Selected by their peers, teachers and senior staff, our 2024 School Captains exemplify the School values. We wish them well in their important roles.
From left: Daivik Bose, Wadhurst Vice-Captain; Finn Reith, Grimwade House Captain (Semester 1); Orlando Yanni, Grimwade House Captain (Semester 2); Hirunaka Ekanayake, Captain of the School; (rear) Ryan Mooney, Vice-Captain of the School; India Peters, Grimwade House Captain (Semester 1); Zack Tung, Wadhurst Captain; Hugh Ryan, Vice-Captain of the School; Anastasia Elwela, Grimwade House Captain (Semester 2)
On leadership
We asked one of our youngest School leaders, Anastasia Elwela, Year 6, about her thoughts on leadership.
Good leadership involves being respectful and giving everyone a voice. That’s very important. It also involves using your initiative. If something needs to be done, just doing it even if you’re not asked to is another sign of a good leader.
It’s also really important that you try to make sure that everyone gets an opportunity to have a go in whatever is going on. It’s good to try something new so helping people do that is part of being a good leader as well.
You don’t have to have an allocated leadership role to be a good leader. Even when you are just working in a group you can try to make sure that everyone’s comfortable and that the job’s getting done. You can try to make it fun so people want to do the work, and they’re engaged in what you’re all doing.
Most importantly, you have to lead by example. You need to show integrity and you need to think carefully about how other people might be feeling.
I am very proud to be a School leader this year. I am looking forward to working with Grimwade House students and teachers. I hope I can help in a way that makes a difference.
Behind the scenes
Each year, it is a tradition at the School to capture a formal photo of the Captains alongside the Headmaster and Heads of Campus.
Before the photo session, the group usually has lunch together. This offers younger leaders a chance to connect with their senior counterparts and allows older leaders to gain insight into the students they represent.
We extend an invitation to watch a short video that provides a glimpse behind the scenes of the 2024 Captains’ photoshoot.
