Date/Time:

17/06/2026 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Categories:

• Governance
• Leadership and Coaching
• Professional Learning
• School Operations

Description:

This session will support school board members and senior leaders to enhance their capacity to better understand school financials and to appreciate the importance of the school’s context in effective financial management.  

Your commitment: 1.5 contact hours plus any required reading.

AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers: Focus area 7.2.

Delivery mode: 1 x online session.

Presented by: John Somerset, Director Somerset Education.

Price: $85.00 per person (GST inclusive).

Date: 17 June 2026, 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Location: online via Zoom – a link will be sent via email prior to the session.

Registration closes: 10 June 2026 at 5:00pm.

Program Overview: This session will outline key attributes of a financially sustainable school and include a short accounting lesson for non-accountants. Designed for School Governors, new Principals and Business Managers, the content presented aligns with the Standards for School Registration in South Australia, namely Standard 1.4 – ensuring the ongoing financial viability of the school and reporting on the school’s financial performance. 

Key financial ratios that school leaders and governors should understand to enable them to assess the school’s financial health will be highlighted. The session will include a practical exercise focused on calculating and reviewing key ratios and how to apply these ratios in long term budgets to manage/mitigate financial risk and prevent financial stress and provide actionable outcomes for the school. 

Led by John Somerset, Director of Somerset Education, the session will draw on John’s 38 years in chartered accounting and expertise in financial governance for non-government schools. His mission is to empower schools with financial confidence and strategic insights. 

Program Lead: please contact Bronwyn Donaghey or Anne Dunstan.

Terms and Conditions: Registration for this event will incur the fee detailed above. This fee will be invoiced after the event and is payable unless written notice of cancellation is received seven or more days prior to the event. See the AISSA’s Professional Learning Terms and Conditions for the full registration terms and conditions including the cancellation policy.