Student leadership

• Endorse the beliefs and values of the school, both in school and the wider community. At the forefront is the Gowrie 5R’s: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Rigour and Relationships. The Gowrie 5 R’s are ‘lived’ everyday at our school through words and actions. We work together with staff, students, community to mentor student leadership.
• Promote the needs and interests of students, while providing opportunities to be involved in school decision making processes.
• Enhance the role of students as purposeful members of the school and wider community
• Recognise and support the positive role students play in the development of a supportive school environment
• We are proud of our student leadership potential and pathways.

The student leadership team involves:

• School Captains
• School Vice Captains
• Sports House Captains for each house, Isaacs and Hughes
• Student Council Coordinators
• Media Officers
• Cultural Officers
• Student Council Representatives. 

These students are chosen based upon merit within a selection process that is completed in Term 4 the year prior. This process involves:

• Student Self or Peer Nomination
• Completion of an Application Passport addressing selection criteria
• Shortlisting
• Student speeches and voting
• Interview with Principal, Positive Schools Team Teacher. A 2018 Review of this process has prompted innovation to include P&C representatives on the selection panel.