The school is a not-for-profit association, incorporated in the ACT. Staff
and parents who fill in a free membership form (available at the office) are
voting members of the association, management of which is provided by two main
committees. These are the College of
Teachers, responsible for educational direction, and the School
Council, who provide management support to the College of Teachers.
The School Council is made up of
both staff and parents, with the majority being parents. The Council meets about
once a month during term time, and deals with a wide range of matters covering
finance, property, development, human resource management and community
building. Some of these activities have School Council subcommittees dealing
with them.
The Parents and Friends Association (P&F)
is a separate body to the above, but works closely with the College of Teachers
and School Council to support "fund raising and fun raising" to
support the Orana community. By convention, the P&F president has a seat at
the School Council. Parents with a strong interest in Orana are most welcome to
attend Council meetings as observers, or nominate for Council or its
subcommittees, which include Finance (including Buildings), Bioscape,
Governance, Community Hours and Sustainability.
See also