Groups and Leadership

As part of our College's comprehensive support system we have several student groups with specific responsibilities amongst their peers.

Students appreciate the chance to be involved in a helpful way in the support of each other. Training is provided and accessed for these groups and in most cases there is affiliation with community organisations.


Student Executive and House Captains

This is an elected body, which comprises the student leaders of the school. All positions are gained by application and preliminary shortlisting by the appropriate Dean and senior management. In some cases this involves individual interviews with the Principal, Deputy Principal and Dean. 

Leadership training for the Student Executive and House Captains begins every year with a training camp and a team building day. Deputy Principal Gabrielle Clark is in charge of overseeing Student Executive projects and activities.

YEAR 13 EXECUTIVE

Ashton Akeelah Finau Lupe
Head Student
Ashton Silviera
Head Student
Akeelah Te Rangi
Deputy Head Student
Finau Lau'i
Deputy Head Student
Lupe Fetuane
Joanne Emily Leo Sohan
Academic Captain
Joanne Kuang
Academic Captain
Emily Yang
Asst. Academic Captain
Leo Situ
Asst. Academic Captain
Sohan Gorantla
Luke Enoch Soha Caitlin
Arts / Culture Captain
Luke D'Cunha
Arts / Culture Captain
Enoch Satrio
Asst.Arts/Culture Captain
Soha Ekbote
Asst.Arts/Culture Captain
Caitlin Hsaio
Jayden Annaliese Parthiv Ayla
Sports Captain
Jayden Wong
Sports Captain
Annaliese Matson
Asst. Sports Captain
Parthiv Yeddula
Asst. Sports Captain
Ayla Raki
Vyom Arsh Angel Sascha
Ambassador Co-ordinator
Vyom Barot
Ambassador Co-ordinator
Arsh Narayan
Cultural Ambassador
Angel Leaupepe-Nickel
Cultural Ambassador
Sascha Oldehaver
Simer Vivian Tehillah Izak
Hui mai Representative Co-ordinator
Simer Aulakh
Hui mai Representative Co-ordinator
Vivian Lin
Hui mai Representative Co-ordinator
Tehillah Hubert
Hui mai Representative Co-ordinator
Izak van Niekerk
George Cyrus Beth Mahant
Social Co-ordinator
George Ledingham
Social Co-ordinator
Cyrus Zhang
Student Coach
Co-ordinator
Beth Eyre
School Board Student Representative
Mahant Agrawal
Tiana Keeley Breana  
Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Tiana Baxter
Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Keeley Herman
Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Breanna Liu-Flowers
 
 

YOUNG MĀORI LEADERS

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Aria Nicholas Casha Brodie Taylah Dawson  


PACIFIC PRIDE LEADERS

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Apisai Finefeuiaki Temperance
Gataulu-Mara
Azra Kalati  



YEAR 12 EXECUTIVE

Ellice Manha Aditya Toby
Ellice Hill Manha Mirza Sadath Aditya Parab Toby Pin
Neha Josephine Kiran Jiujiu
Neha Rana Josephine Dor Kiran Treanor Jiujiu Zhang

HOUSE CAPTAINS

Nabeeha Geo Daniel Alana
HOUSE: BRAY
Nabeeha Kamran
HOUSE: BRAY
Geo Sandyang
HOUSE: FATIALOFA
Daniel Li
HOUSE: FATIALOFA
Alana Morgan
 
Sahil Tanvi Matthias Jack
HOUSE: FAUMUINA
Sahil Nand
HOUSE: FAUMUINA
Tanvi Shah
HOUSE: LEWIS
Matthias Coleman
HOUSE: LEWIS
Jack Ramsey
 
Torquil Bhumi Anya Vidant
HOUSE: REID
Torquil Morton-McPhail
HOUSE: REID
Bhumi Patel
HOUSE: ZORICICH (WHITE)
Anya Patel
HOUSE: ZORICICH (WHITE)
Vidant Vijan


Student Councils


ACADEMIC COUNCIL
The Academic Council’s brief is to promote and model commitment to academic studies and to raise the profile of Academic Achievements (individual or group) so that they can be celebrated by the whole school. This Council, comprising of staff and student representatives, is chaired by the Academic Captains and liaises with Deputy Principal Richard Winn.

SPORTS COUNCIL
The Sports Council, attended by the House Captains, initiates and administers inter-house competitions as well as promoting all sporting activities in the school. It liaises with the Sports Director, Felicity Walbran, and can engage itself in particular projects, e.g. sports facilities and equipment, sports exchanges, etc. This council is chaired by the Sports Captains and their Assistants.

STUDENT COUNCIL
The Student Council aims to be a decision-making body which represents suggestions made by any school pupils to improve conditions at, or attitudes to, the school community. The Council meets each term in the school hall and is chaired by the Board of Trustees Student Representative.

The Student Council is made up of one elected representative from each senior form class, two elected representatives from each junior form class and the members of the Student Executive. Year level leaders are appointed by their Dean from within this group. Student voice is gathered by class representatives and then is tabled with the Council Committee by the Year Level Council Leader.

PACIFIC PRIDE STUDENT LEADERS
Students are selected in Years 12 and 13. They must meet criteria which enable them to act as role models to their peers. These students take on additional responsibilities to mentor their Pasific peers and assist with the Homework Centre.


Student Committees

 
BALL COMMITTEE
The Ball is a major formal event and is organised by the Ball Committee, which comprises the Head Boy and Girl, the Social Committee Coordinators and a selected group of Year 13 students. Special helpers may be co-opted, such as ticket design and decorations. The Head Boy and Head Girl chair this committee.
 
COMMUNITY SUPPORT COMMITTEE
Open to juniors and seniors, this committee supports selected fundraising projects, e.g. World Vision) and many local charity collections. As well, it aims to provide service outside of the school in whatever form it sees fit, e.g.sponsorship or adoption of refugees, local community work. The Deputy Head Girl and Boy chair this committee.
 
CULTURAL COMMITTEE
Open to juniors and seniors, the committee involves itself with cultural school activities:

•    Drama productions (publicity etc.)
•    Aids the Multicultural group’s activities
•    Visitors to the school (musicians etc.)
•    Organises lunchtime concerts
•    Cultural programmes, e.g. Cultural Week

The committee can initiate extracurricular entertainment /performances and is responsible for promoting all cultural activities in the school. This committee liaises with Pauline Phelan, Cultural Co-ordinator and is chaired by the Arts and Culture Captains and their Assistants.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
The steering committee, HERC was formed in 2013. It acts as an umbrella group encompassing Lynfield College’s Human Rights Amnesty group as well as the Enviro Committee and Enviro Group. The Enviro Committee guides the larger Environmental Group (open to juniors and seniors) in working towards making Lynfield College an environmentally sustainable school and ensuring that related Human Rights issues are also on the agenda. The group adopts projects and becomes involved with outside groups, e.g. Waicare, GLOBE, Dawn Chorus, tree planting etc. It can also encourage interest in groups such as Greenpeace, and arrange outside speakers.

This committee reports to the Student Executive and has its chairperson sitting on the Executive Committee of the Student Council. Lynfield College is an Enviroschool. The group has coordinated successful Enviroschool applications earning Bronze Awards for 2003, 2004, a Silver Award for 2006 and 2009, and a Green-Gold Award in 2016.

PEER SUPPORT CO-ORDINATORS (PSSP)
Open to Year 12 students to register their interest, approximately 120 students are then selected, and undergo a three day programme in values based social skills training at the conclusion of the academic year. The programme equips these students with the skills to facilitate a ten-day orientation programme with Year 9 students at the beginning of the new year.

SAFE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The Safe School Committee promotes and monitors the provision of a safe emotional environment, to ensure that all students feel safe, valued and connected. Senior student members are welcome and make contributions in identifying emotional safety needs of the school community, reporting issues regularly and providing input for the Safe School Committee meetings. 

STUDENTS AGAINST DRIVING DRUNK (SADD GROUP)
Open to all students to register their interest. The SADD committee (maximum of 12 students) ideally includes representatives from Years 11, 12 and 13 and meets on a regular basis. Members of the committee plan and deliver activities related to raising awareness of road safety and drunk driving, attend meetings in and out of the school and maintain links with the Auckland City Council, SADD students from other schools and the Regional SADD coordinator.