School Council
School Council
School councils play a vital role in Victorian government schools and are established and operate under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic), the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017 (Vic) and a constituting Order.
If you are interested in becoming a member of Newcomb Primary School Council, or would like to communicate with the School Council President, please contact Natalie Edwards at pinkpawprincess@hotmail.com.
Meetings for 2026 will be held in the community room at 4.45pm on:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
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Tuesday 11th February Tuesday 17th March |
Tuesday 13th May (AGM) Tuesday 17th June |
Tuesday 28th July Tuesday 1st September |
Tuesday 20th October Tuesday 1st December |
Please find a list of current Newcomb Primary School Council below:
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Name |
Role |
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Blanche Denmead / Carmen Britnell |
DET Employee - Principal |
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Sherridan Woolard |
DET Employee – PLC Leader/Classroom Teacher |
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Michelle Stewart |
DET Employee – Education Support Staff |
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Donna Parsons |
DET Employee – Education Support Staff |
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Natalie Edwards |
Parent Member – President |
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Calista Davis |
Parent Member – Vice President |
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Allison Fogarty |
Parent Member - Treasurer |
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Lyn Willcock |
Parent Member |
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Rachel Smith |
Parent Member |
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Glenda Human |
Parent Member |
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Penny Winbolt |
Parent Member |
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Morgan Foster |
Community Member |
Our School Council Constitutional Order includes 12 members - 7 parents, 4 DET Employees and 1 Community representative
School Council Meeting Requirements:
- A school council must meet at least eight times per year and at least once per school term.
- School council meetings will go no longer than 2 hours.
- The president must preside meetings of the school council.
- A school council must operate with a quorum. A quorum requires not less than one half of school council members to be present at the meeting and the majority of members present must not be Department employees.
- Minutes are the official record of the proceedings at a meeting.
- A school council must call a public meeting at least once a year and report the proceedings of the council since the previous AGM.
Functions of school council:
- to establish the broad direction and vision of the school within the school's community.
- to arrange for the supply of goods, services, facilities, materials, equipment.
- to raise funds for school related purposes.
- to regulate and facilitate the after-hours use of the school premises and grounds.
- to exercise a general oversight of the school buildings and grounds.
- to provide for the cleaning and sanitary services that are necessary.
- to ensure that all money coming into the hands of the council is expended for proper purposes relating to the school.
- to inform itself and take into account any views of the school community for the purpose of making decisions in regard to the school and the students at the school.
- to generally stimulate interest in the school in the wider community.
- to prepare the School Strategic Plan and review the Annual Implementation Plan.
- to report annually (the Annual Report) to the school community and to the department on: the school’s financial activities, the School Strategic Plan, and any other matters that are determined by the Minister.
- to manage the hire, licence and shared use of school facilities.to determine the dates for the school’s student-free days.