Community involvement

Who are we?

The Walcha Central School Parents and Citizens (P&C) Association is the focal point for parent involvement at the school providing support through fundraising.

The P&C holds regular meetings throughout the school year.  All parents and carers are welcome to attend, hear about what is happening around the school, propose ideas and participate.

Each March, an Annual General Meeting is held and an executive committee is appointed.  Nominations and votes come from members who attend that meeting.

The executive committee overseas the Association's operation while co-ordinators or sub-committees look after each of the services which the P&C provides.

Benefits of participating

P&C activities create opportunities for parents and carers, students and staff to interact, building a feeling of respect and a stronger, safer school community.

When you participate, you benefit by:

• meeting other parents in the community
• understanding more about what happens at school
• getting to know the teachers better
• sharing your skills with other parents/teachers and learning new ones
• helping out which sets a good example for your children

Your children will benefit too.  Research shows that when parents are involved, students get better grades, have a better attitude to school and improved behaviours!

Helping out

The P&C values the rich diversity of skills and experiences that each family brings to the school.  We appreciate any help that families are able to offer.

Ways you can help include:

• help for a few hours in the canteen
• assist with fundraising at school sporting events with baking
• attend P&C meetings or participate on P&C sub-committees
• bake for fundraising events, morning teas and street stalls
• respond to specific requests for help from your child's teacher
• support individual reading program K-2

To find a job that suits, you might like to come along to a P&C meeting.

What do we do?

The P&C provides strong community support for the school encouraging parents to be involved in the workings of the school

We run many events and provide a number of services for students and families.  These include:

• school canteen with an employed canteen manager with a focus on healthy food choices
• sports carnival food stalls
• morning and afternoon teas for official school events
• fundraising to provide improvements to the school and new resources for the students

Join our P&C

Join our P&C for $1 per year.

P&C Membership form

P&C meetings

Please contact school office for upcoming meeting dates.