OIA Student Leadership Assembly.pdf

Student Leadership 2026
Tiaho te ao, tiaho te ao marama
Receive the light and pass it on

Student Leadership at WC: Underlying Principles
He kaiārahi tatou Katoa
Leadership is within everyone.
Everyone is capable of developing themselves as a leader, to a greater extent than
tradition has ever assumed possible. When we liberate the leader in everyone,
extraordinary things happen.
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Student Leadership at WC: Underlying Principles
“The servant-leader is servant ﬁrst… It begins with the natural feeling that
one wants to serve, to serve ﬁrst. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire
to lead…
A servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people
and the communities to which they belong…The servant-leader shares
power, puts the needs of others ﬁrst and helps people develop and perform
as highly as possible.”
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Student Leadership at WC: Underlying Principles
Self-leadership …
is the practice of understanding who you are, identifying your desired
experiences, and intentionally guiding yourself toward them. It spans the
determination of what we do, why we do it, and how we do it.
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Student leaders at WC:
● Peer Support / Tuakana
● House Leaders
● School Prefects
● Super 6 - Runathon
● Peer tutors, sports coaches, music, drama and art prefects
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Peer Leaders / Tuakana Leaders
Involves working with mainly Year 9 classes supporting the transition of
students from Y8 to Y9. Tuakana include Y12 leaders who assist with the tiaho
programme for Y9.
Some Peer Leaders will have an additional responsibility as House Leader
Key qualities: empathy, trustworthy, good listener, proactive, good time
management skills, organised, reliable.
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Prefects
Involves working with staff and all students.
Each prefect belongs to a portfolio group, managed by a Deputy Head Prefect
and member of staff.
Organise events, uphold the school values, help around the school. Represent
the school.
Key qualities: Reliable, responsible, organised, empathy, trustworthy, , strong
time management skills, organised, good listener, proactive. Is an ambassador
for the school
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Prefect Portfolios
1. Ngā Mahi Toi (Arts) - Arts Director - xxx
2. Te Oranga (Wellbeing) - xxx
3. Te Taiao (Environment) - xxx
4. Ngā Mahi Hākinakina (Sports) - Sports Director - xxx
5. Te Hāpori (Community) - xxx
6. Te Ao Pāpāho (Communication) - Arts Director - xxx
7. Te Rongomau (Mentoring/Tutoring) - xxx
8. Ngā Ahurea (Culture) - Arts Director - xxx
9. House system - xxx
10. House Peer Leader Programme - xxx
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Application Process
1. Online application via -Google Form sent out Week 8 to all Y12 students
Deadline for application - End of Week 1 Term 3 - Sunday 28th July 7:00pm
2. Student and Staff vote: All Y12 students, prefects and staff can vote for up to
15 students. This is done through another Google Form. Week 3 Term 3
3. Shortlisted students - group interviews / presentations Week 6 Term 3
4. Individual interviews of Deputy and Head Prefects
5. Peer Support / Tuakana leaders and Prefects will be informed by email at the
end of the application process.
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Head Prefect and Deputy Head Prefects
● After the interview process, a panel of senior staff select up to 12 candidates
for  an  individual  interview  for  the  Deputy  Head  Prefect  and  Head  prefect
roles.
● This is a 15 minute interview with a panel.
● The  panel  convenes  as  a  group  at  the  end  of  this  process  to  select  the
successful candidates.
● After  this  decision,  ﬁnal  decisions  are  made  for  prefects  in  each  of  the
portfolios.
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Training
There will be separate training for Peer Support / Tuakana
and Prefects at the end of Term 4 and also in the last week of
the Holidays. It is expected that all students must be
available for this training
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