School Council

The North Sydney Boys School Council was founded in 1991. The Council provides the main forum for all members of the school community to air their views about the school's operation and future development and to put in place strategies to realise these objectives.

Who is on the School Council?

Council membership is intended to provide representation to as many stakeholders in the school as possible. Details of council membership are spelt out fully in the Council Constitution. The current Council consists of

In order to preserve some continuity between successive Councils, parent and staff representatives are elected on a Senate system for two year terms. Nominations for these positions are called for in the Bulletin in fourth term and new Councillors take up their position in December.

The School Office can provide names and contact details of current Council members.

When and Where does Council Meet?

Council meets at 6pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the Conference Room.

Members of the School community are welcome to attend council meetings as observers. If Council is required to deal with issues of strict confidentiality it may be necessary to exclude observers but this rarely occurs. Council Agendas are full. If a school community member wishes to raise an issue at Council, contact should be made with a member of Council in advance to ensure that the item is put on the Agenda.

Council receives regular reports from the various stakeholder groups within the school and a detailed financial report from the Principal.

Council addresses the issues that it has specifically identified as current projects or issues and these are wide ranging. In fact, Council's Agenda is so full that, of necessity, much of the work of the Council is actually conducted through working groups, with reports and recommendations coming back to the Council's monthly meetings. This committee system works well as it enables Council to draw upon the expertise of many within the school community. One such group is the School Development Group that coordinates the implementation of the improvement to school facilities.

The School's regular Bulletins contain a report on recent School Council activities.