School Councils main tasks are to:

• Advise on the school’s physical needs
• Manage school property
• Ensure cleaning and grounds maintenance is done
• Contribute to the setting of school policies
• Participate in setting standards for improvement
• Approve the budget and sight and accept monthly financial statements
• Advise community needs and engage the school community
• Participate in Senior Staff Selection
• Employ Council staff (maintenance office, grounds people, canteen manager)
• General curriculum related matters

School Council Members

School Council parent representative elections are held every year at the Annual General Meeting. Teaching staff should also elect their School Council representatives annually.

Terms of office

• Half the School Council’s elected members are up for re-election each year
• A term of office for a School Council member is two years, excepting Pre-School committee representatives, who hold a one-year term.
• Members may serve for a maximum of three consecutive terms (six years).
• The Principal serves for the full term of their appointment

At Woodroffe Primary School the composition of School Council is:

• 5 parent members (elected by parents)
• 2 teachers (elected by teachers)
• The Principal
• 1 Parent of the preschool organisation
• 2 invited people (not teachers)

School council members volunteer their time to support the school.