Student leaders
Student Council
Our student council is comprised of 12 students, including a Head Boy and Head Girl. Students need to apply within the first two weeks of the school year, by filling in the form on this web page accompanied with a CV.
The Student Council will meet at least once a fortnight with the school Principal, or another school leader, as an advisor to guide the meeting process. It is the role of the Head Boy and/or Head Girl to chair each meeting.
Students are then selected through a school voting system:
year 5/6/7/8 - each student chooses five students - each vote worth 1 pt
teachers votes for each student worth 10 pts
principal's vote for each student worth 20 pts
When we are voting, some things we consider are:
leadership shown during time at school
year level
involvement in school activities
involvement in out of school activities
attitude towards learning
ability to work well with others
can share ideas
empathy towards others
works well in a team
consistently makes contribution to team goals
initiative shown to get work done or complete tasks
There are a lot of factors to consider when deciding the make-up of our Council, and we acknowledge that some capable students may miss out, depending on the number of applicants. As a school, we will endeavour to ensure that all students will have opportunity to grow as leaders through classroom programs, sports, and other extra-curricular activities.
Timeline of selection
End of W3 - CV's need to be emailed/shared to the teacher
W4 - speeches presented to senior school
W4 - senior school vote on their top ten candidates
Students Y5 and up vote - 1 point per vote
Teachers and staff vote - 5 points per vote
Y7/8 teachers and Principal vote - 10 points per vote
W6 - Councillors announced at end of the day to applicants
Friday W6 - Councillors announced in assembly
Student Council duties
The student council has two main events to organise, and they run assemblies throughout the year. They are expected to liaise with the PTA when appropriate, and also to report to the BOT on the success of these events.
1 - School Disco (T3)
2 - Calf day activities (T4)
With the proceeds from these events, they then decide on what contribution they will make to the school using these funds.
As well as these two events, the Council also organises various fundraising activities for different charities throughout the year such as...
- cancer foundation
- diabetes awareness
- rescue helicopter
and they also are responsible for running clubs and organisations to benefit the students at Auroa.
Head boy/head girl
Two Councillors are selected as Head Boy and Head Girl for the year. They run Council meetings, and also have a segment in the newsletter that they need to update. The HB and HG oversee fun days and projects that the Council undertakes.
COUNCIL GROUPS
Councillors will be put in four groups of three. Group A, B, C, and D.
Club LEAdership
Each group will be responsible for running a lunchtime club for students to attend. These clubs can vary depending on time of year and of student interest. e.g. lego club, kahoot, sports games, chess club etc.
A club must have a minimum length of half the term, so a group could swap clubs halfway through the term depending on interest, resourcing etc.
Terms 1 and 3 - Groups A and B
Terms 2 and 4 - Groups C and D
ASSEMBLY
Student leaders run assembly following the agenda below.
Terms 1 and 3 - Groups A and B
Terms 2 and 4 - Groups C and D
Council Duty
Student leaders will be required to do med-duty each lunchtime. This requires students to be wearing high-vis vests, and have a belt bag with plasters. Students must be available for small injuries students have during break.
Whanau Leaders
Each term three Councillors will be Whanau Leaders . They will be
Responsible for collating Whanau points each week
Present outcomes of points each week
Setting up the hall for assembly each week
Assembly Agenda
National Anthem
Principal Pick
Students of the Week
Council Pick
Council Notices
Song/performance
Whanau points
Teacher notices
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