School Council News

Welcome back to Term 3 from the School Council. This edition’s report comes from your SRC representatives on School Council, Tobias and Hassan.

Within the Student Representative Council (SRC) we strive to improve the school in the best interests of the students, we have 26 students, consisting of School and House Captains, along with year-level and sub-school representatives. 

The first major success of the year was the establishment of the flagpoles near the front of the school, which are now a proud part of the school. We have been analysing the results of the Attitudes to School Survey that all students complete, seeing where improvement is required, and with the help of a student focus group proposing solutions. Another area of focus was bringing student voice to as many aspects of school as possible, we achieved this by getting students onto all of the School Council sub-committees. We finished semester one on a high with the Biggest Morning Tea, which included the Great Cheltenham Bake Off and was a huge success, raising money for the Cancer Council. 

In the coming semester, we are planning to continue to analyse the Attitudes to School Survey results and propose more improvements, focusing on classroom behaviour and engagement. We will also look at the uniform policy, and see if there are any changes that could be made from students' perspectives. We have a big event planned for the end of Term 3, The Big Freeze.

Tobias and Hassan

School Council Member Profiles

Andrew Hall works in higher education and is a parent of two CheltSec students, a daughter in Year 11 and a son in Year 9. He has been a member of School Council since his daughter started at the school in 2018 and during that time has been involved in the Finance, Education Policy and Student Services sub-committees. His special interest areas include strategy and sustainability, diversity and inclusion, student voice, and he has a soft spot for the creative and performing arts.

Tobias Swales is a Year 11 student at Chelt. and enjoys cooking and various outdoor activities such as hiking and camping.  He joined the School Council in 2021and is one of two student representatives. Tobias has a special interest in the environment, equality and mental health.