We provide many activities that assist students in developing leadership skills.
High School
All students at IGS are encouraged to recognise that the best leadership comes from within the group and is not imposed on them. Our leadership activities allow students to consider social responsibility both within and outside the school community.
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, students in Year 11 are elected as School Leaders for the House’s Art, Music, Language, Sport, Community Service and co-curricular activities.
IGS has always been a place of safety and comfort for me, where I have been permitted to flourish and lead throughout my 14 years.
As Head Girl I will work to ensure my fellow students continue to enjoy these same opportunities. I plan to share my vision for IGS with all staff and students, and hopefully to influence the wider community.
My focus for this year is to further connect our school community for positive student empowerment, particularly for our female students, inspired by my previous work with UN organisation Girl Up. I hope to put in place a mentor system between the older and younger girls in our school.
I would also like to build on the School’s passion for languages and diversity by furthering our understanding of different cultures around the world. I will place particular emphasis on the Aboriginal heritage, history and culture of our country.
Finally, I wish to place particular importance on education about the climate crisis, and will advocate for restoring our planet, by hosting fundraisers and supporting climate action, with the hope that IGS as a community can have an effect on the wider world.
By giving this year my very best, I hope that I am able to inspire others to do the same. I cannot wait for the year ahead!
Astrid McKinley
IGS 2020 Head Girl
A message from IGS Head Boy 2020
Over the past 13 years, I’ve watched this school flourish as an amazing community and become the environment that it is today.
As Head Boy for 2020, I hope to contribute to this for the IGS generations to come, as previous leaders and generations have done for us.
One of the most valuable aspects of IGS is that of the opportunities and experiences that are available to us as students.
I wish to work with Astrid (Head Girl) and with all the House Leaders over the next year to create a plan.
We want to encourage more students to make the most of the many opportunities and experiences available at IGS to really be engaged in the IGS community.
Across the group we have many ideas and it is important that we work with each other to overcome any challenges we may face, build momentum and make a lasting difference in our school and its community.
I am thrilled to be in the position of Head Boy and to be given the opportunity to work with my peers, and I believe that we can make 2020 the best year yet.
Parker Floris
IGS Head Boy 2020
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 the democratic process. 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 that allow student representation, and incorporates students’ views into decision-making and the life of the school.
Every student in Year 3 to 6 has the opportunity to be selected 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.