A plan being considered by the Victorian Government could see parents get the right to hire and fire principals in state schools.

The Napthine Government is considering increasing the powers of school councils, which are mostly made up of parent volunteers.

School councils are currently involved in school hiring decisions, but do not have the power to fire principals.

State Education Minister Martin Dixon says the proposed move would ensure schools are more accountable to their local communities.

"It's very important that a principal reflects the community," he said.

"The community very much want a certain type of principal because they want to do certain things in their school, their school needs to go in a certain direction and it's good to have that compatibility between the principal and the needs of the school community."

Mr Dixon says the expanded school council powers would be in line with what is currently done in New Zealand.

"[New Zealand school councils] are very, very hands on in every aspect of their schools and on the whole New Zealand schools actually obtain better results than Australian schools, so it works in New Zealand," he said.

"It doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to adopt that but we're certainly going to look at it."

'Shifting responsibility'

But plan does not have the support of the state's peak parenting advocate group, Parents Victoria.

The group's executive officer Gail McHardy says the Government should not be trying to absolve itself of its responsibilities.

"We certainly believe that school communities play a significant role in that process and that needs to be respected, but it's critical to understand that our schools are public schools," she said.

"They are owned by the State Government and it is important that that responsibility is not shifted to where they can wipe their hands of it."

The Australian Education Union's Victorian branch president, Meredith Peace, agrees.

"I think it is a somewhat misguided idea," she said.

A discussion paper on the proposal will be released next month.