Tallangatta Secondary College is committed to preparing our students to become community and professional leaders in their chosen fields. Students are provided with a rich array of opportunities to develop the confidence and skills which they can take with them after graduating.
School Captains and Vice Captains are role models for our whole school. They are known and respected by all members of the school community because of their outstanding history of performance and contribution.
School Captains and Vice Captains fulfill their role through:
Appointment is based on, written application, interview, history of conduct and contribution at the College and referee responses.
In Victoria, it is mandatory for all government secondary schools to have two elected student members on school council. As students are the biggest group of stakeholders in a school, itis important that they are involved in making decisions that affect them, and that all school council members consider student needs, wants and perspectives when making decisions.
Student members on school council are:
The opportunity to nominate and vote for school council student members is open to all students from year 7 to 12. School council elections happen each year in February and March. Positions are for two years.
Student members of School council are encouraged to attend student council meetings and present the report to school council at each meeting.
Students from year 7 to 11 may apply for Year Level Captain positions.
Year level captains work with the School Captains within the student council to promote and role model school values, ensure all students work together to maintain a safe and positive learning environment and provide special events for the school community.
The student council also provides feedback through forums / meetings to the principal regarding student experiences of college life.
Students can apply for a Year Level Captain position by applying using the template below to their relevant engagement leader. Students must display REAL values and have an exemplary history of attendance, GPA and engagement in school programs.
The Music Captains will be role models for the school and more specifically for students in the Instrumental Music Program. You will be respected because of your outstanding history of performance and contribution. Music Captains play an important role in organising and presenting at school Music events.
Music Captains:
The House Captains are role models for the school and more specifically for students in your House. House Captains play an important role in organising and presenting at inter-House school events.
House Captains:
The Sports Leaders are responsible for overseeing the many Sports activities held within the College. This includes the Swimming and Athletics Carnivals and the cross-country program.
In addition, the Sports Leaders works closely with the Sport Coordinator to support coaching, training and officiating of inter-school sporting competition held throughout the year.
Sport Leaders:
Application – Students enrolled in Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation fulfil the role as Sport leaders. Students are provided a Sport Leaders shirt as part of their leadership role.
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 learning dispositions.
Application – Students write an application letter addressed to the principal responding to the Key Selection Criteria and listing two staff referees.