School Council
The Role of School Council
In Victoria, School Councils currently have a variety of roles. Wembley Primary School Council's roles include:
- determining the general educational policy of the school
- developing the School Strategic Plan (a document that sets the 4 year direction for schools)
- reporting annually to the School community which, at Wembley, occurs at the Annual School Community meeting
- acting as a conduit regarding whole school issues, policies and practices
- approving and monitoring the school budget
- developing the student code of conduct
- appointing the Principal and
- generally stimulating interest in the school
What the School Council is not responsible for includes:
- the day-to-day operations of the school, (such as staffing arrangements),
- concerns relating to individual students,
- complaints about teachers,
- implementation of policies.
At Wembley Primary School, School Council is supported in its work by various sub-committees:
- Education
- Finance
- Grounds & Maintenance
- Out of Hours Care
- Wembley Action Group
School Councillors for 2017
Our full complement of parents and employees for 2017 is as follows: -
Parent Representatives
| Janet Condy | School Council President |
| Wes Burgoyne | School Council Vice President |
| Matt Bateman | Treasurer |
| Kellie Anthony | |
| Thomas Hunter | |
| Belinda Faehrmann | |
| Derryn Rudd |
Employee Representatives
| Terry Lawless | Executive Officer |
| Annmaree Jones | |
| Angela Petridis | |
| Kevin Chigwidden | |
| Mandy Pilkington | Minute Secretary |
Committees & Committee Members
| Building & Grounds | Terry Lawless (Convener) |
| Grant Hobson | |
| Kellie Anthony | |
| Belinda Faehrmann | |
| Education | Angela Petridis (Convener) |
| Derryn Rudd | |
| Thomas Hunter | |
| Finance | Terry Lawless |
| Janet Condy | |
| Mandy Pilkington | |
| Kevin Chigwidden | |
| Matt Bateman | |
| Wes Burgoyne | |
| Junior School Council | Annmaree Jones (Convener) |
| Students | |
| Out of School Hours Care | Annmaree Jones (Convener) |
| Deborah Golden | |
| Katherine Ryan-Dwyer | |
| Georgina Birch | |
|
Wembley Parents Community Group (WPCG) |
Ally Lagos |
| Rebecca Holder | |
| Annmaree Jones |
2017 School Council Meeting Dates:
Monday 15 May 2017
Monday 19 June 2017
Monday 17 July 2017
Monday 21 August 2017
Monday 18 September 2017
Monday 16 October 2017
Monday 20 November 2017
2018 Dates:
Monday 19 February 2018
Monday 19 March 2018
Parents are more than welcome to attend school council meetings.
