Student Leadership

Student leaders at Hamilton Girls’ High School are given the opportunity to lead and promote a culture that fosters excellence and participation within our school community. All students are encouraged to develop their leadership skills through participation and service.

O le ala i le pule o le tautua
The pathway to leadership is through service by Hamilton Girls’ High School

Executive Council

Our Executive Council is made up of our top 6 Prefects that lead their respective councils in our school:

  • Head Girl
  • Academic Captain
  • Arts Captain
  • Sports Captain
  • Services Captain
  • Sonninghill Hostel Head Girl
  • The Deputy Head Girl is selected from one of these positions.
Leadership Opportunities
  • Tutor group leader
  • Prefect
  • Peer support
  • Peer tutoring
  • Arts
  • Sport
  • Coaching
  • Peer Mentoring
  • Tuakana-Teina Support
  • Co-curricular Groups
Service Scheme

The Service Awards Scheme acknowledges students who have given extraordinary service to Hamilton Girls’ High School and the community. Awards are given for service to particular areas of the school, and a culmination of hours sees our students awarded with overall Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.

Hours can be accrued for a number of different service activities, including (but not limited to) the following:

  • Sports coaching
  • Tutoring of artistic pursuits e.g. dance
  • Mentoring
  • Voluntary performances
  • Service initiatives
  • Volunteer work

The scheme is managed by our Service Council of Prefects.

Head Girl

Sophie Ahyu

Our Head Girl leads the Executive Council.  This is made up of 6 Executive Prefects, each with a responsibility of a Council. 

The role of the Head Girl includes representing the school at public events, running assemblies, leading events at school and oversight of Leadership week.

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Our Academic Captain leads the Academic Council. This council is made up of the following Prefects:

Academic Council Captain
Elle Child

Business Studies Prefect
TBA

English Prefect
TBA

GATE Prefect
TBA

Languages Prefect
TBA

Learning Support Prefect
TBA

Health & PE Prefect
TBA

Mathematics Prefect
TBA

Science Prefect
TBA

Social Sciences Prefect
TBA

Technology Prefect
TBA

The Arts Prefect
TBA

Each prefect will lead and convene a committee of 10-12 across all year levels. Their primary focus will be to promote their area of responsibility to the student body, to lead and co-ordinate a tutoring system and to inspire interest and involvement through participation and challenge. A key focus will be on initiatives to raise student achievement.

ARTS COUNCIL

Our Arts Captain leads the Arts Council. This Council is made up of eight Prefects:

Arts Council Captain
River Park

Visual Arts Prefect
TBA

Debate Prefect
TBA

Toi Māori Prefect
TBA

Music Prefect
TBA

Drama Prefect
TBA

Dance Prefect
TBA

Media Prefect
TBA

Pasifika Arts Prefect
TBA

Each prefect will lead and convene a committee of 10-12 across all year levels.  Their primary focus will be to promote their area of responsibility to the student body, to lead and co-ordinate curricular and co-curricular activities, celebrate success and achievement and to organize and promote participation in local, regional, national and international competitions.

Services COUNCIL

Our Services Captain leads the Service’s Council. This Council is made up of seven Prefects:

Services Council Captain
Jumana Fouda

Library Prefect
TBA

Community Prefect
TBA

Pasifika Prefect
TBA

Ka Awatea Prefect
TBA

International Prefect
TBA

Diversity Prefect
TBA

Each prefect will lead a committee of 10-12 across all year levels.  They will be responsible for promoting their area of responsibility to the student body through the organisation and celebration of events relative to their portfolio e.g. Daffodil Day, celebrating success and achievement and organising and promoting participation in events and house activities.

SPORTS COUNCIL

Our Sports Captain leads the Sports Council. This council is made up of eight prefects.

Sports Council Captain
Alice McCarthny

Sports Council Prefect
TBA

Sports Council Prefect
TBA

Sports Council Prefect
TBA

Sports Council Prefect
TBA

Sports Council Prefect
TBA

Each prefect represent two code’s but also select other portfolio’s in the Council such as High Performance, Events Organisation, House Sporting Events, Coach Development, Umpire Development and Marketing and Promotion

HOUSE COUNCIL

Campbell House Captain
TBA

Edgecumbe House Captain
TBA

Heads House Captain
TBA

MacDiarmid House Captain
TBA

Wilson House Captain
TBA

SONNINGHILL HOSTEL PREFECTS

Our Sonninghill Hostel Head Girl leads the Sonninghill Hostel Executive Council.
This Council is made up of five prefects.

Sonninghill Hostel Head Girl
Kamaile Haggie

Sonninghill Hostel Deputy Head Girl
TBA

Sonninghill Hostel
TBA

Sonninghill Hostel
TBA

Sonninghill Hostel
TBA