Student Leadership

Student leadership is developed through a well established and vibrant student leadership program.

The primary and secondary schools both have student leadership teams. All student leaders are provided with leadership coaching and support. Secondary aged students have the opportunity to participate in the Student Representative Council as well as fill senior leadership roles as College captains.

Student Leadership Vision

Charles La Trobe College encourages student participation in the decision making processes of the school by establishing structures which enable student opinions to be voiced, thereby developing a sense of civic responsibility and pride in their school.

It is the responsibility of all members of the school community to promote, foster and encourage students to take on roles of leadership, responsibility and commitment to the school.

The College aims to promote leadership in many areas including whole college leadership and specialised areas such as; sport, arts and community captains. The following positions are offered to students to encourage and support student participation in leadership.

Primary

• Captaincy: Students in the Primary school have the opportunity to become class captains; Year 6 students are able to nominate to be Primary School captains. Throughout the year the student leaders participate in activities such as; student leadership training programs, organising fundraising days, making speeches at official school events, and representing the student body.
• Victorian High Abilities Program: The Victorian High-Ability Program (VHAP) is an enrichment program that addresses the needs of high-ability students to engage with challenging material in either English or mathematics, and also to meet and exchange ideas with other students like themselves. Students in Years 5 – 8 (inclusive) are eligible to be selected by Student Excellence in the Department of Education to participate in the Victorian High-Ability Program. Each course runs for ten weeks each term with nine synchronous lessons and one asynchronous lesson.

Secondary

• Captaincy: Students in Year 12 have the opportunity to become school captains. We have College, Sport and Performing Arts Captains in Year 12.  Throughout the year captains participate in activities like; attending leadership conferences, organising fundraising days, making speeches at official school events, and representing the student body. The senior school captains have worked with the captains in the Primary School to coordinate activities across the entire school.
• Class Captains: Students in every year level may nominate to be school captains and be part of the SRC.
• Interact Club / Community Captains: Community captains work across the College raising awareness and funds for worthy causes via the Rotary Interact program. The Rotary Club of Rosanna support the secondary student leaders to participate in an ‘Interact’ club which enables our student leaders to think and act globally to address humanitarian issues.  The Interact Club run awareness raising and fundraising activities each term.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award: Year 9 & 10 students have the opportunity to be part of the highly regarded Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
• Victorian High Abilities Program: The Victorian High-Ability Program (VHAP) is an enrichment program that addresses the needs of high-ability students to engage with challenging material in either English or mathematics, and also to meet and exchange ideas with other students like themselves. Students in Years 5 – 8 (inclusive) are eligible to be selected by Student Excellence in the Department of Education to participate in the Victorian High-Ability Program. Each course runs for ten weeks each term with nine synchronous lessons and one asynchronous lesson.