Captains / Prefects

Purpose

To provide a role model of attitudes and behaviour for all school students and to assist in the safe movement of students in and around school.

Guidelines

Year 5 students are eligible for self nomination Year 5 students vote in ten boys and ten girls out of the nominated students to be candidates for the positions of Captains and Prefects The twenty candidate names are placed on a ballot paper. Years 2 to 6 students vote for five boys and five girls First five boys and five girls become captains, vice captains and prefects Ten remaining students become S.T.R.I.D.E. members

Duties

  • To organise and run weekly assemblies
  • Assist in supervision of canteen lines
  • Raise and lower flag
  • Ensure there are adequate garbage bins placed strategically
  • Supervise toilet / bubbler area – report blockages
  • Welcome official guests
  • Making speeches at official functions, eg. Year 6 Farewell, Leaders’ Investiture, ANZAC Day, Speech Day
  • Represent the school at various community and Department of School Education functions

House and Vice Captains

Purpose

To lead and organise the students at school sporting activities and to organise, distribute and collect sporting equipment on a daily basis Guidelines

Year 6 students are elected by members of their Sporting House: Mitchell, Hume, Oxley & Sturt These children cannot hold captain, prefect or S.T.R.I.D.E. positions

Duties

  • Monitor, organise and run the sports shed
  • Set up sporting equipment
  • Organise cheer squads, war cries and march pass at carnivals
  • Organise ball games teams and practice sessions
  • Collect house points each week ready for assembly
  • Present house points and award trophy to winning house each Friday