School Leader Elections

Year 5 students in Rooms 5, 6, and 7 have been busily preparing, campaigning and then voting for their 2020 school leaders. The students have embraced Burrendah’s new election process for 2019 and have thoroughly enjoyed the exciting journey they have been a part of. 

At the end of Term Three, Year 5 students were given a nomination form along with information outlining the election process. After speaking with their parents, students chose whether to nominate themselves for a leadership role. The leadership roles included School Captain, School Councillor, Faction Captain, Music and IT (Information Technology) Captains. Once the nomination forms were received by the Year 5 teachers, the successful nominees were then interviewed in groups of four by Mrs Sue Horoch and Mrs Sherryl Crouch. The students were given the questions prior to the interview, where they prepared for the discussion interview. They then progressed to the group interview, where they shared their knowledge about the roles they had nominated themselves for and why they were worthy candidates.

At the conclusion of the panel discussions in Week 2, the successful nominees were notified. Candidates for the School Captain and School Councillor election which were held in Week 4, began campaigning.

Once the results of the School Captains and Councillors were announced, the candidates for the Faction Captains election,  held in Week 6, began campaigning. You may have seen the students wonderful posters which had been placed around the school. The results of this election were announced to students on Tuesday 26th November.

The Music and IT Captain roles will be announced in Week 8.

Burrendah Primary was extremely lucky to have had the Electoral Education Centre (EEC) run the election process at our school this year. The EEC ran a preferential voting system to determine the 2020 leadership roles. During this process, they combined the School Captain and School Councillor selection into one election with the Captain’s position based on the highest number of votes. This process provided a very rich learning opportunity for the students, which aligns with the Western Australian Curriculum. Students were able to experience a ‘real-life’ approach to electing a future leader. The students who were not elected for a leadership role demonstrated resilience by accepting the decisions of their peers.

The process for 2019 has been very successful, with positive feedback given by the students involved. We look forward to working with the Electoral Education Centre in the future to continue this highly beneficial learning opportunity for our Year 5 students and the school community.