Student Leadership Opportunities

 

The Whakatāne High School Prefects aim to create a positive and inclusive school culture to encourage students to make the most of their schooling experience.

The Prefects provide opportunities and support for our students, inspiring them to strive for personal excellence and to enable them to reach their full potential at Whakatāne High School.

 

 

 

Develop Student Leadership – our vision is to increase leadership opportunities for students at Whakatāne High School.

Develop Shared Expectations – we support and encourage a wide range of opportunities across all year levels.

Whakatāne High School Prefects demonstrate and role model the school values to all our students. As leaders in our school, the Prefect team help other students develop and maximise their potential when relating to and interacting with others, working together for a common goal. This leadership contributes to making our school a happy and safe place to be. 

The Prefect group develop and lead many initiatives within the school including: Mufti Days, ANZAC Assemblies, inter-house competitions, presenting a weekly school roundup on Radio 1XX, talking at school assemblies and promoting our school through different social media sites.

In Term 1 the main role is to mentor the Year 9 students and help them settle into high school life. Prefects split themselves across Whakatāne High School’s Year 9 classes as Buddy Prefects. This initiative ensures that Year 9 students are well supported during their transition to our school and are encouraged to get involved in House spirit, Big Day Out, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports and Cross Country.

 

The sports committee is an opportunity for students at all levels to take on leadership roles through sport. The committee is responsible for organising lunchtime activities, helping run local school sports events, and providing feedback and feed forward on how sport is run within the school.

 

 

 

House leaders are Year 12 students who have been chosen to promote house spirit, help run the house competitions throughout the year and develop leadership skills. In 2024 there are four House Leaders per House.

 

 

 

Students from our school make a significant contribution to the Whakatāne community. Prefects and the Student Council organise fundraising activities to support many charities such as CANTEEN, World Vision, EBOP Rainbow Group and the RSA Poppy Appeal. We are also part of SVA, a nationwide framework which acknowledges the voluntary contributions our students make to the community.

 

 

 

A passionate group of students have chosen to combine their efforts to make positive environmental change within our school and wider community. This is a space for student leadership and initiative to take action. Students from Year 9 to Year 13 work together to undertake a range of projects and fun activities; ranging from vegan cooking classes, to whole school energy audits, to local beach restoration projects.