Students
Students at Rosemont are interested and involved.
Elected student representatives on the student council take their positions seriously, knowing that they will be accountable to their peers throughout their term.
They also take on roles of real responsibility as prefects in lower year classes and serve as excellent role models to younger students.
Student Leadership at Rosemont School
Towards the end of each academic year, our school community comes together to elect the new Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl and Prefects. These positions are a big part of student life, as the Prefects also sit on the Student Council alongside class representatives from each year group, who are elected at the start of the new school year.
When we were first told about the Prefect elections, our class prefect and teachers explained that the process would involve preparing for an interview with the Principal, Deputy Principal, and the Student Council Liaison Teacher. At first, the thought of being interviewed felt a bit nerve wracking. It’s not every day you get to sit down with the school leadership! However, once the interview began, the atmosphere felt supportive and encouraging. As I answered the questions, I became more relaxed and confident, finding it easy to share my thoughts and opinions. The interviews gave each of us a chance to show our true personalities and ideas.
Afterwards, the voting took place and the results were announced during our end of year Awards Ceremony. It was such a proud moment when the new Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl, and Prefects were presented with their badges in front of the whole school.
In September, each class held its own election to choose class representatives. Students could nominate classmates they felt would represent their year group well and act as their voice on the Student Council. Once the nominees accepted, a vote was held, and the class reps were officially elected.
Since then, we’ve been meeting fortnightly to get to know one another and plan student led initiatives. Some of the projects we’ve been involved in include Culture Week, Mental Health Awareness Week and Anti-Bullying Week. Being part of the Student Council has been such a rewarding experience. It’s a chance to make a real difference in our school community and to ensure that every student’s voice is heard.
The roles for this academic year are as follows:
Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl R to L: Addisyn Kavanagh-Banks and Sophie Costello
Prefects 2025/26
Top Row L to R: Taylor McEntee, Tara Cusic, Sophie Ryan, Laura Mullen Montaner, Isabel Keddy, Beth O’Leary
Seated L to R: Riley Short, Grace Cassidy, Addisyn Kavanagh-Banks, Sophie Costello, Grace Henry, Jasmine O’Brien.
We then wrote and practiced speeches in advance, and once we had typed our speeches we presented them to a few teachers, and received feedback in order to improve and make changes to our speech for the next day, when we would be speaking to the rest of the staff and senior pupils. I think the speeches are what most people were anxious about, as it was a chance to make a good impression on the people voting for us, and so once everyone had prepared and perfected their speeches, they were shown to the teachers and pupils, and everyone did such an amazing job in giving their viewpoints and were all so confident when giving them. Once you stand in front of a group of people it can be quite daunting, however when you’re confident in what you’ve written, and speak as yourself, the nerves disappear quickly. Everyone was congratulated on their well written speeches.
The vote took place and votes were counted. The results were announced to the school in assembly and the new Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl and Prefects were presented with their badges.
We have since had our first Student Council meeting and have lots of hard work and exciting plans ahead of us.
Student Representatives from 1st-5th Year 2025/26