Student Leadership Initiatives
Our Leadership Program starts a lifelong conversation about citizenship, social responsibility and community-mindedness.
Leadership in the Senior Years
In Year 11, boys build on their earlier leadership roles and formally prepare to take over from the current senior student leaders. Those boys selected to attend the Year 7 camp as senior leaders never forget the opportunity to proudly introduce the young students to the Newington community.
Senior Prefect Leaders 2022
Aiden Carter (Senior Prefect), Mitch Hyslop and Ryan McPhail (Deputy Senior Prefects) are the student leaders for 2022. Their motto is "Dare to challenge, dare to change."
Dare to challenge, dare to change.
On Tuesday, 26 October 2021 the Newington College’s Senior Leaders revealed the motto for 2022 during Assembly. “Dare to challenge, dare to change”. It aims to promote the theme of unity across the College. Senior Prefect Aiden Carteraddressed staff and students to provide context around the theme and motto.
During 2021’s lockdown there were difficult conversations about the environment, gender issues and social inequality, Adien told the boys, and in the online meeting to workshop their motto our Year 12 leadership team explored the importance of being thoughtful and engaged in what’s happening in the world. They believe no one is ever too old or too young to make a difference. Aiden spoke about climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, our Year 7 students raising funds for the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and, of course, Mullets for Mental Health. Aiden described the Newington community as one that has always been concerned about helping others, contributing, and striving to create positive change.
Dare to challenge means having the courage to ask questions, be inquisitive and stand up for what you believe is right. Dare to change is about being willing to do things differently, even if it means accepting a truth that is not comfortable; it means supporting individuals and the collective in leading positive development.
Please click here to listen to Aiden’s speech in full.