Canterbury College | 2024 Inaugural Student Parliament

Student Parliament Objectives

The core objective is to establish a student-led parliament within our school, providing a student voice and representatives in each year level from Years 5–12, and developing communication, connection and leadership skills among our students.

  • The Student Parliament will serve as a platform for students to engage in decision-making, while voicing their opinions, and contributing to the school community.
  • It will introduce the concept of student government to all students in Years 5–12.
  • The Student Parliament will promote and build upon the initiatives of our Year 12 Prefect team and formal Years 6, 9 and 12 leadership positions.

 

Student Parliament Members

Each meeting will have the following students attend:

13 x Year 12 Prefects

6 x Year 11 Representatives

6 x Year 10 Representatives

12 x Year 9 Student Leaders

2 x Year 8 Representatives

2 x Year 7 Representatives

5 x Year 6 Student Leaders

2 x Year 5 Representatives

Total: 48 Members

 

Student Election Process

Students in Years 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 are elected by a student vote.

Interested students prepare and deliver 30-second ‘campaign speeches’ to their peers covering:

  • Their full name.
  • Why they are interested in applying for the Student Parliament.
  • What they can bring to the role.

 

Student Parliament Meetings

The Student Parliament will meet two or three times per term during a lunch break and the adjoining Lesson 5.

Member attendance is essential and they are encouraged to continue working on the ideas and programs discussed during Student Parliament in their own time.

 

Inaugural Student Parliament Members

Year 5 Members: Lekith Sudhakaran, Spencer Brown.

Year 6 Members: William Flaxman, Elizabeth Barnes, Brody Huckin, Agatha Johnson, Georgia Westphal.

Year 7 Members: Lily Prewett, Coda Lahrs.

Year 8 Members: Mujtaba Shah, Isaiah McKenzie.

Year 9 Members: Connor Toney, Rose Pincott, Marcel-Jamie Ford, Niya Kaniyankandi, Paige Simpson, Finley Sykes, James Iva, Eliza Flower, Isabella Franklin, Maya Lee, Tiffany Tindall, Mia Chizzoniti.

Year 10 Members: Cooper McIntyre, Ashutosh Vaitha, Isabella Oxenbridge, Jordan Garner, Charlotte Nimmo, Cooper Carey.

Year 11 Members: Haydn Li, Amelia Ryan, Ayesha To’o Tufuga, Ben Stanley, Riley Burton, Morgan Watt.

Year 12 Members: Lilly Rider, Lara Mead, Kaylee Tamala, Lachlan Trent, Mach Pukallus, Ella Furlong, Gabrielle Watson, Pippa Nelson, Ruby Wandschneider, Jasmine Wheatley, Ainslie-Alyssa Iva, Roy McGregor, Angelina Som.

Wishing good governance to all our 2024 Inaugural Student Parliamentarians…