SENIOR SCHOOL PROGRAM

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

  1. End of W3 - CV's need to be emailed/shared to the teacher

  2. W4 - speeches presented to senior school

  3. W4 - senior school vote on their top ten candidates

    1. Students Y5 and up vote - 1 point per vote

    2. Teachers and staff vote - 5 points per vote

    3. Y7/8 teachers and Principal vote - 10 points per vote

  4. W6 - Councillors announced at end of the day to applicants

  5. Friday W6 - Councillors announced in assembly

Student Council click on the image below to access job lists and organisation.

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.

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.

DPE

Design, Production Engineering

Our DPE program is designed for creativity, innovation, and extension of our Y7/8 students.

Students take part in five different forms of Design Education, each every Friday for a four weeks. This program allows our senior students to build their independence across a variety of technologies, putting into action concepts such as reverse engineering.

The kinds of DPE provided include the following…

Cooking - at the end of the four blocks the students invite parent in to cook a meal they have designed and created.

Fabric tech - students design a variety of products using various materials and sewing machines.

Design tech - Students use CAD software to design a variety of projects, and produce them using the laser cutter, 3d printers, and latex printers.

Visual tech - students learn a variety of skills in programs such as Gimp (free photoshop alternative), and use these skills to screen print on t-shirts, cups, hats etc.

Art - students are exposed to a variety of artists and different mediums to create a variety of projects.

KEYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAMME

Our “Keys to Success” programme is designed to promote personal development and community pride through the recognition of achievement.  This programme is for our Year 7/8 students.  Senior students work hard throughout the last two years of their schooling to gain credits in each of the 4 main areas.  

GENERAL 

This programme is only open to Year 7 and 8 students. When students believe they have earned a credit, they must apply to the Principal or Deputy Principal who will verify it for them. Children are responsible for keeping track of their progress through their Keys to Success tracking sheet, and on seesaw. Credits carry over from Year 7 to Year 8 so a student may only have achieved half the credit in Year 7 they can then use those credits to complete the key in Year 8. 

When students have qualified for one of the keys, it will be presented at a school assembly with parents/ caregivers and family invited. If a student achieves all four keys within the two years, they will receive an HONOURS award and have their name on the Honours Board. Honours students will qualify for a lunch with the Principal and/or Deputy Principal.  Children who then complete the Digi Key as well will be recognised as achieving Digital Honours. 

Credits are not limited to the list.  However children must provide evidence of the other event through either a seesaw post (with a picture) of a written letter from the organiser of the event, or some other form of evidence, detailing what duties the child carried out.

TYPES OF KEYS...

ACADEMIC

The key is awarded to students who have excelled, shown imporvement in aspects that relate to academic achievement. 14 credits are needed

SPORTS

This key is awarded to students who represent the school or participate in the sport, showing fair play, team spirit and commitment. 14 credits are needed.

SERVICE

This key is awarded for honest commitment and endeavour to duties within the school. Students need 12 credits to qualify for this key.

ARTS/ CULTURAL

This key is awarded where children display commitment and a positive attitude towards participaintg or excelling in artistic or cultural events. 11 credits are required for this key.

DIGI KEY

This key can only be awarded once the children have completed their other 4 keys. Children need to get a minimum of 10 credits to be awarded this key. The blog credit is compulsory.

*Credits are not limited to the list. However children must provide evidence of the other event through either a blog post (with a picture) or a written letter from the organiser of the event detailing what duties the child carried out