The School Board is the Crown entity responsible for the governance and the control of the management of the school. The board is the employer of all staff in the college, is responsible for setting the college’s strategic direction in consultation with parents, staff and students, and ensuring that its college provides a safe environment and quality education for all its students. Boards are also responsible for overseeing the management of personnel, curriculum, property, finance and administration.
The Boards of all state and state integrated schools are required to hold elections every three years, and this will be happening again in 2025.
The School Board is an important part of our school as they set the strategic direction for our school, consult with our school community about our school, ensure the school’s funding is spent wisely and ensure that we are giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi within our school. Our board is made up of five parent vacancies, the Principal, a staff rep elected by the staff, and a student rep elected by the students (only applicable for schools with students at Year 9 or above).
The current Board have made the decision to appoint Election Pilot as the Returning Officer for our election and for the election to be provided online. They have been assisting schools with elections for over 20 years and have been the only election provider accredited by the Ministry of Education to provide online election services since online elections started in 2022.
Nomination and voting forms will be sent to all eligible voters by email directly from Election Pilot. If we don’t have an email address for you, nomination and voting papers will be sent by post so no one will miss out.
School Board Elections must be held in accordance with the provisions in the Education and Training Act 2020 and the Education (Board Elections) Regulations 2022. Name and contact details have been provided to Schooled Election Pilot to enable the provision of elections services for our school as required by legislation. They will use contact details for the provision of election services for Botany Downs Secondary College only and details will be deleted 60 days after the election date as required by legislation.
If you have any questions about the election process, please contact the Returning Officer directly on 0800 VOTENZ (0800 868 369) or election@electionpilot.nz.
Nominations open Friday 18 July 2025 for the election of five parent representatives to the Botany Downs Secondary College School Board.
All eligible voters will receive a nomination form by email, or if we do not have your email address it will be sent to you by post. The nomination pack will include a cover letter explaining the nomination process as well as a nomination form.
You can use this form to nominate yourself, or you can nominate someone else in the community. (If you are going to nominate someone else, ensure they are aware of your nomination and are willing to accept the nomination).
Head to schoolboardelections.org.nz to learn more about becoming a board member.
Information on who is not eligible to be a School Board member is provided with the nomination form.
If you need additional nomination forms, or forms in Te Reo Māori or a different language, please contact the Returning Officer directly on 0800 VOTENZ (0800 868 369) or election@electionpilot.nz.
Nominations close at noon on Wednesday 6 August 2025. Nominations can be submitted by email, through the Election Pilot system at www.electionpilot.nz or by returning the completed nomination form to the school office. You may provide a candidate statement and photograph with your nomination.
The electoral roll is held at the school office and can be viewed during normal school hours.
Voting closes at 4pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025.
ELECTION TIMETABLE |
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| Call for nominations |
Friday 18 July |
| Nominations close | Noon, Wednesday 6 August |
| Voting papers issued | Wednesday 13 August |
| Election Day | Wednesday 10 September |
| Close poll | 4pm, Wednesday 10 September |
| Count votes & declare results | Tuesday 16 September |
| Board takes office | Wednesday 17 September |
The last triennial election for the School Board resulted in the election of five parent representatives and one staff representative for the term 2022-2025. The student representative is elected by the student body on an annual basis in September each year to sit on the Board for the following year. The Principal is a full member of the Board. The Board can also co-opt members for specific projects as required.
For more information about the role of the School Board visit the School Board Elections website.
Board Minutes are available at Reception or upon request.
| Parent Representatives: | Lauren Albrey |
| Garry Larsen QSM | |
| Ian Marshall | |
| Vonja Young | |
| Billy Jo Flesher-Martin | |
| Staff Representative: | Nicola Troughear |
| Student Representative: (term is for one year) |
Hannah Ghiyath |
Staff Representative
Student Representative, 2024/2025
Monday 24 February
Monday 24 March
Monday 28 April
Monday 26 May
Monday 23 June
Monday 28 July
Monday 25 August
Monday 23 September
Tuesday 28 October
Monday 24 November
Assessing Achievement Levels of Māori and Pasifika Students Policy
Cellphone ‘Away for the Day’ Policy
Our Way ‘Responding to Behaviour’ Policy
Privacy and Information Policy
Public Information and Statements Policy
Reducing Student Distress and Use of Physical Restraint Policy
