Community involvement

Our school values strong partnerships with our families and community. Parents and carers can get involved through our Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) or by volunteering at our school. Your time and support help make our school a better place for everyone.

Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)

Our P&C is a group of parents, carers and school community members. They assist with school planning, fundraising, events and volunteering. Our P&C works in partnership with our school to promote the interests of our school community.

Joining the P&C a great way to meet other families, get involved and contribute to our school's future. We would love to have you on board!

Join our P&C

The Burren Junction P&C Association membership cost of $10.00 per family or $5.00 individual. Meeting dates are set at previous meetings and will also be notified through the school’s newsletter or a special note. All members of our school community are encouraged to attend these meetings.

Your support of P&C fundraising activities is encouraged and appreciated.

The Executives for 2025 are:

President: Mrs Laura Bullen
Vice President: Christian Powell
Secretary: Mrs Mareka Deacon
Treasurer: Mr James Pike

P&C meetings

These are held once a term and are held on the first Tuesday starting at 6pm.

School Council

The school experiences strong parental involvement with a very active School Council made up of parents and interested community representatives who meet twice a term. The core role of school council is to provide a confidential forum for community decision making in the planning process at BJPS and to encourage the cooperation and closer links between the school and its community.  School Council support the principal with school planning including budget and policy development, review, and monitoring. Council comprises a mix of parent, staff and community representatives made up of:

·         Principal
·         President P&C
·         Up to 5 elected Parent Representatives (1 elected by P&C)
·         Up to 2 elected Staff representatives
·         1 appointed Community Representative

The current school Council as follows:

President: John Stump
Secretary: Janine Powell
Parent Representatives: Prue Pike and Samuel Bullen
P&C Exec Representative: Mareka Deacon
Community Representative: Roger Sendall
Staff Representative: Annabelle Mackey

Principal: Sarokhan Malla

Meetings

These are held twice a term.

Volunteer at our school

Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your school community.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• helping in the canteen
• getting involved in the P&C
• listening to children read in the classroom
• volunteering on sports days and other school events
• helping supervise excursions.

Get in touch to find out how you can help!

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