Student leadership
Student leadership helps young people find their voices, participate in decision-making, and understand their rights and responsibilities as active citizens. It helps students have a real impact on their learning and school environment and prepares them to participate meaningfully in their community.
Students can be leaders in the classroom, through their actions in the playground, through their support for others, or their involvement in academic, sporting, cultural or local community events or projects.
For more information about opportunities in NSW public schools, visit Student voice and leadership.
At Anzac Park Public School, we recognise the importance of empowering students. Student voice, agency and leadership improve student outcomes and wellbeing. School life provides many opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills. Through daily interactions with peers and teachers, shared responsibilities and by contributing to decision making forums, students at Anzac Park Public School have the opportunity to become part of the school governance.
Formal student leadership and student representation programs provide important benefits for individual students and our school. Student leaders have the potential to influence the school environment and the behaviour of their fellow students by becoming advocates for positive change in the school community. Students who actively participate in school life feel that they are encouraged to share their ideas and opinions, feel respected and want to make further contributions to the school.
Student Voice Leadership
The Year 6 Student Voice Leaders and Years 3-5 Student Voice Representatives represent the school and the student body. They are recognised across the school, and as such, have greater accountability for all their actions. Being a school or sports leader requires students to demonstrate the values of Anzac Park Public School. Students will help our school be a safe, respectful and supportive place to learn through:
● Modelling the school expectations at all times
● Speaking up when they witness ‘bullying’ behaviours
● Representing the student body or school at different events and functions
● Delivering speeches or reports as required
● Conducting assemblies, community events and activities as required
● Attending squad meetings to maintain their contact with the broader school community
● Initiating and implementing initiatives of their squad
● Working collaboratively with other students and teachers to accomplish a specific task or goal.
House Captains and Vice Captains
Each student at Anzac Park is in one of our houses: Wark, Pockley, Larkin or Hobbes. Each year, students elect Captains and Vice Captains to lead these houses.
