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Membership and Governance
- Membership is open to all school Parents & Friends (P&Fs) organisations in the ACT that have an interest in education at non-government schools.
- Affiliates are largely the P&F Associations of the relevant schools. However, representation from other bodies such as school boards or councils where this is considered appropriate is accepted.
- Each affiliated organisation can nominate two delegates to attend general meetings of APFACTS.
- The governing committee of APFACTS is elected at an Annual General Meeting. This committee may co-opt other members as it sees fit.
APFACTS Objectives
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To safeguard the rights and promote the interests of parents and children in non-government schools in the ACT.
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To improve the standard of education in the ACT.
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To promote parents’ rights to choose the kind of education given to their children without financial disadvantage being imposed on them or their children by the State.
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To achieve, for all parents and children, equity in the distribution of public funds for education.
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To ensure that government policies and controls do not undermine the essential characteristics and autonomy of non-government schools.
APFACTS Philosophy
- Children attending non-government schools have the right to an equitable share of government funds for their schooling. Parents are the first educators of their children and have the prior right to choose the education that should be given to their children.
- Non-government school authorities should be free to set school curriculum, establish enrolment policies, and employ teachers in accordance with their school's aims and objectives.
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States must protect the right of children to receive adequate standard of education. In ensuring that an 'adequate standard of education' is met, wherever there is sufficient parental demand for them, governments should actively support the efforts of parents and school communities to establish viable non-government schools. |
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APFACTS is an affiliated member of the Australian Parents Council.
The Australian Parents Council is the only national, cross-sectoral organisation providing a voice for non-government schools parent organisations.
At the 2007 AGM, the following people were elected to the APC National Executive:
President: Caz Bosch (SA)
Senior Vice
President: Bill Button (Tas)
Secretary: Kate Lyttle (ACT)
Treasurer: Malcolm Pound
(NSW)
Vice Presidents:
Graham Hedges (Qld)
Chris Morris (WA)
Jo Silver (vic)
Executive Director:
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