ACSSO

We are the Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO), which means we represent the interests of the families and communities of more than two million children attending government schools in Australia. We are one of the oldest continuously operating parent organisations in Australia and possibly the world. ACSSO was formed in 1947 to bring together various state and territory parent groups to develop national policies reflecting the way families wanted public education to be offered for their children.

Over time there have sometimes been changes in the way our affiliates in states and territories have approached national issues, so membership has occasionally varied.

Currently we have six affiliates who each send a representative (called Vice Presidents) to represent their branches and parent networks at a national level under the ACSSO banner.

The ACSSO mobile app was designed to assist all members to easily access important ACSSO information.