The management of the company and the custody and control of its funds and property is vested in a Board of twelve members, supported by the Company Secretary, comprising:

a nominee of the Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians Association (IGOGA)

a nominee of the vestry of St James’ Anglican Church

an educationalist appointed by the Board

a nominee of Cooerwull Inc

eight elected members who hold office for three years and are eligible to stand for re-election at the completion of that term.

Day-to-day management of the School is delegated to the Principal, supported by the School’s executive team. 

Introducing the Chair of the Board

Mrs Karen Frost initially joined the Board in 2009 as a nominee of the IGOGA and in 2013 she became an elected member of the Board. In 2016 and again in 2019, she was elected unopposed at the AGM to the position of Chair. 

Ms Frost has been directly involved with Ivanhoe Girls' for most of her life. Through the years she has held the position of student, parent, President and committee member of the IGOGA, and committee member of the Parents' and Friends' Association.

Mrs Frost brings to Ivanhoe Girls' a wealth of experience in building relationships, developing networks and stakeholder management across the public and private sectors. Her role as a senior executive coupled with considerable expertise in the financial and commodity markets and most recently at the Department of Treasury and Finance, ensures she brings to her position as President of the School Board a proven track record in problem solving, innovative problem solving and risk management.

Company Membership – Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School

Since 1922, the legally constituted controlling body of Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School has been a Company Limited by Guarantee.  All parents/guardians (of current and past students) and past students have the opportunity to become members of this Company.

Membership of the Company entitles members to:

• nominate for election to the Board of Directors
• propose or second nominations for election to the Board, and
• attend Annual General Meetings of the Company and to discuss and vote on business listed on the relevant agenda paper.

The next Company AGM will be held on 18 May 2022 and will feature a presentation by Jordan Turner (Class of 2009) who is currently a Senior Advisor, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement associated with the Metro Tunnel Project.

Company membership can be obtained for a period of twenty years for a fee of $20.00 per person, and can then be further extended without payment of any fee at the member’s preference. New members wanting to attend this year’s AGM and hear Jordan’s presentation will need to have submitted an application for membership prior to the next Board meeting on 5 April 2022.

To learn more about this opportunity and to access an Application for Membership form, please click on the button below.