The chief officer of the school is the head of school. The head of school is a professor who chairs meetings of the school board. The head of school has responsibility for all issues related to staffing, finance, research and student matters, some of which may be delegated to other senior academic staff members.
The school administrative officers provide administrative support to the school board, provide information on policy and planning matters, and are available to give advice to students. The administrative officer (Arts) provides advice to students in the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences), the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism), Bachelor of Arts (Communication) the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities), Graduate Diploma of Arts, Graduate Certificate of Arts and fourth-year honours on the planning of their courses or changes to their courses, while similar advice is provided to students in the Bachelor of Social Welfare and the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Social Welfare) by the administrative officer (Social Welfare). Students in the Diploma of Arts (Koorie Studies) should contact the administrative officer (Koorie Studies) with any course-related queries. The administrative officer (international matters) provides course advice to all international students, including on-campus, off-shore and distance education.
Any students wishing to see the head of school or any of the administrative officers is normally able to do so at fairly short notice. Inquiries should be made at the school office.
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