Membership

Our Vision

IPSHA is recognised as the leading independent primary school voice, connecting with and advocating for school leaders.

Connecting

To provide collegial support for members.

Growing

To deliver and facilitate quality professional learning opportunities.

Advocating

To Promote the national voice of independent primary schools.

Partnering

To promote the unique nature and diversity of independent primary schools and develop partnerships to pursue the IPSHA goals and opportunities for students

Sustaining

To future prepare IPSHA and ensure our Association remains relevant and valued by members.

IPSHA Membership

IPSHA members elevate their leadership experience through collegial connections, advocacy and professional growth opportunities for sustainable leadership.

There are several different memberships to nominate for, depending upon your context.

IPSHA Membership

Full Voting Members are appointed as a Head of a registered Independent Primary or Middle School, in Australia, who has leadership responsibility of students in age from four to fourteen years. Non -Voting Members are Acting Heads.

IPSHA Membership

Classes of IPSHA Membership

There are two classes of IPSHA membership:

Full Voting Members
Non-Voting Members (Acting Heads, IPSHA Associates, Overseas Members)

Full Voting Members

Are appointed as a Head of an Independent Primary or Middle School; and Honorary Federal Life Members
Satisfy any additional requirements for Voting Membership as prescribed by the Board and set out in the By-laws
Have been admitted as Voting Members in accordance with the IPSHA Constitution

A voting member’s school will:

Have a majority of pupils in age from four to fourteen years
Be a fully independent school
In situations where a school’s enrolment in the age group 4 – 14 is so structured as to create one or more schools, all of which have Heads of equal status and feed into the one senior school, then all such Heads are eligible for membership whether their schools share the same campus or are at a different campus

Where there is ambiguity regarding the eligibility of an application in regard to a particular structure or role in a school or sub-school, clarification will be sought by the Board.

Membership of IPSHA is by invitation, and it is expected that the prospective member is:

Supported financially by his or her school with regards to membership, meetings and PD costs
Able to attend Branch meetings and conferences regularly
Supports the goals and objectives of the Association

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IPSHA Associate Members

State Branches may nominate former IPSHA voting members of not less than five years standing who are resident in their State for the category of IPSHA Associate.

IPSHA Associate Members

IPSHA Associate

State Branches may nominate former IPSHA voting members of not less than five years standing who are resident in their State for the category of IPSHA Associate.

To be eligible to be an IPSHA Associate, a person must be:

a former Member – no longer in a Head of Primary role; and a Member for not less than 5 years.
In particularly deserving cases, where the criteria in rule (ii) is not met, nominations can be submitted to the State President for consideration by the State Branch Committee.

IPSHA Associates will:

pay an annual subscription fee which will be a percentage, determined from time to time by the Board, of the fee for a Member;
be entitled to receive digital copies of IPSHA’s e-newsletters and e-magazines;
be invited to attend meetings and conferences at their own expense;
be ineligible to vote or speak to agenda items at Branch Meetings and other National or Branch meetings; and
be ineligible to hold office as a Director and any other office at Federal or Branch level.

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Overseas Membership

Head of Primary / Middle Schools in countries outside Australia may apply to be an IPSHA Associate – Overseas Member. Overseas membership may be offered to Heads of Primary/Middle schools in other countries who would largely qualify for general membership if their school was in Australia.

Overseas Membership

Head of Primary Schools in countries outside Australia may apply to be an IPSHA Associate – Overseas Member.

Non-Voting Members

a) are not eligible to be Voting Members,
b) who satisfy any additional requirements for being Non-Voting
Members as prescribed by the Board and set out in the By-laws, and
c) have been admitted as Non-Voting Members in accordance with the IPSHA
Constitution.

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Honorary Membership

Honorary members are former members who have made an outstanding contribution to IPSHA. There are two categories of Honorary Life Fellows – Honorary State Life Fellows and Honorary Federal Life Fellows.

Honorary Membership

There are two categories of Honorary Life Fellows – Honorary State Life Fellows and Honorary Federal Life Fellows, with only Honorary Federal Life Fellows being transferable from State to State. The process to nominate an Honorary Membership is outlined in the IPSHA By-Laws.

Honorary Federal Life Membership

This is IPSHA’s highest honour. It is a category to which a former Member of not less than ten years standing may be recognised as an Honorary Federal Life Fellow on giving written indication to their State Branch of their intention to retire in the near future and the timing thereof, in recognition of their outstanding service to IPSHA through exceptional and sustained contribution given as a Director and within their State Branch.

Honorary State Life Membership

State Branches may nominate a former Member of not less than ten years standing who is or has been resident in their state and who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to a State Branch for recognition as an Honorary State Life Fellow.

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IPSHA Membership

Classes of IPSHA Membership

There are two classes of IPSHA membership:

Full Voting Members
Non-Voting Members (Acting Heads, IPSHA Associates, Overseas Members)

Full Voting Members

Are appointed as a Head of an Independent Primary or Middle School; and Honorary Federal Life Members
Satisfy any additional requirements for Voting Membership as prescribed by the Board and set out in the By-laws
Have been admitted as Voting Members in accordance with the IPSHA Constitution

A voting member’s school will:

Have a majority of pupils in age from four to fourteen years
Be a fully independent school
In situations where a school’s enrolment in the age group 4 – 14 is so structured as to create one or more schools, all of which have Heads of equal status and feed into the one senior school, then all such Heads are eligible for membership whether their schools share the same campus or are at a different campus

Where there is ambiguity regarding the eligibility of an application in regard to a particular structure or role in a school or sub-school, clarification will be sought by the Board.

Membership of IPSHA is by invitation, and it is expected that the prospective member is:

Supported financially by his or her school with regards to membership, meetings and PD costs
Able to attend Branch meetings and conferences regularly
Supports the goals and objectives of the Association

Become a member

IPSHA Associate Members

IPSHA Associate

State Branches may nominate former IPSHA voting members of not less than five years standing who are resident in their State for the category of IPSHA Associate.

To be eligible to be an IPSHA Associate, a person must be:

a former Member – no longer in a Head of Primary role; and a Member for not less than 5 years.
In particularly deserving cases, where the criteria in rule (ii) is not met, nominations can be submitted to the State President for consideration by the State Branch Committee.

IPSHA Associates will:

pay an annual subscription fee which will be a percentage, determined from time to time by the Board, of the fee for a Member;
be entitled to receive digital copies of IPSHA’s e-newsletters and e-magazines;
be invited to attend meetings and conferences at their own expense;
be ineligible to vote or speak to agenda items at Branch Meetings and other National or Branch meetings; and
be ineligible to hold office as a Director and any other office at Federal or Branch level.

Become a member

Overseas Membership

Head of Primary Schools in countries outside Australia may apply to be an IPSHA Associate – Overseas Member.

Non-Voting Members

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Honorary Membership

Honorary Federal Life Membership

Honorary State Life Membership

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