Student Council

Jim Allan

Student Council

The Student Council, composed of one representative from each House, has been busy over the past two terms supporting student enjoyment, everyday life and wellbeing at the College.

One of the new ideas we initiated this semester has been an e-sports competition between the boys. Following a successful implementation of an e-sports competition in the Middle School, the Student Council looked to run something similar for the Senior School. The game we chose was the favoured Mario Kart, played on Nintendo Switch. This has proven popular, with over 70 boys competing in the event and large crowds gathering to watch the games. Whilst we had to postpone the event due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the last week of Autumn Term, we were able to start again in Winter Term with the same enthusiasm from the boys.

Competitors’ entrance donations have raised money for the Mukti Foundation, an organisation that Scotch College supports. The donations received will allow Mukti students in India, who have been adversely affected by COVID-19, to access Scotch College’s educational resources, empowering the students to achieve a brighter future.

The Student Council also organised and supported Book Week this year for the whole school. An event which ran later in Winter Term, centred around the theme of ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds’. This was also the theme for the Free Dress Day the Student Council ran, where we hoped to see sailors, archaeologists and astronauts. The funds raised from the Free Dress Day will go towards the Smith Family Foundation, a charity that aims to ensure that disadvantaged Australian children get the most out of their education. Each year the Student Council receives a grant from the Scotch Parents’ Association to spend on improving the school. In past years, this grant has been spent on areas such as flagpoles and bike racks. This year, we have decided to use the grant to help develop the Scotch gym equipment. Maintaining good physical health is always important, especially as we head into the exam season where there can be a tendency to neglect that aspect of life. More and more boys are now using gyms outside of school, and we hope that this investment in equipment will increase the interest in and use of the Scotch facilities.