School Board

The functions of Coogee Primary School Board are prescribed by the School Education Act 1999 and the School Education Regulations 2000 as follows:

Take part in

·   Establishing and reviewing from time to time, the school’s objectives, priorities and general policy directions.

·         Planning financial arrangements necessary to fund those objectives, priorities and directions.

·         Evaluating the school’s performance in achieving those objectives, priorities and directions.

·         Formulating codes of conduct for students at the school.

Approve

·       A charge or contribution determined by the principal for the provision of materials, services and facilities.

·       The costs determined by the principal to be paid for participation in an extra cost optional component of the school’s educational program.

·      The items determined by the principal to be supplied by a student for the student’s personal use in the school’s educational program.

·         An agreement or arrangement for advertising or sponsorship in relation to a government school.

Determine

·        In consultation with students, their parents and staff of the school, a dress code for students when they are attending or representing the school.

Provide advice to the principal of the school

·    On a general policy concerning the use in school activities of prayers, songs and material based on religious, spiritual or moral values being used in a school activity as part of religious education on allowing time for the special religious education of students in the school, up to a total of 40 hours in a year.

Promote

·          The school in the community.

What a School Board does not do

·         Manage the day to day running of the school (for example, staff management and student assignment to classes).

·          Discuss individual issues relating to teachers, staff, students or parents.

·          Represent specific interest groups or permit special interests to dominate the agenda of the board.

·          Intervene in the control or management of the school – either directly or indirectly.

·          Intervene in the educational instruction of students.

·          Borrow money or obtain credit.

·          Purchase property.

·          Exercise authority over teaching staff or other persons employed at the school.

·          Performance manages the principal or any other Department of Education employee.

Coogee Primary School Board Member Register (2025)

If you would like any further information about the Coogee Primary School Board, please contact:

CoogeePrimarySchoolBoard@gmail.com