Iona College is a school which operates with the consent of the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and is operated and governed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS).
MACS governs and operates Catholic schools in the Archdiocese to continue the mission of Catholic education to proclaim the Good News and equip our young people with the knowledge, skills and hope to live meaningful lives and enrich the world around them.
Because the good work of educating the young is a co-responsible task led by every member of the Catholic school community, School Advisory Councils have been established to provide a crucial point of connection between the wider school community and school leaders.
This governance model was designed to ease the administrative burden on our schools and parishes, allow parish priests to focus on the mission of education in the parish, enable greater collaboration between schools and ensure greater consistency in school policies and procedures.
Democratic Principles Statement
Elected members of the Iona College Advisory Council for 2024 are:
Ex- Officio Members:
Principal: Mr. Damian McKew
Canonical Administrators: Fr Linh Tran and Fr James Clarke
Staff Members: Ms. Kylie Power and Mrs Melissa Gould
Elected Members:
Ms. Sarah Morgante
Ms. Mari Portaro
Mr. Paul Tobias
Mr. Stephen Elder
Ms. Lucy Carroll
Ms. Brooke Hyland
Ms. Jacinta Sadler
Ms. Jo Hart
Mr. Michael Wescott
Council Chair: Dr Melissa O’Shea
Deputy Chair: Ms. Mari Portaro
Secretary: Mrs. Julie Cole
- Terms of Reference
- MACS School Advisory Council Manual
- MACS Code of Conduct for School Advisory Council members
- MACS Working Together in Mission – Charter for MACS School
More information on MACS is available at macs.vic.edu.au.