Gawura School student leaders are incorporated into the wider Junior School Student Representative Council and Student Leadership Team. They are asked to lead and demonstrate the values of Yindyamarra – the Wiradjuri way of knowing based on five principles: give respect, be gentle, be polite, to honour, to do slowly.
Gawura School students are encouraged to develop as leaders throughout Kindergarten to Year 6.
In Year 5 and Year 6, several official leadership opportunities are available, including the Student Representative Council (SRC), which includes students from both the Junior School and Gawura School, and the Student Leadership Team for Year 6 students. Students may be nominated by themselves or by teachers, and are then elected by the student body. Gawura School student leaders are incorporated into the wider Junior School Student Representative Council and Student Leadership Team.
On the Student Leadership Team, there is a focus on growing as a leader through empathy, role modelling and service within both the Junior School and Gawura School community. The team includes Junior School Captains and Vice Captains, the Gawura School Captain, House Captains and Creative Captains.
The Gawura School Captain leads the Gawura School community, serving as a key role model for younger students and is often called upon to say the Acknowledgement of Country at major school events.
Through attendance at leadership events such as the Halogen Conference, and fortnightly meetings where student leaders engage in thoughtful discussions about leadership, as well as how to engage and serve the community, these Year 6 students learn from one another, as well as the Student Leadership Coordinator and Wellbeing staff.
