School representative bodies

School representative bodies provide a way for parents and community members to be involved with decisions at schools.

They work with the school to achieve the best outcomes for students.

SRBs must follow the below policy and procedures:

• School representative bodies policy DOCX (223.0 KB)
• Establish and abolish a school representative body procedures DOCX (64.1 KB)
• School representative body constitution guidelines DOCX (66.1 KB)
• Attachment A model constitution for school councils DOCX (54.2 KB)
• Attachment B model constitution for independent public school boards DOCX (53.0 KB)
• SRB limits on financial powers guidelines PDF (254.8 KB)
• SRB key financial governance actions checklist PDF (96.0 KB)

To find out how to join, set up or run a school representative body, go to the Northern Territory Government website.

Types of SRBs

There are 3 types of school representative bodies:

• school council - an elected body of school and community members representing a government school
• independent public school board - an elected body of school and community members representing a government school that is independent public school
• joint school representative body - an elected body of members representing more than one government school.

School council

A school council works in partnership with the school principal to provide good governance, facilitate communication and ensure effective networking with school communities.

• School council guidelines DOCX (136.3 KB)
• School council guidelines Attachment A – Template code of conduct DOCX (34.8 KB)
• School council guidelines Attachment B – Template agenda for school council meeting DOCX (20.6 KB)
• School council information sheet – FAQ DOCX (59.8 KB)

Independent public school board

Independent public school boards have all the functions of a school council. However, school boards focus on strategy and monitoring performance.

• Application and revocation guidelines DOCX (58.3 KB)
• Board application to revoke IPS form DOCX (55.2 KB)
• Independent public school board guidelines DOCX (89.7 KB)
• Memorandum of understanding DOCX (64.6 KB)
• Independent public school policy DOCX (57.4 KB)
• Modify parent membership board guidelines DOCX (55.3 KB)
• Modify parent membership form DOCX (57.6 KB)

Joint school representative body

A joint school representative body provides shared advisory and strategic functions over the schools, although it does not have the financial functions that a council or board have.

If a school forms part of a joint body, the individual school must have a school management council to perform the financial functions.

Other available structures

• School management council guidelines DOCX (68.8 KB)
• Parent consultative groups guidelines DOCX (63.2 KB)

Contact

For general guidance or training materials on SRBs' roles and responsibilities, contact the Northern Territory Council of Government School Organisations (NTCOGSO).

You can contact them by phone 08 7942 2255 or email enquiries@ntcogso.org.au. For more information about NTCOGSO, go to the NTCOGSO website.

You can also contact the Department of Education and Training by phone 08 8901 1316 or email cls.doe@education.nt.gov.au.