School Council

The School Council is the governing body of the school. The main areas of responsibility are educational policy, management of the school’s resources (including buildings and grounds), and selection and employment of certain designated staff.

The team is made up of parents and teachers. As a general rule, the School Council determines policy and the teaching staff implement the policy by developing appropriate programs. Through the School Council and its project teams, parents and other members of the school community perform a significant role in the decision-making process. The School Council usually meets twice a term on a Thursday.

The Eltham North Primary School Council operates the following portfolios with project teams who work on specific briefs or assignments. Marketing Policy, OSHC, PFA, Facilities, Uniform, JSC. Members of Council include:

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2026 School Council Members

Tess Cowdery

President

Celeste Carlyle

Parent Member

Cassie May

Secretary

Alan Campbell

Treasurer

Kiri Munro
Parent Member

Nashmin Yousefpoor

Parent Member

Jessica Thomas

Parent Member

Cath Rushbrooke

Parent Member

Vacancy

Community Member

Tandy Johnson

School Principal

Shelley Gunn

Assistant Principal

Cara Grant

Staff member

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Sub Committees

Ongoing Projects

Executive

A special council sub team that makes decisions on urgent matters that cannot be raised to full council in a timely manner

OSHC

This team oversee the operation of Out Of Hours School Care Program.

Finance

Oversee and controls the finances of the School Council.

Public Relations

Marketing

Association oversee the scheduling of events that actively involve the school community with a focus on effective communication to parents and students

Resources

Facilities

Develops and implements a strategy to maintain the school building and grounds in excellent condition.

Education

Strategic Plan

This team oversee the development of the new School Strategic Plan and the production of annual and 4 year report

More information about School Council can be found on the the Department of Education website.

School Council overview