Parents and Friends

​The P & F Association is an integral part of the school community representing all the parents of the school and sharing responsibility for the school with the principal and teachers.
 
The P & F Association provides opportunity for parents of each school to assemble, usually with the principal and teachers of the school, in order to ensure that everything necessary is being done for the school and its community and in particular the students. Similar to other interest groups, parents or friends and teachers meet formally and regularly to assist one another and contribute significantly to the life and welfare of the school.
 
All parents of children attending the school are part of the parent body. The P & F provides the formal structure necessary in any school community to ensure effective organisation and action.
 
In addition to being a school-based organisation for parents, the P &F also has a diocesan, state and a national network. Such a network gives the organisation enormous potential for influence and achievement in its dealing with governments and education authorities.
 
Read our updated Parents and Friends Constitution:
Parents and Friends Constitution 2016.pdfParents and Friends Constitution 2016


Parents and Friends Association Me​etings

 

Parents, carers and friends are welcome to attend all P&F general meetings. These meetings are usually held on the last Tuesday of the month in the Conference Room in the Mercy Resource Centre at 6.0​0pm. Agenda items should be submitted by 5pm on the Monday before the meeting. The meeting dates are included in the school calendar. If you cannot attend these meetings but would like to be kept informed via email about what is happening with the P&F, please send an email to pgoodnapandf@bne.catholic.edu.au requesting that you be added to the P&F email address list. We look forward to meeting you at one of the meetings or keeping in contact with you via email.

The Federation of Parents & Friends Associations of Catholic Schools in Queensland

 

The Parents and Friends Federation is the statewide parent organisation officially recognised by the Catholic Church and Catholic Education authorities for all of the 300 Catholic schools in Queensland. They represent the parents and carers of more than 147,000 children in parish, diocesan and religious institute schools in the state: http://www.pandf.org.au/ 

 

 Parents and Friends Association Minutes of Meetings

Please note that Minutes of Parents and Friends Association Meetings can now be viewed on the St Francis Xavier Parent Portal  https://extranet.bne.catholic.edu.au/parent/stfrancisxavier