Programmes

Leadership Opportunities in School Life

Junior School – Student Leadership Opportunities in Year 6

Junior School House Captains and Deputies
Four House Captains and deputies are elected by peers from Years 3 to 6 and Junior School Teachers.  Amongst their responsibilities they are expected to: set an example, lead and take an active part in the organising of Junior School House events such as Athletics, Swimming Sports, House Music and Inter-House Netball.  In addition, they are expected to assist at official functions.  

Road Patrol
Applications are made in the prior year and 15 Year 6 girls are trained to undertake this full year commitment for one day per week. 

Year 6 Big Sisters
Two Year 6 girls are selected as room monitors for Preschool to Year 4 on a Term by Term rotation.  With the support of a teacher on duty, Big Sister duties include caring for the appointed class on wet days and inside lunchtimes.

Playground Equipment Shed
Two Year 6 girls are selected on a Term by Term rotation to be monitors for one day per week to issue and check returns of playground equipment.  

Chaplain’s Assembly Hosts
On rotation, students are selected from the Year 6 classes to prepare the readings supplied by the School Chaplain, light the candles, ring the service bell, and run the service PowerPoint presentation. 

Civil Defence 
There is an opportunity for up to six Year 6 girls to apply for the Junior School Civil Defence team. These girls are selected after they apply in writing, outlining their interest in Civil Defence. They meet weekly with the Secondary Civil Defence team.

Secondary School Leadership Opportunities – Form Captains and School Council

In Years 7 – 10, a Form Captain is voted for every Term.  The Form Captain follows a list of duties related to this role and to aspects within the organisation of the form class.

Late in Term Three, Year 12 students are invited to submit written applications for a position on the 13-seat School Council.  The appointment criteria for membership of Council are:

• record of attitude and behaviour consistent with the School’s values and fitting for a Chilton  ambassador
• record of participation in wider School life
• evidence of a personal ethos of service
• record of full participation in School life, e.g. attendance at events such as Commissioning and Carols services, House Swimming and House Athletics
• evidence that the candidate has the organisational skills to balance her Council responsibilities with her academic program and planned co-curricular involvement for the following year
• evidence of some support from the senior student cohort.

A consultation meeting is held with the outgoing School Council and another with staff members.  A ballot of senior students and staff identifies the list of candidates for interview by a panel of staff, including the Executive Principal.  Appointments are then made on the basis of all the information gathered. The Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl are announced at Prizegiving.  The School Council manages School-wide activities and promotes and raises funds to implement a School-wide project of their choice.

The 2011 School Council comprises:

• Head Girl – Michal Milloy
• Deputy Head Girl – Lucy Grenfell
• Academic – Aleisha Langdale (Deputy – Natasha Ingram)
• Arts – Emma McBeth (Deputy – Genevieve Coleman)
• Communications – Victoria Munn (Deputy – Erica Pope)
• Secretary / Treasurer – Madeline McNeil (Deputy – Soing Kim)
• Service – Sarah Young (Deputy – Liezel Botha)
• Sport – Alana Marsh (Deputy – Elise McIlroy)
• Worship & Culture – Lorraine Oloitoa (Deputy – Olivia Meiklejohn)
• House – Benbow – Samantha Campbell (Deputy  – Kate Croswell)
• House – Hansell – Georgia Quirke-Luping (Deputy –  Philippa Halliday)
• House – Lewis – Hannah MacPherson (Deputy – Bhumika Panchal)
• House – Stowe – Sophie Rattray (Deputy – Katie Fraser).