Year 5 News

The Year 5 students in Rooms 5, 6, 7 and 11 have been busily preparing, campaigning and then voting for their 2023 school leaders. The students have 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 include School Captain, School Councillor, Faction Captain, Music and IT (Information Technology) Captain. 

Candidates for the School Captain and School Councillor election held in week 4, began campaigning in week 3. When the results of this election were announced on Monday 7th November, the candidates for the Faction Captain election were able to begin campaigning the following day. You may have seen the students’ wonderful posters that have been placed around the school. The results of the Faction Captain election will be announced to students in week 7. The Music and IT Captain roles will be announced in week 8. 

Burrendah Primary are extremely lucky to have had the Electoral Education Centre (EEC) run the election process at our school since 2019. The EEC run a preferential voting system to determine the leadership roles. As part of this process, the roles of School Captain and School Councillor are combined into one election. The School Captain’s position is based on the highest number of votes. This process has 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. 

We look forward to working with the Electoral Education Centre in the following years to continue this highly beneficial learning opportunity for our Year 5 students.