Student Leadership and Service
Student Service
We are committed to nurturing a deep sense of social justice in our students, helping them understand that, amid growing global inequality, we need to take action. By forming partnerships with other organisations in the community, we can achieve great things and make a positive difference locally and globally. Our student-led Service Committee works closely with the Round Square Committee and leads by example by promoting and celebrating service across the School. Some specific examples of service opportunities at the School include:
- Social Service – Partnering with Alfredton Rotary and ‘Eatup.org’ to make 300-400 sandwiches per fortnight for 18 primary schools in the wider Ballarat community, catering for their students who regularly go without lunch.
- Social Service – students sew reusable sanitary items as part of the Days for Girls and create birthing kits for the Birthing Kit Foundation.
- Social Service - Red Shield Door-Knock Appeal – Ballarat Grammar is the only school in the region to consistently participate in the Red Shield Door Knock Appeal, raising thousands of dollars for local families in need.
- Environmental Service – students participate in a range of environmental service opportunities from helping in recovery efforts after fires to planting trees around Lake Wendouree.
There are many other annual events and programs where students can volunteer their time and energy to assist our community partners in raising awareness, funds, and outcomes for those in need.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERSHIP
In the Middle School, Year 9 are role models for the Year 7 and 8 students, demonstrating the values of our school and encouraging a culture of kindness, respect and participations. There are formal leadership positions, with a number of Year 9 students being appointed as Middle School Leaders. These representatives run many initiatives across the Middle School including a student newspaper, CREW events and competitions, are leaders of service opportunities and work with the Senior School leaders to present at assemblies and other special events.
SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERSHIP
In the Senior School, student leaders are expected to be role models through their conduct in the School and wider community. There are many formal leadership roles in the School, including School Captains, Guardians and House Captains, Round Square Captains, Culture Captains, music ensemble Captains and sport team Captains. Whether a Year 12 holds a title position or not, there is an expectation that all Year 12 students will exercise leadership and contribute positively to the life of the School.
Acknowledgement of Country
Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn, live and work, the Wadawurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Commitment to Child Safety
Ballarat Grammar maintains a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse and actively implements measures to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environment. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people are central and fundamental responsibilities of the School. We are firmly committed to fostering a child-safe culture that provides an environment where students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices heard in decisions that affect their lives. Ballarat Grammar values diversity and strictly prohibits any racist or discriminatory practices. All members of our school community share the responsibility to care for children and young people by promptly raising any concerns regarding their safety, promoting their wellbeing, and protecting them from all forms of harm or abuse.
