Governance

The Board is entrusted to work on behalf of all stakeholders and is accountable for the school’s performance.

It emphasises strategic leadership, sets the vision for the school and ensures that it complies with legal and policy requirements. Policies are at a governance level and outline clear delegations to the Rector. The Board and Rector form the leadership team with the role of each documented and understood. The Rector reports to the Board as a whole, with committees used sparingly and only when a need is identified in order to contribute to board work. The Board is proactive rather than reactive in its operations and decision making and does not involve itself in the administrative details of the day to day running of the College. Enhancing student achievement is its focus.

The Rector attends all Board and Committee meetings and the Rector’s Personal Assistant acts as Secretary to the St Patrick's College Silverstream School Board and Silverstream Board of Proprietors.

Members of the School Board are:

• Ms Michelle Moore, Chairperson
• Mr Mitchell Forbes
• Inspector Patrick Thomas
• Mrs Selina Ede
• Mr Dean Spicer
• Mr Rob Ferreira, Rector/Tumuaki
• Mr Kevin Havell, Staff Representative
• Kobe Betham, Student Representative
• Dr Clare Couch, Proprietors Appointee on the School Board
• Judge Damian Stone, Proprietors Appointee on the School Board
• Mrs Dawn Clark, Secretary

The Silverstream Board of Proprietors' responsibility is for the Boarding School, the grounds, most of the buildings on campus and for the Catholic Character of the College. Parents who have experience in accounting, legal and building areas are warmly invited to apply in writing to the Rector or Board Secretary if they would like to sit on this Board. Because of the responsibility the Board has for the Catholic Character of the College, it is required that all members of the Board should be Catholic.

Members of Silverstream Board of Proprietors are:

• Mr Patrick Hoult, Chairperson
• Dr Clare Couch, Proprietors Appointee on the School Board
• Judge Damian Stone, Proprietors Appointee on the School Board
• Mr Michael Blackmore
• Mr Mark Crofskey
• Mr Paul Gini
• Mrs Katrina Mannix
• Mr Francis O’Riley
• Mr Tony O’Connell
• Mr Tony Ward
• Mr Rob Ferreira, Rector/Tumuaki
• Mrs Dawn Clark, Secretary