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Student Leadership at OAS
At Onewhero Area School we believe all students can show leadership. Leadership skills are developed through out the school as part of their every day learning and within specific student leadership positions. Students also show leadership by having an active say in school decision making through the student council and discussion groups that are established for specific reasons.
2023 Senior School Leaders

Joe Thackham
Head Student

Cordelia Gallagher
Head Student

Megan Pearson
Sports Captain

Maddison Bradley
Academic Leader

Imogen Conroy
Cultural Captain

Maia Hine-Anderson
Kaiwhakahaere

Ruby Cameron
Ngarimu House Captain

Kyle Webster
Hillary House Captain

Lei Clarke
Te Kanawa House Captain

Emma Van Vught
Rutherford House Captain
Year 8 House Captains
Year 6 House Captains
Ngarimu:
Te Kanawa:
Rutherford:
Hillary:
Ngarimu: Ruby Watkinson and Te Aroha-Nui McCawe
Te Kanawa: Ava Johnstone and Ella Morgan
Rutherford: Hugh Jones and Trilese Shorter
Hillary: Zac Smith and Olly Greaves
Senior leadership selection process
Junior leadership selection process
Students complete student leadership application and submit to the principal
Applicants are introduced to the student body at assembly
Students and staff vote on applicants
Where there are multiple applicants for a position the selection panel interviews the applicants
Student application, votes, and interview responses are used by the panel to select leaders
Leaders are announced at the Values Prize giving
(Kaiwhakahaere is a selected position decision is made by the panel and Matua Kramer)
Students nominate themselves to be house leaders.
Each student presents a speech to their peers
Peers vote on the candidates
Votes are calculated alongside teacher feedback and leaders are selected.
Student Council
Lei Clarke (BoT student representative and Head of Council)
Imogen Conroy
Cordelia Gallagher
Caleb Stanfield
Nathan Scott
Kohine Taua
Ava Johnstone
Ketia Aldworth
Maddison Bradley
Ella Morgan
Katy Taylor