Student Representative Council (SRC)

Together with the Penquite Campus, the Elphin Campus is committed to nurturing student voice, leadership and agency.

StudentVoice@Elphin, our new Student Representative Council (SRC), will be launched in the coming weeks. This student led group will provide meaningful opportunities for students to contribute to school life, lead initiatives, and represent their peers across the campus throughout the year. The SRC supports our College Values of Compassion, Commitment, Courage, Respect and Responsibility, and provides a meaningful forum for students to discuss ideas, share feedback and engage in service focused projects that benefit both our school and the wider community.

How is StudentVoice@Elphin structured?

• The SRC is led by Year 5 students who chair meetings, represent the primary cohort and help guide projects.
• Each class from Years 1–4 will elect two representatives each Semester.
• Prep students will be eligible for election in Semester 2.
• Early Learning and Prep student voice will be captured through their classroom educators.
• The SRC is supported and mentored by the Director of Wellbeing – Elphin, ensuring it remains student driven

How are students elected for StudentVoice@Elphin?

To ensure fairness and consistency, each class follows a structured process when electing representatives:

• all students are nominated, unless they have served in the previous four semesters (to maximise opportunities for others).
• students vote anonymously for their first, second and third preferences.
• students may vote for themselves.
• votes are counted by the class teacher and check with elected students to confirm they are willing to take on the responsibility.
• class representatives are announced at a Together@Elphin assembly or a Year Level gathering and will be presented with badges to acknowledge their leadership role

What are the roles and responsibilities of the class representative?

Class representatives will:

• represent their class respectfully and responsibly
• communicate ideas and feedback between their peers and the council
• attend regular lunchtime meetings
• support campus events and wellbeing initiatives
• help lead service projects and fundraising activities
• serve as positive role models within the school community

Our Year 5 students will participate in a dedicated Leadership Program, which will run alongside StudentVoice@Elphin and provide them with additional opportunities to develop their leadership skills. More information will be shared soon with regards to this program. Elections for class representatives in Years 1–4 will take place on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 February, conducted by each class teacher.

We look forward to this student leadership opportunity and seeing the ideas and initiatives our 2026 StudentVoice@Elphin class representatives bring to life.

Renee Hodgetts
Director of Wellbeing – Elphin