College Council

The College Council carries ultimate responsibility for setting the direction and ethos of the College. It decides on broad policy issues and oversees the structure of the College’s curriculum. Council has: 7 elected parent representatives, 5 staff representatives (including the Principal), 3 Co-option positions and 2 positions filled by representatives from the student executive. Parents and staff representative serve for a two year term before being eligible for re-election. Half of the elected members retire each year, hence the need for annual elections. Any parent of a child enrolled at the College is eligible to stand for election as a parent member of Council. Nominations for Council representatives were called in February 2023, and as the number of nominations exceeded the number of parent vacancies [4] an election was held for the parent vacancies. DET employees [2] and the DET employee category did not exceed the number of vacancies. Two positions were available and we received two nominees. Student representative [1] and the student category exceeded the number of student vacancies [1] an election was held for the student vacancy. The successful candidates in the Parent Representative section were: Paul Gauci [2 years], Melissa Brown [2 years], Sarados Papadopoulos [2 years] and Alana Sear [2 years]. The successful candidates for the Department of Education and Training section were: Maia Martucci [2 years] and Lauren Zovi [2 years]. The successful candidate for the Student Representative section is: Zoe Warren [2 years]

College Council Membership 2023

Parent Representatives
Pam RobertsonMichael GrantHeidi FitzpatrickPaul Gauci
Alana SearSarados PapadopoulosMelissa Brown
Department of Education and Training Employees
Jill English – PrincipalAngella DavisMaia Martucci
Michael PakakisLauren Zovi
Co-opted
To be confirmed.
Student Representatives
​Elizabeth Wotton Zoe Warren The College Council meets on a Thursday, Week 3 and Week 8 of each term. Strathmore Secondary College - Constituting Order - 1993 Constituting Order 1993 MINISTERIAL ORDER 1280​EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL COUNCILS School Council Ministerial Order 1280 Victoria State Government - Education & Training - School Council Overview (click to open)
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