Student Care

Leadership

High School: All students at IGS are encouraged to understand that the best form of leadership comes from within the group and is not imposed upon them. Our leadership activities encourage students to think of their social responsibility both within and outside the school community. We provide many activities designed to assist students to develop leadership skills.

The tutor system is vertical, allowing senior students to mentor junior students in a group. Year 9 students also mentor Year 4 as part of their curriculum. Links are also made between specific senior and junior students for extra support.

Year 11 students are given responsibility in the House system and in House assemblies, and attend a mid-year Leadership Development Day. At the end of Term 3, Year 11 students are elected as School Leaders to lead the Houses’ Art, Music, Language, Sport, Community Service and co-curricular activities.

Primary School: Our primary school program provides opportunities for students to develop their individual capacity to lead and influence others in a responsible manner.

Leadership activities link strongly with learning about citizenship and the processes involved in a democracy. They assist students to learn about, and exercise, the rights and responsibilities of participating in a community that values social justice. IGS provides processes and structures which allow student representation and the incorporation of students’ views into decision-making and the life of the school.

Every Year 3-6 student has the opportunity to stand for selection as a class representative on the Student Representative Council. Democratic class elections are held twice a year. Each class may select two representatives each semester.