council meets twice a term to talk about the direction for the site. The timing of meetings can be different for each site, but it’s no less than twice a term. Meetings are a big part of being on a governing council, but it’s not only that.

 In your role you might:

• be on an interview panel to select the site’s principal or director
• need to deal with media in response to an event or a good news story
• be an employing authority of out of school hours care (OSHC) or canteen staff.

Shared responsibility

You do not work alone when you are on a governing council. You and the site leader have shared responsibilities, but your day-to -day involvement is different.

In your role on a governing council, you work with the site leader to:

• involve the local community
• develop and approve local policies
• set the broad direction and vision of the site
• monitor and review the site improvement plan
• be the employing authority of some services, including OSHC and canteen. 

Site leaders work with governing councils to:

• give educational leadership
• carry out the site’s policies
• carry out the site improvement plan.

No parent/caregiver is eligible if they are:

• A declared bankrupt or has applied “for the benefit of a law for the relief of insolvent debtors”
• Convicted of any offence prescribed by administrative instruction.

Permanent employees of The Department may stand for election but:

• must not comprise the majority of councillors
• are ineligible to hold the position of Chairperson

All school volunteers including members of the Governing Council undertake a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a Responding to Risks of Harm and Abuse in the Education Setting (RAN-EC) through the Department. The school facilitates and pays for this process. Members of the Modbury School Governing Council are considered volunteers of the school and are required to complete a Volunteer Agreement. 

If you are elected, you will have the opportunity if you so desire to be a member of one subcommittee or hold an office bearer’s position.  It will be completely your decision.

The following information is required when completing the nomination link. 

Nominations are for a 2-year position. We currently have 5 continuing Governing Council members and 5 vacant positions. All positions are declared vacant including; Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.