1000 Hearts was started in 2016 by Sarah De Jonge, a mother in Tasmania who had a simple idea –

The annual Thornlie Senior High School Marketplace took place over two lunctimes this week. Year 9 and 1o students have

Friday 18th August was the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. It’s a serious issue, but students and

Students at Kildare College in Adelaide organised a day of winter warmth, with the extra goal of helping others. Students

Students from the ‘Green Team’ at Loreto Normanhurst recently organised and ran a ‘succulent workshop’ for their peers to learn

Te Hangi is a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven,

The Student Representative Council at Bonnyrigg High School have launched a project to celebrate ‘Kindness Day’. Their project is based

Charlie is a student at Thornlie Senior High School in Perth, and recently made a big sacrifice to help others.

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the student leaders at Sylvania High School have set out to make an

Students at Great Lakes College, in Forster NSW, were able to resume an annual tradition last month. The last day

World Mental Health Week kicked off today, and Burdekin Catholic High School turned BLUE! The school is just one of

NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievement of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is celebrated all

Formal is a highlight for many students and is something that the senior classes have been looking forward to since

The recent Tongan volcanic eruption had the world in shock, with its power felt across 5 continents it sent many

Mental health is an ongoing struggle throughout the world today.Statistics show that 1 in 7 people between the age of

The environmental group at Mt St Michaels College have come up with a clever idea to start a uniform drive

It’s often daunting coming back to school after your long holiday break, especially for the younger students. Well, the year

Over the past week the middle school leaders at Great Southern Grammar responded quickly after a family from their school

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School has an important group of student leaders called the ‘Leo’s.’ Linked to the well-known

Auburn High School, in Melbourne, proved that special events can be both simple and meaningful. On 24th November the students

International Games Week is an initiative run by volunteers from around the world to reconnect communities through their libraries using

Aquinas College is a boys school in Perth, and Yr 12 students recently relt compelled to do something unique with

Music students at Kolbe Catholic College recently had their first taste of ‘going on tour’. Students who had been fortunate

Students at Grace Lutheran College, in Brisbane, recently held ‘Caps for Leukaemia’. The school community came together to support two

Students at Woree State High School, in north Queensland, have embarked on ‘Operation Xmas Tree’. Their goal is to prepare

World Teachers Day was celebrated across the world on Friday 29th October. Students at Santa Sophia College, a new school

The Student Wellbeing Committee  at St Patrick’s College in Launceston recentlyt hosted ‘Wellness Week’ to promote positive mental health within

One of the subjects offered at Eaton Collunity College, in Western Australia, is metal work. Year 9 students studying metal

Warnbro Community High School, in Western Australia, has a specialist creative arts program. The talented student artists (pictured) have recently

Students at Nagle Catholic College have a special tradition of contributing to a unique form of ‘time capsule’. Each year

Yr 12 students at Wesley College in Perth have designed an Indigenous school tie (pictured) as part of the Class

At Safety Bay Senior High School, the Student Leadership Team choose a difference charity to support each semester. Currently, they

Mt Lawley Senior High School celebrated Womens Health Week with females in  Year 9 – 11 participating in a special

Penrhos College and Wesley College are sister / brother schools in Perth, Western Australia. Last week the Student Council’s from

R U OK?Day on Thursday 9 September is a national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day

As part of ‘Keep Australia Beautiful Week’, students at Corpus Christi College in Perth held a planting morning last Thursday.

On 26th August, the school Captain’s and Yr 12 students at Sommerville House held a pop-up second-hand uniform sale, with

The Joseph Banks Secondary College ‘Green Team’ is a committed group of teachers and students across all year levels dedicated

On Wednesday 4th August, a group of Year 12 boys from Ignatius Park College cooked a very important meal. The

On Wednesday 28th April the ‘Eco Sisters’ at Santa Maria College in Perth spent their recess planting natives (pictured below).

The student representative council at St Catherine’s School Sydney recently held a fundraising event to raise money and collect donated

When Brandon Shintani, a student at Ridgewood High School, started playing sports at a young age, he had no idea

Chisholm Catholic College was buzzing with colourful traditional outfits and excitement as students arrived at school to celebrate Harmony Day

At Chisholm Catholic College in Western Australia, student leaders take on the role of leading specific committees. One of these

After a nationwide search for the next generation of inventors, a panel of experts boasting some of Australia’s leading innovators

Meet Sunwoo “Sunny” Eom and Sunmin “Annie” Eom, twins who attend Albany High School. Sunny and Annie migrated from South

At St Catherine’s School Sydney, Yr 11 students were excited to start the year by each receiving a special symbol

Wesley College student Luke de Laeter has taken his passion for bee-keeping found during school and created a way to

St Andrew’s Cathedral School students have worked together to create and deliver Christmas hampers to families in need around Sydney.

South Sydney High School students have created, recorded and released a podcast called “SSHS Science Cast”. The podcast is recorded

Kings Meadows High School students held a “Donate Life Day” to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue

Students from St Peters Lutheran College in Brisbane have gotten into the Christmas spirit early by contributing gifts to their

Bendigo East Secondary College (Bendigo Tech School) student Lilly has won first place in the Young Change Agents Design Challenge

Mercedes College Year 12 students have donated backpacks filled with gifts for children to Operation Sunshine Western Australia (OSWA). The

San Clemente High School students used a traditional dance performance and collaborative artwork as two creative methods to invite their

Busselton Senior High School student council members have raised more than $26,000 over six years for a Tenderfeet School in

Manea Senior College students have won the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAAWA) Global Goals Challenge by creating a recipe

Albany Secondary Education Support Centre students have capitalised on a new program by the Western Australian State Government to start

Findon High School students worked together to organise an end-of-term “Pet Parade” for their peers to enjoy as Term 3

Windaroo Valley State High School Year 12 student Alyssa was one of six students to win a national competition to

Riverside High School students have organised a fundraiser involving having their hair cut into a mullet to raise awareness and

Sunshine Coast school students have participated in the 2020 “Generation Innovation” challenge organised by the Sunshine Coast Council to design

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School Year 9 students completed the “$20 Boss” challenge created by The Foundation for Young

Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) Perth students have put together “the best day of the year” for their school in the

Huonville High School student leaders have been awarded the National Energy Globe Award which is recognised as “the most important

Votion, a High School student, has launched a charity called ‘Deaf Ally’ which is raising funds to supply facemasks to

Thomas Carr College Year 12 student, Pharell, has created a video that highlights different opportunities within The Arts, Technologies and

The Grange P-12 College students have held a photo competition to support the “I Give a Sock” initiative by Underworks

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