School Board - Throsby School

Each government school in the ACT is administered by a school board. School boards are concerned with governance and strategic issues at the school. Day-to-day management of school operational matters is the responsibility of the principal.

School Board Functions

to establish strategic direction and priorities for the school;
to monitor and review school performance and to report on it to the Director-General, parents of students at the school and staff;
to develop, maintain and review curriculum for the school;
to develop and review education policies at the school;
to establish budgetary policies for the school and approve the school budget;
to establish policies for the efficient and effective use of school assets and the management of financial risk;
to develop relationships between the school and the community and between the school and community organisations;
to make recommendations to the Director-General on issues affecting the school;
to encourage parent participation in their children’s learning; and
to exercise any other function given to the school board under the Act or any other Territory law.

The Throsby School Board generally meets in weeks 3 and 8 of the school term on a Friday.

Current School Board members