School councils play a key role in Victorian government schools. Participating as a school council member is a rewarding and challenging experience. The school council supports the principal to provide the best possible educational outcomes for students.
A school council's constituting order specifies the total size of the council and the number of members in each category. Most members of a school council are parents of children at the school. A smaller number of members are Department employee members, usually school staff. Government schools with a student cohort of year 7 and above will have two student positions on council. Other members can be co-opted by the council within the limits of the constituting order.
Executive Officer Andrew McNeil (Koonung Secondary College Principal) |
Parent Elected Members
Parent members must make up more than one-third of the total membership. DE employees can be parent members at their child’s school as long as they are not employed at the school.
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DET Elected Members
DE employee members make up no more than one-third of the total membership. The principal is automatically one of the DE employee members.
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Community Elected Members
Members of this category are appointed by a College Council decision based on their special skills, interest and experience. DE employees are ineligible for this category.
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Student Elected Members
There are two student members who are elected to council by their peers. Any student in Years 7-12 is eligible to nominate.
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