School Council & Governance


The School Council is responsible for the general administration of the school and the setting of school policy. At MEC the School Council is comprised of 17 members, 8 elected parents, 4 elected Department of Education and Training representatives, 2 co-opted members, 2 elected student representatives and the Principal as Executive Officer. All parents are advised that elections will take place early each year and all those who are interested in taking an active part in the affairs of the school are urged to accept a nomination to the School Council, if approached.

The work of the School Council can be summarised through the work of our active sub-committees.

  • Buildings & Grounds: Oversee the maintenance and development of the buildings and grounds.
  • Education Policy: Monitor, review and recommend to Council, Strategic Plan & Policies covering learning & teaching programs. Monitor student wellbeing programs and policies.
  • Finance / Executive: Formulation and monitoring of school budget, development of long term financial plan and oversee operation of Council, develop and implement marketing strategy.

School Councils have the responsibility to develop policy and plans to allocate their overall resources in accordance with the goals, targets and strategies outlined in their strategic plan. This includes the allocation of funding provided under the SRP, any other funding provided by DET and locally-raised funds.

Call for nominations for the 2026 School Council:

Further School Council information for 2026 and the proposed schedule can be found here.

Nomination forms can be printed from the below links or are available from the General Office.

Nominations close 4:00pm Wednesday 18th February 2026.

Membership category
Number of positions
Parent member

From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2026 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2028.

6

Parent/carer member

SELF-NOMINATION FORM
School employee member

From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2026 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2028.

 3

School employee member

SELF-NOMINATION FORM
Student member

From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2026 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2028.

 2

Student member

SELF-NOMINATION FORM

For further information regarding School Council, please contact Kristen Le Gassick or Anna Bartlett