Windaroo Valley SHS School Council
Our school is committed to excellence in learning, inclusiveness, collaboration and community. We value our key stakeholders and look to them to help inform the strategic direction of our school.
The school council plays a role in monitoring and informing the school's strategic direction in a way that achieves the best learning outcomes for the school's students.
The functions of a school council under s.81 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld) (the Act) are to:
- monitor the school's strategic direction
- approve school plans and policies of a strategic nature, or other documents affecting strategic matters including the annual estimate of revenue and expenditure for the school
- monitor the implementation of the plans, policies and other documents mentioned above
- advise the school's principal about strategic matters.
The range of plans and strategies that a school council must consider when carrying out its functions are listed in Schedule 1 of the Model Constitution.
WVSHS School Council Constitution
A school council may not, under the Act:
- interfere with management by the school's principal of day-to-day operations of the school and its curriculum (s.81(3)(a))
- make operational decisions about the use of teaching or learning resources at the school (s.81(3)(b))
- make decisions about the individual teaching style used, or to be used, at the school (s.81(3)(b))
- make a decision that is contrary to law or a written policy of the department (s.81(3)(d))
- have control of funds (s.82(a))
- enter into contracts (s.82(b))
- acquire, hold, dispose of or deal with property (s.82(c))
- sue or be sued (s.82(d))
- establish a committee or subcommittee (s.114).
https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/parent-participation/school-council-handbook
Membership:
Windaroo Valley State High School's Council meets twice per term on the second Thursday of the month at 4.30pm. Members of the School Council Include:
Parents 4
Community/Appointed 2
Students 2
Staff 2
Secretary 1
Principal 1
The School Council Chair is elected and the position may be filled by a parent, community member, or staff member. The School Council Chair cannot be the Principal.
Communication and Contact:
The School Council meeting agenda and minutes of each meeting are published on the school website. If you want to provide input or seek feedback, the best way to contact the School Council is via email.
Email schoolcounciladmin@windaroovalleyshs.eq.edu.au
School Council Meetings:
2025 Meeting Dates
Thursday 4.30 - 5.30pm (GS405)
13 February
13 March
15 May
12 June
14 August
11 September
16 October
13 November