School Policy and Funding Advisory Council

Members

The Council has 5 members:

• Jenny Atta, Secretary, Department of Education (Chair)
• Jim Miles, Executive Director, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
• Michelle Green, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Victoria
• David Howes, Deputy Secretary, Schools and Regional Services
• Professor Kwong Lee Dow, Independent Member, represents the views of students in all Victorian schools.

The Council meets at least 3 times each year. We provide secretarial support to the Council.

Official statements

• November 2022 (PDF, 2.3MB)
• November 2022 (DOCX,637KB)
• July 2022 (PDF, 2.6MB)
• July 2022 (DOCX, 657KB)
• March 2022 (PDF, 723KB)
• March 2022 (DOCX, 3MB)
• November 2021 (PDF, 937KB)
• November 2021 (DOCX, 2MB)
• July 2021 (PDF, 962KB)
• July 2021 (DOCX, 2MB)
• March 2021 (PDF, 600KB)
• March 2021 (DOCX, 2MB)
• November 2020 (PDF, 581KB)
• November 2020 (DOCX, 2MB)
• July 2020 (PDF, 581KB)
• July 2020 (DOCX, 2MB)
• April 2020 (PDF, 558KB)
• April 2020 (DOCX, 2MB)
• November 2019 (PDF, 227KB)
• November 2019 (DOCX, 2MB)
• July 2019 (PDF, 322KB)
• July 2019 (DOCX, 2MB)
• April 2019 (PDF, 338KB)
• April 2019 (DOCX, 2MB)
• October 2018 (PDF, 109KB)
• October 2018 (DOCX, 3MB)
• September 2018 (PDF, 223KB)
• September 2018 (DOCX, 3MB)
• June 2018 (PDF, 104KB)
• June 2018 (DOCX, 2MB)
• November 2017 (PDF, 155KB)
• November 2017 (DOCX, 5MB)

Ministerial orders

• Ministerial order 1002: Further provisions about the school policy and funding advisory council (amendment) order 2017 (PDF, 530KB)
• Ministerial order 858: Further provisions about the school policy and funding advisory council (PDF, 65KB)

Non-government schools

The majority of Victorian students attend their local public school, including several schools that offer a choice between public and alternative curriculum models.

The non-government school sector provides education to 353,000 Victorian schoolchildren, representing approximately 36% of Victorian students (Source: DET February 2018 School Census; Statistics for Victorian schools).

These schools are diverse, serving a range of different communities. They may provide religious or values-based education, or be based on educational philosophies or different interpretations of mainstream education.

For information about:

• Catholic schools, refer to the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV)
• independent schools refer to as Independent Schools Victoria (ISV).

The non-government school sector is represented by these stakeholders on the School Policy and Funding Advisory Council.

Statutory review

A review of the operation of Part 2.7 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 has been undertaken by the legislative requirement (Section 2.7.13) which included consultation with the School Policy and Funding Advisory Council.

A full report is available via:

• Review of part 2 (PDF, 623KB)
• Review of part 2 (DOCX, 436KB)

Terms of reference

The Council operates under the following Terms of Reference, which are reviewed on an annual basis.

• School Policy and Funding Advisory Council terms of reference (PDF, 253KB)
• School Policy and Funding Advisory Council terms of reference (DOCX, 364KB)