The functions of the Governing Council are to determine the nature of and the broad policies for the administration of the College in accord with:

• authentic Church teaching as befits the mission of the Catholic school.
• the constitutional structure and spirit of the Religious Congregations of the Sisters of Mercy and the Marist Fathers.
• the directives of the Tasmanian Catholic Education Commission.
• the spirit of the College's Mission Statement.
• to be the final body to decide on any matters referred by any participant in the educational community of the College which remain unresolved by the immediate authority;
• to judge and decide on any major changes affecting the nature and functioning of the College;
• to coordinate the selection of the Principal under the direction of the Archbishop;
• to advise on and approve the appointment of the Deputy Principal and the Business Manager of the College;
• to advise the Archbishop on the terms and appointments of the ordinary members of the Board;
• to receive and approve the annual budget prepared by the Board.

Members of the Governing Council 2010
Chairman	Archbishop Adrian Doyle
Director of Catholic Education	Dr Patricia Hindmarsh
Mercy Congregation nominee	Sr Jan Geeson RSM
Marist Fathers nominee	Fr William Ryder SM
Archbishop appointee	Mr John Bloomfield
Archbishop appointee	Mrs Clare Kiely-Hoye
Archbishop appointee	Mr Carey McIver