PMSA OrganisationAL Structure
The organisational chart below provides an overview of the governance structure of the PMSA and our relationship with our four schools.
PMSA Board
PMSA GROUP Office
Sharon Callister,
Group Chief Executive Officer
School Principals
Paul Brown,
Brisbane Boys’ College
Andrew Cousins,
Clayfield College
Kim Kiepe,
Somerville House
Maria Woods,
Sunshine Coast Grammar School
School Staff
Business Managers
School Chaplains
PMSA Board
The PMSA Group is governed by a Board of Directors which comprises up to 13 Board members. Up to five Board members are each appointed by the Presbyterian Church and the Uniting Church and up to three are directly appointed by the PMSA Board. Each Board member is a volunteer and holds office for three years. Board members are eligible for re-appointment up to a maximum period of nine years.
Please see the PMSA Board page for more information on each Board member or the PMSA Constitution and PMSA By-laws for more information on the Board governance.
The PMSA Board is supported by four advising committees, a School Council at each of the four schools and the PMSA Group Office.
PMSA Committees
To assist the PMSA Board provide quality education services to achieve the PMSA vision, mission and values, four PMSA committees provide specialist advice. Members of these committees are selected based on their expertise and include both PMSA Board members and other specialist adviser members from the community.
Each Committee has a Charter which outlines their objectives, responsibilities, and governance framework . These Charters are available for download in the Constitution, By-laws and Charters page.
More details on each of these committees and their members are on the PMSA Committees page.
School Councils
Each of the PMSA schools is governed by a School Council which consists of up to nine members. Each School Council is a committee of the PMSA Board and includes the school’s Principal as a non-voting member, up to two PMSA Board members, and up to six independent School Council members appointed from the school’s community. The PMSA Board delegates the responsibility for governance oversight, administration and performance to these School Councils. The school Principals report to these School Councils and have operational responsibility for the schools.
Each School Council’s Charter outlines the School Council’s objectives, responsibilities, and governance framework as well as their relationship to the PMSA Group. These Charters are available for download in the Constitution, By-laws and Charters page.
Details of each School Council and their members are listed on the School Councils page or the relevant school’s website below:
Group Office
The PMSA Group Office is the executive management and administrative support office for the PMSA Group. The Group Office team – lead by a Chief Executive Officer and Group Executive team – provides overarching financial, governance, strategic, operational and business services to the PMSA Group. The team also provides executive support to the PMSA Board, the PMSA Committees, School Councils and the four schools.