Student Leadership

The school offers a diverse range of leadership opportunities for all students that includes joining leadership teams and participating in leadership programs:

Student leaders. They are our role models.

Winifred F-B

Captain

Thomas S

Captain

Imogen H

Captain

Archie L

Captain

Tom W

Captain

As role models, our student leaders act with care and courtesy and reliability: show empathy towards others and act as good friends would; use manners and basic good grace when dealing with other students and adults; treat others fairly, honesty and keep their dignity in tact; show self discipline and control of their feelings and your actions. Students are given support on how to become a student leader and build the following attributes:  responsibility, reliability and trustworthiness; they are friendly and act like a good friend should; they work well with others; are capable of doing the job; and are positive and enthusiastic.

House Captains

They are sports leaders who assist to organise their team, sports equipment and build positive team spirit, attitudes and efforts. We have a 2 house captains (see below) and 2 vice captains for each house (to be nominated). The house teams are purple, yellow, red, blue and green.
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In 2026 our representatives are:
‍Green - Captains Olivia P, Marcus P - Vice Captains Eva V, Zac WN
‍Red - Captains Tom D, Clover M - Vice Captains Elara J, Ben G
Blue - Captains Isla B, Emily B - Vice Captains Olive F, Imogen W
Yellow - Captains Liam G, Ada W - Vice Captains Archer P, Willow G
Purple - Captains Zoe P, Frankie P - Vice Captains Eli W, Holly B

Wellbeing Leaders

They are leaders who assist Janine Tucker (our Wellbeing Coordinator) to organise special activities and events and build positive team spirit, attitudes and efforts. They support students and help them. Our coordinators are  Jack P, Ginger M, Henry S and Evie M.

Two Environmental leaders are chosen from each class. These students work under the guidance of a student coordinator  Archie W.  The Environmental team are involved in the following projects:

Propagating plants from around the school; developing the garden areas in our school grounds; expanding our butterfly garden (to attract the Eltham copper butterfly); painting murals with interested community members and professional artists; placing environmental tips in the school newsletter; participating in the Ecological Footprint survey to get some benchmark data for measuring environmental practices in the community; participating in propagating lessons with staff from Edendale Farm; creating a compost system for our garden beds and recycling; being environmental ‘experts’ and assisting class teachers in the greenhouse; being responsible for classroom recycling program.

Auslan

We have two Auslan leaders who assist with our Auslan program in the classroom.  In 2026 they are Hazel and Eliza

Photography Leaders

We select two students who have extra opportunities to take photographs around the school.  Their goal is capture poignant moments in the life of the school. They are Oscar and Hudson.