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Shared Leadership
Selected from across Years 11 and 12, the Prefect team carries the spirit of collaboration and shared leadership. They help to shape culture, uphold values, and lift every student toward something greater.
College Portfolios: A Framework for Student Leadership and Engagement
The College Portfolio initiative provides students with meaningful opportunities to engage in leadership, service, and community-building activities aligned with the four EREA Touchstones. These portfolios reflect the diverse ways students contribute to the life of the College and the broader community.
Our Four Touchstones are:
- Liberation Education
- Gospel Spirituality
- Inclusive Community
- Justice and Solidarity
View the student Leadership Portfolios below.
Liberating Education
Empowered by liberating teaching and learning experiences, we open our hearts and minds, so that we are hope-filled and free to build a better world for all.
"You are the light of the world… Your light must shine before others…"
Students demonstrate leadership in learning through:
- Peer Tutoring – including promotion, recruitment, and active participation.
- Maths Week – supporting faculty-led initiatives and student engagement.
- Faculty Week Assistance – contributing to events across various learning areas.
- Year 7 Planner Buddy System – mentoring younger students in organisational skills.
- Spelling Bee – promoting literacy and academic challenge.
- PI Challenge – engaging in mathematical problem-solving and enrichment.
College Captain
Thomas Perham
College Vice-Captain
Angus Stewart
College Prefect
Ruben Borg
College Prefect
Charlie Cranny
Gospel Spirituality
Jesus’ invitation to love, justice, compassion, peace and faith calls us to life-giving relationships within our communities and the wider world.
"The water that I give will become a spring within you…"
Students express their faith and spirituality through:
- Altar Serving – supporting liturgical celebrations.
- Catechist Ministry – sharing faith with younger students in local primary schools.
- Readers and Prayers of the Faithful – leading prayer in College liturgies.
- Musicians – enhancing worship through music ministry.
College Prefect
Luke Nakagawa
College Prefect
Eden Pearson
College Prefect
Isaac Plunkett
College Prefect
Nate Saley
Inclusive Community
We welcome and celebrate diversity in our local, national and global communities, responsive to each person’s aspirations and needs, and committed to the common good.
"I give you a new commandment: Love one another…"
Students foster community spirit and inclusion through:
- Open Day – welcoming prospective families and showcasing College life.
- Day in the Life of St Edward’s – hosting and mentoring visiting students.
- Year 12 Farewell Celebrations – honouring the contributions of graduating students.
- Diversity Day – celebrating multi-culturalism within our College.
- Founders Day – celebrating the heritage and mission of the College.
- Interfaith Dialogue Assemblies – promoting understanding and respect across faith traditions.
College Vice-Captain
Isaac McCudden
College Prefect
Sam Duffy
College Prefect
Cooper Harker
College Prefect
Malcolm Hawkins
Justice and Solidarity
We are committed to local and global justice and peace, grounded in a spirituality of action and reflection, inspiring us to listen to, walk with and learn from all creation, especially those who experience powerlessness
"This is what God asks of you – to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God…"
Students advocate for justice and care for creation through:
Justice and Peace Initiatives
- Coast Shelter Support – assisting local homelessness services.
- Sleep Out – raising awareness of homelessness.
- Waterford Promotion – encouraging service and reflection through the Waterford Project.
Environmental Stewardship
- Trash Free Tuesday – promoting waste reduction.
- Earn and Return – supporting recycling initiatives.
- Flip the Switch – encouraging energy conservation.
- Solar Panel Proposal – contributing to sustainable infrastructure planning.
- Waste Audit – analysing and improving waste management practices.
- EREA Environment Student Gatherings – participating in national environmental forums.
College Prefect
Benjamin Geddes-Brown
College Prefect
Jonathan Lin
College Prefect
Coby Neilly
