The Agreement underpins and reinforces the importance of parents in their child’s education and supports the way schools, P&C Associations and parents and carers work together to ensure students achieve their potential through public education.

Strong, meaningful partnerships across education communities - between students, parent and carers, teachers, educators, school and department staff - foster engagement and positive learning and wellbeing outcomes.

Productive partnerships between schools and P&C Associations ensure:

• students benefit from the school’s planned and proactive engagement with parents/ carers and the broader community

• student learning is enriched by positive connections between schools, parents, carers and community

• parent participation in their child’s education is supported

• the collective voice of parents and carers is heard and valued

• the work of P&C Associations in school communities is recognised

• school communities are strengthened and engaged

• a shared vision is cultivated across the school community.