Student leadership
At Oakhill Drive Public School student leadership is an important aspect of school, especially for our senior students. All students from Year 1 onwards have the opportunity to be selected for the Student Representative Council. In Stage 3 students participate in leadership programs and are nurtured in developing self confidence and initiative and their leadership skills in many areas including public speaking, decision making, and working effectively with others. They are given many opportunities to demonstrate and continue to develop these skills throughout Years 5 & 6.
In 2018, at the beginning of Year 5, students were informed of the expectations the school has of its senior students and the student leader election process. The school expectations of respect, responsibility and resilience are continually reinforced throughout the whole school and it is expected that our senior students will model and promote these to other students.
In Term 4, Year 5 students are invited to participate in student leader elections. This process involves peer/self nominations and speeches, followed by all students in Years 2-5 voting for their preferred boy and girl candidate. All students are eligible to stand for election, however students who have received more than one red note during Year 5, as a result of breaching school rules, will not be eligible to hold the positions of School Captain or School Vice Captain. At Presentation Day, the positions of School Captain, School Vice Captains, Prefects, House Captains and House Vice Captains are announced. The school leadership team is required to sign a ‘Code of Conduct', which outlines the responsibilities and duties expected of students who hold these privileged positions.