SAASPC is a state-wide association of clubs, committees and groups of parents interested in students and their preschools and schools:

• a forum for parents to exchange ideas and raise concerns
• representative of, and committed to, parents of students in both metropolitan and country preschools and schools
• run entirely by volunteers
• a non-sectarian and non-party political organisation
• a pressure group at national, state and area levels of education

SAASPC supports and assists parents in preschools and schools by:

• providing information on club organisation and meeting procedure
• providing information on regulations, policies and programs of the SA Department for Education organising conferences and information sessions
• encouraging parents to become involved and participate as a partner in their children's school and preschool.