At Box Hill High School, student leaders are elected to positions of responsibility by their school community. Their job is to work cooperatively with students and other student leaders to set and work towards goals to improve the school community, inspire and motivate students and to promote a positive and inclusive school culture.

Student leaders meet regularly and work with teachers and the Principal Team to meet these objectives.

All students have the potential for leadership, and this is evident when they:

• Set high expectations for themselves and model the school values in the school community
• Have a growth mindset and believe they can build their knowledge and skills
• Actively participate in the school community, contributing to making the school a better school for all.

Student Representative Council (SRC)

The Student Representative Council are a group of students elected by their peers at each year level. These students work collaboratively to focus on improving school wellbeing, facilities and policies at Box Hill High School. SRC members are expected to assist in implementing changes at the school and encourage other students to participate in school events and use their voice to improve the school.

Year Level Leaders – Year 11

Year 11 Leaders are an important leadership group in the school responsible for improving their peers transition into the senior school and VCE. They provide input through focus groups, co-construct activities based on their cohorts needs, such as study-skill seminars as well as being responsible for planning year-level engagement days.

Year 10 Middle School Captains

Middle School Captains are the advocates and voice of our middle school. Whilst these students are appointed to the following specific roles, they act as mentors to the year 9 class captains and meet regularly with their year level coordinator to propose ideas on improving experiences for middle school students.

Year 10 Peer Support Leaders

Year 10 Peer leaders play a significant role in helping the new year 7 students’ journey from primary school to high school. The program allows year 10 students to form relationships and develop empathy and a sense of responsibility towards students they might not typically engage with. While working within these structured groups, our year 10 students lead younger students through activities that explore social and emotional skills focusing on resilience, values and anti-bullying. 

Class Captains

Class Captains are students in Years 7 to 9 who are elected by their class peers to represent them in communicating with teachers and in meetings with Sub-School Leaders and Year Level Coordinators. These students attend regular meetings, provide feedback on how the class is going and raise other year-level issues. The Class Captains are also responsible for emceeing Year Level assemblies and supporting the running of school events. Class Captains are positive role models to their peers.

Extra Curricular Captains

Students have the opportunity to hold specific positions of leadership within specific domains and extra curricular activities offered at Box Hill High School. Some examples of these positions include:

• Library leaders
• Visual Arts Captain
• Music Captain