At Whangaparāoa College, we hope to provide opportunities for our learners to develop and increase their leadership knowledge and experience as they progress throughout their school journey.
Our prefects are selected during the end of their year 12 year. The selection process involves a leadership training opportunity open to all year 12 learners who are interested. The next stage in the process are interviews carried out by the Deans and SLT. Following this learners and staff have the opportunity to vote. The final stage of the process involves the SLT and dean collating the information from all stages of the selection process and choosing the prefects for the following year.
Prefects work across six areas of the school: House, Sport, Culture, Events, Academic, Service
Ariana Hunt
Aimee Bright
Brianna Kennelly
Ethan Baldwin
Axel Amkreutz
Tristan Pieterse
Ellie Wiliams
Luca Tufunga
Angus McLeod
Tara Peters
William Mueggenburgh
Luke Goddard
Mia Carde
Cameron Travis
Kano Sugawara
Sophie Smalley
Jenica Crous
Alina Hesse
Jemma Day
Nicole Fenton
Nicholas Saijaipadoi
Ben Fereday
Elena Iosefa
Iman Makaola
Our Kaiāwhina are a junior leadership team that works with one of our WST during the year.
The selection process for the Kaiāwhina is as follows; All learners are invited to apply for the programme, and there is a morning leadership training session open to all applicants. From this session, approx 25 learners are selected. These leaders work with the prefects to support implementing whole-school events. They will also support the school with enrolment information events. As a group, they will lead one event per term.
The Peers Support leaders are selected from years 12 and 13. These learners self-nominate themselves for the position. At the start of the year, they work with the year 7 classes and help support the delivery of the Life Changer Program. Following this, the learners develop ideas that will help connect with the junior learners in the school and support the Hauora of our junior (year 7 and 8) learners.
These are year 13 learners who support the delivery and distribution of pre-paid cafe orders to help reduce the cafe queues at morning tea and lunchtime. Learners are scheduled to assist on days that they have a study before morning tea or interval.
Each Ropu Whanau selects a class leader for the year. This class leader will meet with their year-level Dean and the Chair of the Learner Council to discuss learner issues.
There are opportunities for learners to be representatives on the following councils: Sport, House, Culture, Events, Academic,Service
These learners assist the international department and support our international learners.