School captains 2023: Hume Central, Koonung Secondary College

Schools across Melbourne are announcing their school captains. Meet the next generation of leaders in your community.

School captains for 2023 from secondary schools announced at Hume Central and Koonum College.

Class will be back in session next year with schools readjusting to on-site learning and a new wave of school captains with this year quickly drawing to a close.

We asked the new cohort of school captains what they planned to achieve in the next year and what it meant to them to be elected as school leaders.

Meet the next generation of community leaders as they prepare to leave a mark on their school next year.

Hume Central

Hume Central has two new leaders as its senior leadership team for next year.

Raziye Demirel and Orshina Kanoun have been appointed as college captains when the school returns to the classrooms next year.

Orshina Kanoun and Raziye Demirel will lead Hume Central in 2023.

Raziye Demirel

What is your goal for 2023?

My goal as a college captain is to ensure that we as the Student Voice Team (SVT), work together with our teachers and our peers to strengthen our bonds, and to ensure our voices and values are recognised. We also hope to create long-lasting friendships and support one another to overcome any hardships we may come across in our schooling journey together.

What would you like to achieve as college captain?

We are all ready to reach our highest academic potential and achieve our future goals. As college captain, I will lead the SVT to represent the student body and ensure that our college continues to maintain the safe, respectful and supportive environment that we are proud of. Our college prides itself on diversity and inclusivity and in my role, I would like to focus on further developing our cohesive community while celebrating everyone’s individuality.

We will make 2023 a memorable year!

Orshina Kanoun

What is your goal for 2023?

My goal as a college captain is to continue to lead and develop an active SVT that collaborates with students, teachers and the wider community to improve our secondary education experience. Together as leaders, we aim to create more opportunities to build positive relationships with students across all campuses and to develop a strong sense of belonging for our diverse school community.

What would you like to achieve as college captain?

As college captain I will strive to be a responsible role model by exhibiting integrity, honesty and openness and hope to inspire my peers to always aim high and be the best version of themselves. Our college’s values of achievement, diversity and success will guide me in my role and I will strongly promote my view that learning is a lifelong journey.

Koonung College

Koonung College's captains for 2023: (from left to right) Christopher Allison (vice-captain), Keira Singleton (school captain), Mary Elyas (vice-captain) and Rory Spicer (school captain).

The school has appointed a four-person leadership team for the new school year in 2023.

Keira Singleton and Rory Spicer have been elected as Koonung’s school captains while Mary Elyas and Christopher Allison will serve as their vice-captains in the new year.

Speaking on behalf of their leadership team, Rory Spicer said he was hoping to be a positive example for the wider school community.

“I am looking forward to demonstrating my school’s values, both within and outside the school, and being a role model for younger students to enact a positive change,” he said.

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