Orana School council

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.