Information to help with your role on a governing council or school council. If you have any questions, please contact us.
A guide for school councils and governing councils to help understand the Information Privacy Principles Instruction (contained in Premier and Cabinet Circular 12).
Section 5 of the original administrative instructions issued by the minister that apply to all school councils and affiliated committees, including governing councils. This document is currently under review.
A template letter from the chairperson seeking approval of a proposed constitution for an affiliated committee.
A standard affiliated committee model constitution. It is different to school/governing council model constitutions.
A suggested template for school/governing councils to use as an agenda in meetings.
A checklist to identify the most common financial management responsibilities involving governing council review or approval.
A suggested template for the governing council chairperson’s role description.
A code of practice for governing councils.
A template letter from the chairperson seeking amendments to an approved constitution, for school/governing councils.
A template letter from the chairperson seeking approval of a proposed constitution for a governing council.
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Email: Education.sitegovernance [at] sa.gov.au
Published on: 13 May 2020