Katherine High School Council
The Council is incorporated under the Education Act, and from 1st April 2016 the new Education Act (2015), and operates within Department of Education policies and guidelines. Broadly the functions of the Council include:
Advising the principal about the educational needs of the community and policy implementation.
Assessing and advising on the physical needs of the school
Overseeing work on buildings and grounds being carried out at the school
Building links between parents, community groups and the school.
Determining the school’s annual budget.
Determining community use of school facilities
Employing school council staff
Council members
KHS Council can have up to 19 members including parents, teachers, students, invited members and the school Principal. Elections for council representatives are held during Annual General Meetings at the start of each year. It is recognised that all council members provide a valuable service in school governance and the continuous improvement of Katherine High school.
2019 Council Members |
||||||
| Dan Murtas | Rebecca Osmotherly | Janet Schultz | Kylie Ousey | |||
| KHS Principal | Parent member
Chairperson |
Parent member
Treasurer |
Parent member
Secretary |
|||
| Chrissy Zelley | Chris Eiermann | Madonna Wuttke | Trish Aspey | |||
| Parent Member | Parent Member | Parent Member | Parent Member | |||
| Sue Price | Veronica Wilson | Kerrie Mott | ||||
| Parent Member | Parent Member | Parent Member | ||||
| Jamyma Kalamaras | Alex Mildenhall | Karen Walsh | ||||
| Teacher Member | Teacher Member | Teacher Member | ||||
| Rotating Student | Rotating Student | |||||
| Student Member | Student Member | |||||
| Sandra Nelson | Fiona Upstill | TBA | ||||
| Invited Member | Invited Member | Invited Member | ||||
Council meetings
The Council usually meets the third week of each month, throughout the school year. Meeting dates are advertised via the school website, newsletter and Facebook page.
In addition to formal Council meetings, the Council supports the establishment of 4 sub-committees that also meet termly prior to Council meetings. Subcommittees are established to progress key Council priorities, working through the detail to ensure the Council has sound advice, options and recommendations to inform decision making.
2018 Subcommittee Members
|
||||||
Infrastructure/Landscaping |
Communication |
Grants |
Fundraising |
|||
|
Karen Walsh Janet Schultz Chris Eiermann Sue Price |
Daryl Francis Sarah Dohl Christine Sutherland Chrissy Zelley |
Kylie Ousey
Kate McFarlane |
Veronica Wilson Jamyma Kalamaras |
|||