St Hilda’s Perth students on the Environmental Committee recognised Environmental Week and International Friendship Day together, by giving Keep Cups

Year 12 students from Mt Lilydale Mercy College have volunteered to sew facemasks for their peers after the announcement that

All Hallows’ School Brisbane students are volunteering at a cafe selling coffee and hot chocolate to raise funds for their

Country to Canberra has opened their 2020 Leadership Competition with the theme “Lifting Us Up”. The competition invites Year 10-12

Two St Joseph’s College students in Geelong have designed and produced what they call ‘ear savers’ after seeing the damage

Montrose Bay High School students have cooked more than 1000 meals which were donated to Loaves and Fishes Tasmania which

All Saints’ College, Maitland has held a lunchtime touch football competition and Jersey dress-up day to raise awareness and funds

Redmond High School has arranged for their graduating class to each contribute a customised tile to a “Legacy Wall”. The

Grantlea Downs School has joined with nine schools in New Zealand to celebrate the diversity of their student body through

Year 7 student, Nayton, at Bayview Secondary College in Tasmania has joined Australian Test Cricket Captain, Tim Paine to discuss

Redmond High School student leaders have raised $7836.42 for an animal welfare organisation called Pet Evacuation Team (P.E.T). The students

Brighton Secondary School students, Cooper and Jett, have written, performed and recorded an original song inspired by workers on the

Katherine High School students have gathered at lunchtime to share a meal and hear an address in recognition of Reconciliation

Bourke High School students have delivered a message of “hope, struggle and unity” through an original song released with a

Suncoast Christian College Year 12 leaders have designed a competition to be completed at home during isolation in order to

The Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC) has written a letter to the Minister for Education regarding student responses to distance

Year 11 student Avi Schiffmann has created an online platform displaying the latest statistics on Covid-19 around the world which

Secondary student Grace Sinclair has created a new volunteering service with Aged Care Provider Baptist Care. She calls 97-year-old resident

Northern Beaches Secondary Student, Lily McElligott, has bought a truck and fitted it out using sustainable and reused materials for

St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School students have organised a “Cakes from the Country” bakesale to raise money for the Royal

Vincentia High School held a special breakfast event for aspiring female leaders at their school with Principal, staff and a

Four students from Mackay North State High School have used several key leadership skills to earn a spot in the

Year 12 has been shown to cause high anxiety students with added pressure due to workload and personal and external

Year 10 Peer Support Leaders at Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus have given up their last day of school

Three students from Ulverstone Secondary College have been finalists in the CSIRO BHP Awards for 2020 by engineering a prototype

Eight students from various schools across Queensland have been awarded the 2020 Premier’s Anzac Prize which will see them travel

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School (PBC) Year 8 student Tahlia McParland has used school holidays to convert second-hand linen

The Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC) is currently taking applications from students to become 2020 ambassadors. Executive Member applications for

Lake City Secondary School student leaders have organised a wildfire relief fundraiser. The campaign is taking place from the 13th

Students from the Hastings Valley Community of Schools (HVCS) worked together to put together a float for their region’s annual

Portrait photographer Nicholas Fiennes has met with student leaders from several schools to photograph them and ask about their aspirations

Hornsby Girls High School students have organised an end-of-year concert to farewell one of their peers who will be on

Lauriston Girls’ School has used their ‘G.I.V.E Back Day’ to donate Christmas gifts to eight different charities. 200 Year 7

Not-For-Profit organisation Blue Dragon has partnered with Halogen Australia to offer students leaders the opportunity to learn about, and be

Kotara High School students have created a video message to invite American rock band KISS to visit their school while

Northern Beaches Secondary College student leaders on the Cromer Campus have collaborated with staff, local artists and businesses to cover

William Gillett from Loxton High School has received the 2019 Student Citizen of the Year award at the Student Citizenship

Students from Ipswich State High School have used an online survey to gather data from their peers on what food

Northern Beaches Secondary College’s new Student Leadership Team has gathered from across five college campuses for a leadership training day

Student, Rae Gilstad, organised a community fundraiser called “First Steps” to purchase resources for the Special Education Department at Billings

St Scholastica’s College Captain, Ashleigh Chatelier, will join 15 other student leaders for a Middle Eastern Educational Tour in January

Tempe High School student leaders gathered staff and parents to help them use an old bus to create additional study

Student leaders from around Eurobodalla and Bega Valley have gathered to attend the inaugural Regional Development Australia Far South Coast

Murrumbidgee Regional High School students have taken the lead on embracing renewable energy by learning about and designing solar-powered cars.

St George Girls High School and Sydney Technical High School have run a Year 12 combined Trivia Night described as

Woodleigh School Year 12 student leader Alice Bertram has been recognised with an award by The Order of Australia Association

Suncoast Christian College Year 11 student leaders have run an inaugural “Fluro Friday” event to raise awareness about mental health

Kingsgrove North High School students have worked in collaboration with staff and community organisations to run Multicultural Day at their

Peninsula Grammar music and drama students have raised funds through an original performance entitled “The Arrival Revisited”. All proceeds from

More than 20 students in Grades 10-12 from St Peters Lutheran College got involved with the 40 Hour Famine Backpack

Four students from Albany Senior High School have organised an “Albany Clean Up” project. The students led a team of

Students and staff from Our Lady of Sion College were signficant contributors to the recent ‘Relay for Life’ event, held

Students at Nambucca heads High School embraced the serious message of ‘RUOK Day’ alongside a whole lot of fun. Working

Narmooma High School, on the New South Wales South Coast, implemented their own student ambassadors for RUOK Day on 12th

Students at Emmanuel College Warrnambool are amongst the many schools who embraced RUOK Day on 12th September. Year 11 student

Seven students from Marcellin College have been selected as ambassadors to Indonesia in order to develop international leadership capabilities. This

Rototuna Senior High School student Benjamin Reid has been invited to assist in carrying out a $400,000 skatepark project in

Students from Woodleigh School have been responsible for a number of organised and spontaneous acts in line with Mental Health

Students from Camberwell Girls Grammar School’s Maths Team have provided fun for their peers at lunchtime by creating an Amazing

Santa Maria College students have provided food for a shelter set up as an overnight resting place for homeless women.

August 10th-19th is National Science Week in Australia. Kilvington Grammar, in Ormond Victoria, are one of the many schools where

Forbes High School and Parkes High School students have organised a multi-layered event to raise awareness of and provide education

Toorak College boarding students have sewn warm caps for women and children cancer patients in an initiative they have called

Peninsula Grammar student leaders have organised the ‘Melbourne Mobile Farm’ to visit their school in the lead up to exams.

St Kevin’s College year 12 students gathered over the holidays to help one another prepare more effectively for their final

Three Williamsville East students have raised about $31,000 for the Leukaemia/Lymphoma Society. Avantika Sridhar, Brooke Horn and Ava Horn raised

Students from St Andrew’s Anglican College have found success in the recent “Mayor’s Telstra Innovation Awards” on the Sunshine Coast

Middleton Grange School student Izaac Wilson has organised an art auction to raise funds for World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine.

Parkland High School students have built an icy cold ‘slip-n-slide’ and challenged both teachers and student leaders to take it

Students from St George Girls High School, Blakehurst and Sydney Technical High School have participated in the inaugural ‘Speak 4

What do you do when there are two important charities that you would like to support? Perhaps choose both! Students

A group of Year 12 students have found a fantastic way to promote food sustainability. An entire recipe book has

National Reconciliation Week runs annually in Australia, from 27th May – 3rd June. In the Mandurah region of WA, students

15 year old Ethan Blood has learnt all kinds of skills through his Boy Scout program including cooking, camping and

Chisholm Catholic College, in Perth WA, has a committee of student leaders focused entirley on the ‘Environment’ portfolio. These student

Student leaders from Bialik High School have created a campaign to educate their peers about driver safety. The students set

April 2nd was the twelfth annual World Autism Awareness Day. This day recognises and appreciates people living with autism. Parkville High School

Students at St Peter’s College in Melbourne have been ‘full-on’ with fundraising for ‘Project Compassion’. In only a few short

Student leaders at Chisholm Catholic College are each paired with a mentor teacher to support them in their leadership role. 

Being a student leader is an exciting opportunity, but for most students time in a leadership role flies by extremely