Governance

Governing Body

St Luke's Anglican School is a Diocesan-owned school that is established under the School's Regulation Canon. As such, the governing body is Diocesan Council. It is from this relationship that the School takes its corporate status. The members of the Diocesan Council are:

• The Most Reverend Jeremy Greaves (Chair)
• Ms Jennifer Basham
• The Reverend Melissa Conway
• Dr Stephen Harrison
• The Reverend Geoffrey Hoyte
• The Reverend Adam Lowe
• The Venerable Dr Charlotte Morris
• The Honourable Debra Mullins
• The Right Reverend Sarah Plowman
• The Right Reverend Andrew Roundhill
• The Reverend Canon David Ruthven
• Mr David Sneesby
• Dr Jantje Spilsbury-Schakel
• The Right Reverend Cameron Venables
• Mr Anthony Weder

Diocesan Council delegates certain governance functions to the School Council via the School’s Charter. In circumstances where the directors of the governing body must be provided with a report about sexual abuse or likely sexual abuse, the Diocesan Council has, pursuant to Section 366B of the Education (General Provisions) Act, delegated that role to the Executive Director, Anglican Schools Commission.

School Council

Certain governance functions are delegated to the School Council, whose powers are subject to its Charter and the Canons of the Diocese. The School Council works with the Anglican Schools Commission regarding school operations.

The School Council is the body responsible for overseeing the future planning and development of the School. The Council also ensures that the policies and ethos of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland are maintained. They also oversee the financial viability of the School.

The body is committed to strengthening partnerships between staff, the parent body, and the wider community. The School Council ensures the highest quality of education and the best possible teaching and learning facilities are available to all St Luke’s students.

Members of the School Council are appointed by the Anglican Schools Commission and include representatives of the school community and the wider community. The Council meets monthly to discuss a variety of topics, including strategic goals, developments in education, budget oversight, policies, risk management and overall school performance.

School Council Members

• President: The Most Reverend Jeremy Greaves KCSJ
• Chair of School Council: Mr Darren Hart BBus(Acc), FCPA
• Deputy Chair of School Council: Ms Danielle Collins GradDipPsych, MLMEd, BEd, BMus(Perf), A.Mus.A
• Chair of Finance and Organisation Committee: Mr Troy Wilkinson DipFS(FP), AdvDipFS(FP), AFP
• Chair of Christian Formation Committee: Mother Kate Ross BA(Qld), GradDipSci(Swinburne), MDiv(Yale)

Appointed Councillors

• Mother Kate Ross BA(Qld), GradDipSci(Swinburne), MDiv(Yale)
• The Reverend Susan Barker BA, LLB (Hons), BTh
• Kenny Festing BEng (Civil) (Hons), MPavtTech, CPEng, RPEQ, Dip. Project Management, MIEAust, GAICD, QBCC Adjudicator

Ex Officio