SCHOOL COUNCILS:

All school councils in Victoria operate under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006. Each school council is established by an Order of the Minister for Education, which specifies the council’s membership, size and configuration, its objectives, powers, functions and accountabilities and the role of its executive officer who is the principal. The school council has particular functions in setting and monitoring the school’s direction.

School councils have three main responsibilities:

• Finance – overseeing the development of the school’s annual budget and ensuring proper records are kept of the school’s financial operation.
• Strategic Planning – participating in the development and monitoring of the school strategic plan.
• Policy Development and Review – developing, reviewing and updating policies that reflect a school’s values and support the school’s broad direction outlined in its strategic plan.

Other key functions of school councils include:

• raising funds for school-related purposes
• maintaining school grounds and facilities
• entering into contracts
• reporting annually to the school community and the Department
• representing and taking the views of the community into account
• regulating and facilitating after-hours use of school premises and grounds
• operating a children’s service at the school.

School councils comprise parents, the principal, staff and often community members. School council elections are held in February or March each year. All parents or guardians of students enrolled at the school are eligible to vote for parent members, and staff vote for staff members. Community members are coopted by the school council.

Debney Meadows Primary School Council 2023 consists of the following members:

School Employee:

Koreena Carlton

Timothy Jedwab

Jessica Campbell

Parent Members:

Marwa Zakzouk

Mulu Zamene

Zeynab Yusuf

Ayan Suleyman

Community Member:

Freyja Dixon

Amran Guleid

                                  
SUB COMMITTEES: 
Finance Sub-Committee
Education Sub Committee

Community Sub Committee

OSHC Sub Committee