East Fremantle School Board
School boards are unique in the way they operate and the boundaries within which they achieve their role. No two school boards function identically so it is important to understand the role of our Board.
In addition to the governance matters required of it, which are clearly detailed by the Department of Education, the East Fremantle Primary School Board has agreed a remit that reflects the uniqueness of our school and its current position.
Our school is expertly managed, well-resourced and provides a beautiful, caring and supportive environment in which students can learn and grow. The Board sees its key remit as assisting in and ensuring that the school continues to deliver its mandate in this way, transparently and effectively.
To do this requires a respect for the effective way the school is managed, and an understanding that the board’s activities are driven and bound by the objectives and needs of the school, as determined by the principal and executive team. Acknowledging this as the basis for is role, the board carries out its remit by:
- actively holding the school to account to the Business Plan, priorities and agreed objectives
- assisting the principal and staff as required with special projects
- providing a sounding board, as and when needed, for the principal and staff
- where appropriate, acting as an avenue of communication between the school and the local community.
Led by our school, with the support of our community, we go forward.
Other useful links:
Guidance of the role of Boards and P&Cs
https://www.education.wa.edu.au/school-councils-boards
Information pack regarding the role of school Boards
https://www.education.wa.edu.au/dl/l9872k
Our Board Members
The East Fremantle Primary School Board is made up of a combination of teachers and parents of the school.
Board Chair: James Ireland
Parent members:
Ciaran Gibson,
Kate Moore,
Cassandra Don,
Riann Aveling and
Kristian Lawrence
Staff members:
Principal: Phillip Parkes
Manager Corporate Services: Tracey-Anne Simpson
Alexandra Stewart: Year 2 Teacher
Claire Perkins: Art Teacher
Read our parent representatives’ biographies below:
James Ireland (Chair)
James is a business owner, having previously enjoyed a career in law while living and working overseas. Following his move to Perth in 2022, James joined the Board and is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the EFPS community and support the Principal and his team in delivering an outstanding education for its students.
James now has only his youngest, Thomas (Year 6), at EFPS, with his two eldest children, Archer and Ava, having moved on to high school.
Kristian Lawrence
Kristian Lawrence is dad to two girls, Madi and Mia, at East Fremantle Primary School. As a parent of neurodivergent children, he is passionate about helping EFPS be a place where every child feels supported. Professionally, Kristian works at his family architectural firm and is Creative Lead at a small marketing agency, with a Bachelor of Environmental Design. He has worked at education-focused organisations, including The Girls Academy supporting in-school support for Aboriginal girls, and currently manages digital communications for the EFPS P&C. Kristian is excited to support the staff, students, and families of EFPS and to help maintain its strong, inclusive, and welcoming community.
Riann Aveling
Riann, parent to Jack, has a background in strategy, governance and conflict resolution. As an accredited mediator with a law degree, she enjoys cutting through complexity, bringing people together and helping shape practical, sustainable solutions. She has also contributed to the development and implementation of her organisation’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Riann is keen to play an active role in supporting a positive school experience for students, families and staff.
Kate Moore
Parent to Peter, year 5, and former student Giacomo (now in high school), Kate is also a practicing Architect. She strongly believes that the pursuit of diversity, sustainability and quality underpin good decisions and she seeks to apply these principles in her contribution to the school community as a board member. She has been involved in several education projects in the WA built environment as well as the implementation of a Reconciliation Action Plan for her workplace. As a parent and Fremantle-based Architect, it is a privilege to be part of the EFPS school community.
Cassandra Ludowyk
Parent to two students at the school, Cassandra is a High School teacher with a Masters in Education (Educational Psychology). Cassandra is passionate about student wellbeing, believing that academic success is inseparable from wellbeing. Having coordinated student wellbeing programs for high school students, she understands best practice in relation to supporting students academically and socially/emotionally in school settings and is keen to bring this understanding to help every child at EFPS flourish.