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.
My name is Fadi Al Hatu and I am the 2019 Head boy of IGS.
Over my years at IGS witnessing multiple eras through the Primary and High School, I’m quite honoured to have received the role of Head Boy and shall strive to fulfil all the responsibilities that come with it.
The teaching of languages at IGS has been a standout feature that makes IGS different from other schools, but I would like to aim and further the International aspect and extend the studies of international culture past the six foreign languages currently taught at IGS through events or showcases outside of the classroom. Being of Palestinian descent, It has become apparent that many people are unaware of many Middle Eastern and in fact most cultures outside of the ones studied as languages, and I feel that many of these students like myself would love for their cultures to be celebrated.
Another goal I’d like to achieve with a few other leaders is to improve the accessibility of the School, through several projects to improve efficiency and ease at the School, such as the implementation of screens displaying notices and the reintroduction of daily student notices as well as other plans to improve student life at the School!
I hope that my last year at the School will be the best one for me and everyone at the School on whom I hope to have a positive impact.
Fadi Al Hatu, Head Boy 2019
A message from IGS Head Girl 2019
I consider myself to be one of the luckiest kids in the world. For the past 14 years, IGS has gifted me with countless opportunities, helping me grow into the person that I am today, something I am very grateful for. That being said what better way to give back to a community that has provided me with so much than by helping to improve and enhance the IGS experience for students to come.
As Head Girl for 2019 I would say that I have three main focus areas for the year ahead:
Firstly, I believe strongly in languages as an essential life skill, which allows us to better understand and appreciate other people’s cultures. It will be my focus to attempt to reignite students’ passions for languages and their importance not only in their school lives but for the future.
Secondly, I am looking to encourage community engagement within the School, especially in senior students. I aim to develop peer mentorship within the School as a way of establishing lasting connections within our community.
Thirdly, I aim to emphasise a continued interest, understanding and participation in the issues within the global and local community. I am particularly interested in fostering the importance of our continued efforts to respect and acknowledge the Indigenous people of Australia, especially in a school that prides itself on diversity.
I am excited and motivated to work on these goals for the year ahead and will work hard to utilise another incredible opportunity that I have been given at this school.
Siena Scott-Hickie, Head Girl 2019
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.