Membership

The Country Education Partnership has a number of membership categories including:

Rural Education Organisation Membership: for those education communities (including early years services, schools and further education) who fulfil the guidelines detailed within the CEP Constitution;
Individual Membership: for individuals who fulfil the rural guidelines detailed within the CEP Constitution;
Associate Membership: any education organisations (including early years, schools or higher education), or other organisations, who have an interest in, or have similar objectives as the Country Education Partnership.

More details relating to the various Membership Categories are outlined below.

There is a small annual Membership Fee that is required – amounts are detailed in the membership information.

More Membership Information: Membership Background 2016

Membership Categories:

1. Rural Education Organisation

Those education organisations who fulfil the guidelines determined by Country Education Partnership and outlined briefly below.

These guidelines include:

located at least 1.5 hours travel from State Capital CBD
located at least 15 minutes drive from a population centre of at least 10,000
less than 5,000 population in their own right
limited, or no, access to public services

Such members are entitled to attend Country Education Partnership meeting, and entitled to nominate for the Committee of Management.

2. Individual Person Member

Those individual persons who live within a rural community that fulfil the Country Education Partnerships definition of rural above, or has an interest in rural education issues.

Such members are entitled to attend Country Education Partnerships meetings but are not entitled to be nominated to the Committee of Management.

3. Associate Member

Any education organisation or association who shares similar aims to the Country Education Partnership.

Such members are entitled to attend Country Education Partnership meetings but are not entitled to be nominated to the Committee of Management.

How do I Become a Member?

Rural Education Organisation

These organisations are automatic members of the Country Education Partnership.

Individual Person Member

Complete the Membership Application Form 2016

Associate Member