Student Leadership
Student Leadership
There are a number of opportunities for students at Ōtūmoetai College to take on leadership roles across a range of aspects of school life.
There are 32 formal student leadership positions at the school, made up as follows:
4 Head Students – 2 boy and 2 girls
2 Leaders of the Creative Arts Committee
2 Leaders of the Environment Committee
2 Leaders of the Hauora Committee
2 Leaders of the Mentoring Committee
2 Leaders of the Publicity Committee
2 Leaders of the Ruamano Committee
2 Leaders of the Special Events Committee
2 Leaders of the Sports Committee
2 Leaders of each of the 5 Whare groups
1 Board of Trustees Student Representative (elected)
1 Tātāriki Poutama Leader
Effective Leadership
An effective leader demonstrates:
- Reliability
- Honesty and integrity
- Initiative and motivation
- Time management and organisation
- Clear communication skills
- Relatability and humour
Committee responsibilities
Creative Arts : organisation of entertainment at school events
Environment : promotion of environmental awareness and sustainable practices schoolwide
Hauora : promotion health initiatives and wellbeing
Mentoring: promotion of academic mentoring and tutoring and peer mediation training
Publicity – production of multimedia and social media content to promote events and activities
Ruamano: promotion and facilitation of cultural events and activities
Special Events : organisation of Year 13 Leavers Dinner and School Ball and other events
Sports: promotion of school sports events, activities and competitions