Student Leadership

Students at St Joseph’s Primary School are provided with many opportunities to develop their leadership skills. School leader roles are elected annually. They meet on a regular basis to discuss and plan weekly school assemblies, house meetings and a range of issues and initiatives as needed.

To ensure a warm welcome and smooth start to school life, all Kinder students are assigned a ‘Buddy’ from Year 6. The new Kinder students meet their ‘Buddy’ during their orientation program with Year 5 in Term 3 (August). This ensures that each Kinder student is greeted by a familiar, friendly face on their ‘first day’ and that they have someone to assist them to settle into school routines, when they commence school the following year. The ‘Buddies’ continue to work together throughout the year in classroom activities such as play-based learning, paired reading and writing activities. This provides Year 6 students with the opportunity to become good mentors and role models across a range of skill areas.

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House History