March forth and celebrate P&C Day

In 2006, the Federation launched the first P&C day. This day was celebrated at the site of one of the first P&C Associations in NSW, Five Dock Public School.

The Federation had strongly lobbied for this special day as a way of recognising the efforts of local P&C associations. P&C Day is a way of providing an opportunity to promote the role of the P&C and to celebrate their outstanding contributions in support of public education.

P&C’s epitomize the efforts of volunteers within our society – where individuals join together and work towards a collective goal. These efforts do not carry a personal benefit to the individual nor do they carry a personal financial reward. The activities undertaken by our P&C volunteers are undertaken in order to benefit our local communities – as a collective benefit to all. Today P&C associations across the State contribute in excess of $50 million to our local schools. In addition there are countless volunteer hours that provide valuable assistance and resources to our local schools.

More importantly the role of the P&C allows parents to have a say in how their local school is functioning and how best to meet the needs of their own individual community. P&C’s are a place where the distilled wisdom of a local community can have real and positive impacts on how a school functions. 

 P&C Day is now an annual event, to be celebrated on the Wednesday of Week 6, Term 1. This year it will be celebrated on March 4^th. We would encourage all P&C associations to mark this day on their calendar and to spare some time to congratulate the volunteers for their ongoing involvement.