West Byford Primary School Peel North

School address: Kardan Boulevard Byford WA 6122

Your councillor is Michael Montgomery

My name is Michael Montgomery and find it a privilege to be the WACSSO State Councillor for Peel North, representing almost forty P&Cs with one still under construction at the time I proudly commenced my role.

I have been a member of the Coogee Primary School P&C since 2018, with my P&C journey first starting in the Fremantle electorate back in 2015 when I was a member of the Newton Primary School P&C, before moving my two children into Coogee Primary School and taking up a role on that P&C also. The fact that I still remained on the Newton Primary P&C up until the end of 2022 is evidence of my passion and support for P&Cs and all that P&Cs do for their school communities.

Being on two committees at the same time simply broadened my view well beyond the walls of one P&C meeting room, essentially helping me see way outside the box and gain a greater understanding of how each P&C has their own unique set of issues, but in many ways, are similar with their struggles where all can benefit from the strength that comes with information sharing and support from others, particularly the resources and training WACSSO offers to WA P&Cs.

Being involved in the two P&Cs has made me comfortable for some time now in reaching out to more than one committee, opening my eyes to how my shared experiences can help strengthen the already strong pool of ideas among each committee, boosting them up when gaps were forming, all of which helped me realise I may have a more useful part to play in a much greater role as a State Councillor.

More about myself, I have been the State Manager for a Melbourne based Furniture Company since 2010, preceded by a nineteen-year policing career, after which I returned to full time university study earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Writing with a minor in Editing and Children’s Literature. I also see parents as the lifelong educators of our children, all too often with my previous career I would find myself intervening with our young population at a time when I felt it was too late, so it only makes sense to encourage parents to get involved in their child’s educational journey, something as a State Councillor I will always strive to do and in advocating for the educational needs of our children throughout our school communities and support our P&Cs along the way in doing the same.

I would love the opportunity to attend your P&C meetings and very much welcome your invites to attend so I can get to meet you all and I encourage anyone who would like to reach out at any time for any reason to give me a call or contact me via email.

Other schools in Peel North:

  • Atwell College
  • Atwell Primary School
  • Aubin Grove Primary School
  • Beeliar Primary School
  • Bertram Primary School
  • Bungaree Primary School
  • Byford Primary School
  • Byford Secondary College
  • Charthouse Primary School
  • Coogee Primary School
  • Cooloongup Primary School
  • East Waikiki Primary School
  • Hammond Park Primary School
  • Harmony Primary School
  • Hillman Primary School
  • Honeywood Primary School
  • Jandakot Primary School & ESC
  • Jarrahdale Primary School
  • Leda Primary School & ESC
  • Marri Grove Primary School
  • Medina Primary School
  • Mundijong Primary School
  • North Parmelia Primary School
  • Orelia Primary School
  • Rockingham Beach Primary School & ESC
  • Safety Bay Primary School
  • Safety Bay Senior High School
  • Serpentine Primary School
  • South Coogee Primary School
  • Southern Grove Primary School
  • Success Primary School
  • Treeby Primary School
  • Waikiki Primary School
  • Warriapendi Primary School
  • Wellard Primary School
  • Wellard Village Primary School
  • Woodland Grove Primary School
Michael Montgomery