School Board


Each government school in the ACT is administered by a school board.  School boards are concerned with governance and strategic issues at the school. Day-to-day management of school operational matters is the responsibility of the principal.

School Board Functions

  • to establish strategic direction and priorities for the school;
  • to monitor and review school performance and to report on it to the Director-General, parents of students at the school and staff;
  • to develop, maintain and review curriculum for the school;
  • to develop and review education policies at the school;
  • to establish budgetary policies for the school and approve the school budget;
  • to establish policies for the efficient and effective use of school assets and the management of financial risk;
  • to develop relationships between the school and the community and between the school and community organisations;
  • to make recommendations to the Director-General on issues affecting the school;
  • to encourage parent participation in their children’s learning; and
  • to exercise any other function given to the school board under the Act or any other Territory law.

The Throsby School Board generally meets in weeks 3 and 8 of the school term on a Friday.

Current School Board members

  • Zahra Hafiz (Chair and parent representative)
  • Parik Dhody (Parent representative)
  • Sania Faizan (Parent representative)
  • Annamaria Zuffo (Principal)
  • Katie McCarthy (Staff representative)
  • Riley Hawke (Staff representative)
  • TBA (Education Directorate Appointed Member)
  • Susie Cooke (Business Manager)
  • Ash Rankin (Board Secretariat)

Establishment Plan 2022

Establishment Plan 2022-2023

Throsby School Policies and Procedures

Annual School Board Report

Throsby_School_Annual_School_Board_Report_2025.pdf (PDF 507.8 KB)

Throsby_School_Annual_School_Board_Report_2025.docx (PDF 96.4 KB)

Throsby School Annual School Board Report 2024 (PDF 85.8 KB)

Throsby School Annual School Board Report 2024 (PDF 315.7 KB)

External School Review Report

Throsby School Report of Review 2024 (PDF 973.2 KB)

Throsby School Report of Review 2024 (PDF 532.5 KB)

School Improvement Plan

Throsby School Strategic Plan 2025 (PDF 312.9 KB)

Throsby School Strategic Plan 2025 (PDF 2.5 MB)