Community involvement

Our school values strong partnerships with our families and community. Parents and carers can get involved through our Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) or by volunteering at our school. Your time and support help make our school a better place for everyone.

Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)

The Epping Heights Parents & Citizens Association (EHPS P&C) is a group of parent volunteers, teachers and other community members who are committed to working together to achieve the best possible learning environment for the children at Epping Heights Public School.

What does EHPS P&C do?

• Promote the interests of the school by bringing parents, citizens, students and teaching staff into close co-operation; and
• Assist in providing facilities and equipment for the school and in promoting the recreation and welfare of the school.

Some key achievements of EHPS P&C in 2025 were:

• Mother’s day breakfast and gift stall (co-hosted with OSHC)
• Father's day breakfast and gift stall (co-hosted with OSHC)
• Christmas Carols
• World teachers day morning tea
• Arranging meetups of parents and children through the class parent network
• Communicating through the class parent network
• Halloween disco

EHPS P&C also runs a few vital services:

• Lunch service
• Uniform shop
• Book club
• Band program

EHPS school bands are managed by the band subcommittee with financial support from the P&C where needed.

Click HERE to check out the volunteering opportunities at the P&C run events and services!

If you would like to read more about the EHPS P&C you can find our constitution and by-laws here.

Who can join EHPS P&C?

Any parent or carer of a student at Epping Heights Public School, or any citizen within the school community can become a member of the EHPS P&C.

Why should I join the EHPS P&C?

The EHPS P&C is the most direct way you can contribute positively to your children's education experience.

Once you are a member, there are many ways you can be involved. You can:

• Hold a position in the executive or sub-committees
• Attend the monthly meetings
• Read the monthly minutes
• Volunteer at P&C run events
• Assist in the school canteen and uniform shop
• Be a part of the sub-committees

You will also be added onto the EHPS P&C mailing list and will be kept up to date with what is happening at the school. Being a member entitles you to raise and vote on important issues at the monthly meetings.

All EHPS P&C members are covered by Epping Heights Public School P&C Personal Accident Insurance while volunteering for P&C events (e.g. fundraising events and grounds working bees).

The effectiveness of EHPS P&C is greatly increased by the number of members in the P&C. Being part of the EHPS P&C is a great opportunity to engage with others in the Epping Heights community.

How do I join join EHPS P&C?

The annual cost of EHPS P&C membership is $1.10

You can join through the Qkr! app where you will register your membership details and pay your annual fee (note that membership needs to be renewed each year).

P&C meetings

The EHPS P&C generally meets on the second Tuesday of each month (except during school holidays).  Notice of upcoming P&C meetings can be found in the weekly school newsletter. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Annual General Meeting is held in November. The minutes of the previous meetings can be found here.

2026 P&C Executive Committee:

President- Andrew Fairhurst

Vice President & Class Parent coordinator- Naila Naeem

Vice President & Communications- Francesca Padilla

Treasurer- Ray Tran

Secretary- Arindam Pal

2026 P&C Subcommittee:

Canteen (eppingheights.canteen@gmail.com) - Gohar Gul

Uniform shop (eppingheights.uniformshop@gmail.com)- Xinyuan Shui

Carols (ehpscarols@gmail.com)- Andrew Fairhurst

Book club (eppingheights.bookclub@gmail.com)- Na Rae Song

Fundraising coordinator- Barbara Padovan

Band (bandehps@gmail.com)- Sarah Saw

Volunteer at our school

Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your school community.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• helping at lunch service
• getting involved in the P&C
• listening to children read in the classroom
• volunteering on sports days and other school events
• helping supervise excursions
• helping with band or uniform shop.

If you would like to get in touch with the EHPS P&C with questions, comments or feedback, please email ehps.p.n.c@gmail.com

Partnerships with the community

Hiring our facilities

You may apply to use our school’s facilities for appropriate purposes provided your hiring of the facility does not interfere with our teaching and learning programs.

We assess each application on a case-by-case basis. Find out more at Using school facilities.

If you’re interested in hiring our facilities, contact us for details.

Community Users

There are many extracurricular activities offered by private businesses at our school. Please contact the groups directly if you are interested in attending any of these activities.

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