Leadership and Governance

Our Executive Team

The St Mark's Executive Team provides thoughtful leadership, guiding our school's vision and direction.

With their collective expertise and international experience, they ensure excellence in teaching and learning and in turn, empower students to reach their full potential. Valuing lifelong learning and innovation, our leaders keep up with latest educational research.

Together they foster a supportive and inclusive community environment. Open communication and collaboration being key, they seek to involve parents, students, and staff in decision-making.

The team's dedication and passion is palpable, with each leader serving as a role model to our students. Their guidance inspires students to become thoughtful leaders themselves, who go on to have a positive impact in the world.

School Council

The Council of St Mark’s Anglican Community School is a group of dedicated volunteers appointed by the Board of AngliSchools that utilise their professional and personal experience to assist the Principal in the governance of our School. The Council is a committee of AngliSchools and is responsible to them for the governance and stewardship of the school. The School operates within the budget approved by AngliSchools. St Mark’s was established to make an Anglican education accessible to all families by keeping fees as low as possible while maintaining strong opportunities for students.

Key responsibilities of the School Council include:

  • Conduct the school in accordance with the Christian faith taught by the Church
  • The recommendation of the Principal’s appointment
  • The appointment of the Deputy Principal and Business Manager
  • The development and monitoring of the School’s Strategic Plan
  • The campus Master Plan and maintenance of the school assets
  • Monitoring of Workplace / Occupational Health and Safety
  • Oversight of operations, including the Financial and Risk Management

The School's operational management is delegated to the Principal by the Council.

The Principal and Business Manager serve as ex officio members of the Council to whom they report to regularly. Members of the school executive also hold ex officio positions on the School Council committees.

These committees include:

  • Finance and Audit
  • Risk and Governance
  • Facilities and Sustainability
  • Peter Foss Scholarship
Members of Council
  • Chair: Franzl Shannon
  • Vice-Chair: Yung Nguyen
  • Treasurer: Eleanor Shakeshift
  • Livia Hawker
  • Kathryn Roach
  • Revd Des Smit
  • Ex Officio: Steven Davies
  • Ex Officio: Carolyn Gray

Chair of Council

Franzl Shannon - GAICD, Registered Builder 10531

Franzl has served on the Council of St Mark’s since 2001 and previously served as Deputy Chair before his appointment by the AngliSchools Board as Chair of Council in 2024. Whilst a member of the St Mark’s Council, he has been fortunate to work with all four of the School’s Principals and three Business Managers.

Franzl joined the St Mark’s community as a student in 1987 and has been an active member of the Old Scholars’ Association since graduating. He became a parent of St Mark’s in 2021 when his son started in the ELC.

Since graduating from St Mark’s, Franzl has worked in the construction industry, becoming a Registered Builder in 1999 and operating his own construction company from 2001 until 2023.

Franzl was asked to join the Board of AngliSchools in 2022, but resigned upon being appointed as the inaugural Director of Capital Projects for AngliSchools.

AngliSchools

AngliSchools oversees 15 Anglican Schools in Western Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. These low-fee, co-educational schools provide exceptional teaching and learning within a caring, Christian environment. Each school has its own strengths and specialist programs, while sharing common values of faith, excellence, justice, respect, integrity, and diversity. AngliSchools serves as the headquarters, supporting existing schools and exploring new opportunities for low-fee Anglican schools in high-demand areas.

The Schools of the AngliSchools include: