School Board

To enable parents and members of the community to engage in activities that are in the best interests of students and support the future direction of the School, Malibu School has its own independent School Board. We are fortunate and grateful to the ongoing support, dedication and leadership provided by each of our School Board members, both past and present.

The School Board comprises of the Principal, five elected parent representatives, four elected staff representatives and three community members.

Principal – Merrilee Wright
Parent Representatives – Jennifer Baggaley (School Board Chair), Murray Boyne, Kellie Down, Rebecca Tabullo
Staff Representatives – Katrina Stubenrauch, Ellie Rawlings, Shelly Whittall
Community Representatives - Leanne Stewart

Parent and Staff Representatives are elected within Term 1 of the School year and will hold office for a period of two years from the time of the election. Nominations are called for and Nomination Forms distributed by the school during the start of each year.

The School Board’s main functions are to ratify the priorities for school development, to ratify the school budget and to support the Strategic Directions of the School as outlined in the School’s Business Plan.

School Board Terms of Reference

Introducing our School Board members

Malibu School is grateful for the support and Leadership of those who support the school’s directions through roles on the School Board. We are grateful for their time and personal experience to shape our planning to the benefit of our students, staff and families.

Jennifer Baggaley – Parent Representative, School Board Chair

We welcome Jennifer as School Board Chair. Jennifer has been a part of the Malibu School Community since her daughter joined the school in 2020. Jennifer Baggaley has lived in Rockingham since she was five. She still resides in the local community with her GP husband and five children.

As a primary school student, Jennifer visited Malibu School many times but it wasn't until she adopted their youngest daughter that she discovered the true magic of Malibu! From the first day they attended the Little Stars Playgroup, they just knew it was the perfect school for them. Since then, Jennifer has become very passionate about Malibu School and supporting it in any way that she can.

Kellie Down - Parent Representative

Kellie has been a part of the Malibu parent community since 2022, when her son started midway through Pre-Primary. Kellie is currently the President of the Malibu P and C, which she helped start in 2023 with the goal of raising additional funds for school projects and bringing parents and carers together in a supportive environment. Outside of Malibu, Kellie is a teacher in mainstream and Education Support, currently working casually which allows her to spend time assisting with any Malibu commitments. Kellie’s teaching experience gives her an immense gratitude and understanding of the hard work of our Malibu teachers, EAs, admin staff and all contributors that make a school run successfully. Kellie is looking forward to being a member of the School Board and hope to further contribute to helping the school provide for our amazing children.

Rebecca Tabulo - Parent Representative

Rebecca is a mother of 4 children with a son attending Malibu School.

Beck has a keen interest in Paediatric Allied Health from working as an Allied Health Assistant, specialising in Occupational Therapy and Art Therapy. Beck's experience as a Neurodivergent parent and parent of children with disabilites makes her a strong advocate with supporting Malibu School's motto "A Future Without Limits".

Shelly Whittall - School Teacher Representaive

Shelly's initial connection with Malibu School was through having a brother that was a student here. Shelly came to the school and watched several Christmas concerts and participated in various family activities. Shelly began teaching at the school in 2008, spending the first few years working with students aged between 6 to 12 years of age. From there Shelly moved into the Early Childhood class and has since worked with students aged from Kindy to Grade Two. Shelly is currently the Pre-Primary Teacher and is passionate about the importance of providing our youngest students with a positive start to school. Shelly’s other roles within the school have included Cluster leader of the Junior Area and Literacy Coordinator. Shelly is a strong advocate for providing our students with a voice and therefore spend time learning about AAC to ensure she can provide students with complex communication needs, with a ways to communicate.

Katrina Stubenrauch – School Teacher Representative

Kat has been a member of the Malibu School since 2021, during which time she has been proud to work as one of our Senior Teachers. Within this role, Kat delivers various ASDAN programs, Preliminary courses in English, Math and Business Management and Enterprise and is a qualified VET Teacher delivering Certificate I in Workplace Skills, to years 11, 12 and 13. On Fridays, Kat and her team take the students to various excursions that the class has chosen together to visit in the community. She has always strived to be a friendly, confident, productive and trustworthy team member and is currently on the school’s Sustainability committee.

In her personal time, she enjoys keeping busy with a variety of interests including camping with family, cooking, and Beekeeping. As a School Board member, Kat will continue to work towards the highest levels of commitment within the school as stated by our vision for ‘A future without limits’.

Elle Rawlings – School Education Assistant Representative

Elle has been involved in Malibu since the age of 14. Studying at the high school next door gave her opportunities to work with the students at Malibu, and follow in her mum’s footsteps by volunteering wherever possible. The navy days were her favourite.

As soon as she finished school, she got her Certificate III&IV in Education Support to officially work at Malibu and has been here ever since. She is a strong supporter of Positive Behaviour Support.

As an EA, it is her role to be an advocate for students with disabilities and to promote positive behaviour support in all areas. Elle would like to continue to uphold our school values, to develop, improve and grow our school within the surrounding community.

Elle strives to develop and maintain strong relationships with students and staff. Being a part of the School Board will be a great doorway to get behind the scenes and contribute ideas and improvement, as well as being a voice and having insight as to the daily routines at Malibu.