Governing Council

Governing councils are bodies that govern a school or preschool. Governing councils work with the site leader (principal or director) to help set and monitor the direction of the site. Our governing council meets twice per term, usually weeks 3 and 8, to talk about the direction of Flinders View Primary School. Please enquire at the front office if you are interested. Parents are elected to Council at the Annual General Meeting held in the first term each year. Meetings are a big part of being on a governing council, but it’s not only that. In your role on the council, 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. Members may be elect to be on one of the following sub committees:
• Canteen
• Finance
• Fundraising
• Grounds