Student Leadership

Student Representative Council (SRC)

Riverton Primary School has a Senior SRC and a Junior SRC. Each SRC meets regularly either weekly or fortnightly. Classes elects 2 representatives for a semester. A job and person specification are provided for all students wishing to nominate for SRC. Years 3 – 7 need to prepare and present speeches and then be voted in by class members. Staff will oversee the process and elections. SRC is chaired by the school captains. SRC discuss issues raised in class meetings and help to make proposals and recommendations to the school principal.

SRC meetings are managed by School Captains. Meeting times will be negotiated and at different times each week. SRC reps can be removed from office for inappropriate behaviour. Badges will be presented to students at the induction assembly.

School Captains

At the beginning of the school year students take part in a democratic process to elect school captains. We will have 2 school captains from year 6. Students wishing to stand for this position present a speech at a whole school assembly, and students from Year 3-6 are able to cast a vote. The successful candidates receive a badge at a special induction assembly. They then have the responsibility during the year of chairing the SRC, representing the school at various functions, welcoming, presenting and thanking visitors to the school and demonstrate our school values.

House Captains

At Riverton Primary School, a house system has long been established. Students are allocated to a house when they start school, and all children within a family will be in the same house.

The houses are:

• ACACIA – Yellow
• BANSKIA – Green
• CLIANTHUS – Red

Students represent their houses for such events as sports day, swimming carnival, and lunchtime competitions including house football and netball.

Captains and vice-captains are elected for each house from Year 7 at the start of each school year. Students willing to stand for the position present speeches to their house and students from Years 3-7 in their house cast a vote. Their role is to lead their teams through organising participation in events, encouraging sportsmanship and leading by example. If there are insufficient Year 7’s to fill the positions required, then the positions are offered to Year 6 students.

Wellbeing Leaders – Years 3 -6

As a school we take what our students tell us, both formally and informally, about how to improve their learning and wellbeing seriously. Over the past few years, after looking at student wellbeing and engagement opinion survey data Our student leaders including school captains, SRC, wellbeing leaders and Ticket of Leave students have provided us with the following advice:

• Student leaders know staff believe that listening to what students think and need is important.
• Ensure all students have growth mindsets.
• Every student has a right to a safe and inclusive learning environment.
• Students do not need rewards for doing what is expected of students who are engaged learners.
• Students have a positive sense of self and know their strengths and areas of development.

Ticket of Leave – Year 6

At Riverton Primary School we have system called “Ticket of Leave”. It is an available to student from term 2. It is a leadership opportunity offered to students in year 6, that recognises and acknowledges those students who have consistently demonstrated the Riverton Primary School Values.