Our Organisation - Lycée Condorcet de Sydney

The School Board

Lycée Condorcet is an Australian non-profit independant company limited by guarantee and an Australian Independent school supported and represented by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW. As such, the school has a legal requirement to operate in accordance with the requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) as per the Education Act 1990 (NSW), the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission Act 2012 (Cth), and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). A non-exhaustive list of key requirements can be found in the school Constitution and Governance Charter. Ensuring these requirements are constantly met is the legal responsibility of the School Board.

About the School Board

The School Board is composed of 8 to 10 Directors comprised of 4 to 6 Directors elected from among its members (Member Director) and a maximum of 4 Directors appointed by the Board (Board Directors). The Board is not responsible for the day- to- day operations or the implementation of the educational curriculum of the School. The essence of the governance role is to work with the Principal, Business Manager and Compliance Officer and ensure a strategic approach to the School’s future. Coupled with that is the responsibility to monitor adherence to systems of risk management, ensure the school's financial stability and viability. Additionally, the Board ensures that the School maintains systems of compliance with legal obligations and undertakes periodic performance reviews. The Board remains accountable for the School’s performance and monitors and supports management on an ongoing basis.

The Board and the AEFE (Agency fir French Education Abroad) are bound by a strategic agreement signed by the Chair of the Board and the French Ambassador representing the French State. This agreement provides a framework for the operation of the School and its pedagogical programs (see the English translation of the agreement).

The AEFE appoints and remunerates the Principal and Business Manager according to a profile defined in consultation with the Embassy of France to Australia and the School Board. The Principal, under the AEFE’s delegation, ensures the quality of the teaching in the School. He / she provides a guarantee that the pedagogical program follows the French Ministry of Education’s program and respects the quality criteria. The Principal is accountable to the AEFE for the delivery of the French curriculum and to the NSW Department of Education for delivery of the requirements of the NSW syllabus with the assistance of the Compliance Officer. The Principal is accountable to the Board for the overall performance of the School including The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP).

Annual General Meeting 2023

AGM 2023 - Presentation

Documents

Constitution

Governance

Audit & Risk Management Committee Charter

Finance Committee Charter

AGM - all ( current and past)

Financial Statement - all (current and past)

Other

Company Secretary : Jan Rashbrook

Directors	Elected / Appointed	Until	Position
Rosella Mangion	Elected	2025 AGM	Chair
Géraldine Coakley	Appointed	2024 AGM	Treasurer
Kim Anderson	Appointed	2025 AGM	Deputy Treasurer
Jean-Christophe De Beaulieu	Elected	2023 AGM	-
Craig De Vries	Elected	2023 AGM	-
Matthieu Durin	Appointed	2025 AGM	-
Frédéric Jeanney	Elected	2025 AGM	-
Florence La Carbona	Elected	2024 AGM	-

Other participants

Representative of the primary school teachers

Representative of the secondary school teachers

School Principal

Business Director

French Consul in Australia

The School Committee

AEFE Circular number 1033 / 2021. This circular can be modified by the AEFE.

The School Committee represents the administration, teachers, parents and students. Its role is to contribute with the perspective of students, parents and staff on decisions regarding education at LCS as well as the school’s long term plans.

Matters discussed by the School Committee

The School Committee votes:

The school's long-term plan
The school rules and regulations
The school timetable and calendar
The yearly educational plan on career and study options
The professional development plan for staff
The annual action plan of the primary-secondary council
The annual anti-bullying action plan
The annual action programme for education for sustainable development and citizenship education.

The School Committee provides an opinion on :

The organisation of staff employment
The evolution of the pedagogical structures
The activity program of the sports association
WHS matters
The organisation of the educational life
Special missions assigned to staff members
The program and the funding of overnight school excursions
The accomodation of students with special needs
The school canteen

Members of the School Committee

2021-2022 Members with the right to vote:

Administration

Principal: Nicolas L'Hotellier
Cultural Counselor: Boris Toucas
Deputy Principal: Antony Jonkx
Business Director: Thibault Delor
Primary School Director: Valérie Bronnert
CPE: Raphaël Teulet

Parent representatives

Nicolas Santini (incumbent)
Julie Gervois Duparcq (incumbent)
Helen Anderson (incumbent)
Fiona Jeanney (incumbent)
Adélie Kaszczyk (alternate)
Sherine Al Shallah (alternate)
Seb Mackinnon (alternate)
Marie De Beaulaincourt (alternate)

Staff representatives

Jordane Grand-Girard
Amanda Altshuler

Noémie Riou-Maire

Student representatives

Adelaïde Roger
Joachim Bourely

Members with a consultative role:

CVL Vice-President:

Sacha Nguyen Van Hieu

School Board members

Representatives of French Nationals overseas

Jean-Philippe Grange
Elise Léger
Serge Thomann
Caroline Brunel
Valérie Villière

Consul General of France : Martin Juillard

Documents

Minutes from the school Committee meeting held on August 6th, 2023

Minutes from the school Committee meeting held on December 8th, 2022

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on October 20, 2022

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on June 27, 2022

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on February 22, 2022

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on December 8, 2021

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on November 2, 2021

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on September 22, 2021

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on 24 June 2021

Deeds from the School Committee meeting held on 24 June 2021

Minutes from the School Committee meetingheld on 25 February 2021

Deeds from the School Committee meeting held on 25 February 2021

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on 8 December 2020

Deeds from the School Committee meeting held on 8 December 2020

Minutes of the School Committee held on 15 October 2020

Deeds from the School Committee meetingheld on 15 October 2020

Minutes from the School Committee meeting held on 23 June 2020

Deeds from the School Committee held on 23 June 2020

Minutes of the Extraordinary School Committee held on 8 May 2020

Deeds from the Extraordinary School Committee held on 8 May 2020

Deeds from the electronic vote that took place on 21 April 2020

Deeds from the School Committee held on 20 February 2020

Minutes of the School Committee held on 20 February 2020

The Primary School Council

Chaired by the Primary School Director, the school council is a consultative body whose advice must be sought on all aspects related to the operation and life of the primary school. Parents can contact their elected representatives on the Primary School Council at the following email address: parents.conseil-ecole@condorcet.com.au

You can find more information in the video above.

Matters discussed by the Primary School Council

Pedagogical structures
Primary school timetable and calendar
Primary school long-term plan
Education conditions of children with specific learning needs
Organisation of school camps
Questions relating to hygiene, health and safety of the children at the school and also during extracurricular activities
Principles guiding the choice of equipment and pedagogical tools
The annual action programme for education for sustainable development

Seats with Voting Rights

- The primary school director
- 15 teachers, including at least one for each level of education
- 15 parent representatives, at least one from each level of education. 2022-2023 parents representatives were:

Adélie Kaszczyk (titulaire)
Nisha Brooks (incumbent)
Fiona Jeanney (incumbent)
Paul Chevrot (incumbent)
Sherine AL Shallah (incumbent)
Raphaël Gautier (incumbent)
Emily Hodkinson (incumbent)
Véronique Houlet (incumbent)
Mia Jay Kacen (incumbent) (GS)
Sophie Berlot (incumbent)
Julie Gervois Duparcq (incumbent)
Fiona Macgregor (incumbent)
Sandra Germay (incumbent)
Seb Mackinnon (incumbent)
Valentina Gottardo-Chioub (incumbent)
Marine de Beaulaincourt (alternate)
Martin Orliac (alternate)