Student Representative Council (SRC)
The leadership body is comprised of the executive body, school captains and the elected members of the student representative council (SRC). Each year group has the opportunity to elect their representative on the SRC.
The students in the SRC have the opportunity to express the views of the students and to effect change. Members have opportunities to lead school assemblies, attend youth and leadership conferences and interact with other school student bodies and to represent our school in many areas.
Through the SRC, students develop essential skills such as managing and mentoring others, working in a team and getting the most from that team through different creative idea generation skills, following through on responsibilities and coordination of people, resources and time to achieve goals.
Student leadership skills are developed through senior members taking responsibility for various roles and in them mentoring up-and-coming school leaders. These roles might include fundraising activities, educational programs or opportunities to represent our school. The responsibilities may include managing a team to achieve a task such as organising and arranging educational opportunities for the rest of the school or it might include working with younger students on resilience programs.
The SRC takes responsibility for the white ribbon campaign every year which is a whole school initiative. The SRC also holds regular formal assemblies that highlight important social or cultural issues and these assemblies provide opportunities for all members of the school community to become involved and have a platform to express their stories or showcase their skills. Through these assemblies, members of the SRC are supported in public speaking, agenda setting, resource management, presentation skills, use of technology and working in a team. The SRC leaders also take responsibility for developing the school community through quarterly food days, be it sausage sizzles, pizza days or snack pack days.
The SRC also organises various fundraising activities for different charities throughout the year.
Term 1 2026
The senior Student Representative Council (SRC) recognised International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on the 8th of March.
For the event, the prefect team invited Australian United Nations Youth Ambassador Satara Uthayakumaran, whom we previously met during a youth issues forum at the Redfern Settlement. That discussion will also appear on the ABC Compass program later this Easter. We also thank our sister school, Burwood Girls High School, whose prefects joined us for the focus groups despite their exam period.
Students explored this year’s theme, Balancing the Scales, discussing issues affecting women in education, health, the economy and leadership, and considering policies that could help create a fairer society. Satara also shared letters from girls across Australia reflecting on these challenges. In previous years, our school supported the Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre through a charity drive. This year, the centre encouraged us to focus on meaningful discussions that promote fairness, equality and respect for all.
Ashfield Boys High School proudly hosted its annual fundraising campaign for the Leukaemia Foundation, raising funds and awareness for those affected by blood cancer through the highly anticipated World’s Greatest Shave. Spearheaded by the Student Representative Council and Prefect Team, the event featured a BBQ and raffle, with prizes including gift cards and the popular opportunity to shave the heads of volunteers.
A special thank you to our brave volunteers, senior students Tomas Gil and Andrew Yaourtis, alongside junior students Marcus Law and Muhammad Al Hariri, as well as Mr Calic, whose surprise participation delighted the crowd. We also extend our thanks to Mr Alic, guest speaker Lauren Crofft from the Leukaemia Foundation, and the Prefect Team for their efforts. Thank you to all students and staff for their support, helping raise a record-breaking total of over $5,000 to fund vital research and support services, working towards zero blood cancer deaths by 2035.
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