Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)

The Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) is highly active and contributes substantially to the life of Fort Street High School. It provides a forum which enables parents to get involved in the organisation and direction of the school. The P&C initiates and supports programs to enhance student learning, manages the uniform shop and assists with fundraising for and running the Instrumental Music Program (IMP).

Fort Street High School P&C Association is a group of parents and others who volunteer their time to help our school provide the best possible learning environment for all our children.

Their aims are to:

• raise money for the school
• foster and improve communications between parents and the school
• enhance a sense of school community
• assist the school by establishing subcommittees which support the development of programs within the school (e.g. Instrumental Music Program, Uniform Shop, Sport).

Parents are encouraged to be involved in whatever way suits their skills, interests and availability. The P&C usually meets in the school library at 7:30pm on the second Wednesday of each month during term.  All parents are most welcome to attend and there are many opportunities to get involved.

P&C Contribution

Your payment of the P&C contribution will make a difference to your child’s education by providing educational resources necessary to meet the needs of gifted students in a selective school program, and by improving the school environment so that the grounds are a pleasant place for our students.

P&C Membership

Membership to the P&C is $1 per year, separate from school contributions. The membership form can be found here.

You can follow the P&C on Facebook here

P&C Executive Committee

P&C Representatives and Sub-committee Coordinators

Governance

The P&C is a body corporate under the Parents & Citizens’ Association Incorporation Act 1976, the constitution can be viewed here.

Fundraising

One of the roles of the P&C is fundraising, which is contributed to the school, to provide better facilities than government funding covers.

The funds that the P&C can make available to the school come from P&C memberships, uniform shop sales and the proceeds from events such as Fort Fest, IMP concerts and Senior Drama nights.

In 2019 the P&C gave the school more than $200,000 to provide sporting facilities, classroom technology, faculty assets and numerous other items.

Grants

The P&C is also active in applying for local, state and federal government grants. Funds received from these grants enable the school to build better facilities for our students and run projects to improve educational outcomes.

In 2020 the P&C won grants to refurbish the library foyer and establish the Kitchen Garden and composting program.

If you have information about upcoming grants, experience with or an interest in applying for grants, please contact the P&C.

Community events

Community Events run by the P&C aim to build community awareness within the school, give parents, students and other supporters an opportunity to meet informally and to contribute to the school and to raise funds.

Meetings

The P&C holds meetings usually at 7:30pm in the school library on the second Wednesday of each month during school terms. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about what is happening in the school, how it operates, to ask questions and to meet other parents. The Principal usually gives an informative report on the recent happenings within the school.

Most of these meetings focus on a particular topic, which is often aimed at the parents of a particular year group.

Upcoming agenda

The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday May 14 at 7.30pm. This meeting will be an in person meeting in the school library. However it will it also be accessible on Zoom. Details will be emailed to parents and carers prior to the event.

Read the agenda here

Minutes from previous meetings are available below.

Read our P&C Constitution here

Membership

Membership of a P&C association entitles you to vote at the general meetings and the annual general meeting. All memberships are renewed yearly, before or at the annual general meeting. Please see the link to the membership form below for more details.

If you wish to become a member, please fill out the linked membership form and email to the P&C via the address below or submit to the school office. Note that the fee for joining the P&C is $1, which can be paid to the P&C bank account via direct deposit (please ensure that you supply your name with the deposit).

The P&C bank account details are:

Fort Street High School P&C Association

BSB: 032-267

Account: 247674

Contact: The P&C can be contacted on info@fortstreetpandc.org

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fortstreethighschoolpandc/

Volunteer at our school

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

Volunteer opportunities include:

• getting involved in the P&C
• volunteering on sports days and other school events
• helping with school events

Get in touch to find out how you can help!

Contact the P&C