8.1 School-based activities
8.2 Parents of JPC Committee
8.3 Primary School Class Representative
8.1 School-based activities
Parents have many opportunities to support their children's education beyond regular classroom assistance. Our College calendar outlines activities such as parent/teacher meetings, family nights, sporting carnivals, cultural events and performances. During the year, parents will be advised when these opportunities occur to enable them to participate in the college community's full academic and social life.
8.2 Parents of JPC Committee
The aim of the Parents of JPC Committee and all sub-committees is to support the College Administration in its endeavour to provide the best educational outcomes for your children. All parents are encouraged to attend Parents of JPC Committee meetings. These occur on the second Wednesday evening of every term at 6pm in the Gorman Centre (GC5). Parents' input at these meetings is regarded as essential.
The major Parents of JPC Committee fundraising activity is Mayfair.
The Parents of JPC Terms of Reference can be found here.
8.3 Primary School Class Representatives
We encourage parents to connect to build a strong College community and we establish, maintain and support a system of Year Level Parent Representatives to facilitate this socialisation.
Year Level Representatives help facilitate communication between parents for:
- carpooling for College and co-curricular runs
- organising get-togethers for children outside of College time
- staying informed on social issues for your older kids
- helping new families feel welcome
- liaising with the Head of Primary School and Dean of Academic Welfare to increase ways staff can assist with and benefit from parent engagement, and to create structured information evenings to foster parent engagement.
Before assisting with classroom or College activities, volunteers must undertake induction. These sessions are held regularly. (See Volunteer Management)
