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As part of our commitment to prepare students for life, Oakhill has a progressive and diverse leadership system that doesn’t focus on the traditional prefect approach. Our three leadership arms include the Student Representative Council (SRC), House Captains and Interact, which allow for varied leadership opportunities and growth across multiple grades.

All forms of leadership incorporate democratic election, skills-based selection, collaboration and mentorship.

The Oakhill Student Representative Council (SRC) is the pupil-elected voice of the student body at Oakhill – a student-orientated, approachable institution which represents the students and their overall interests and needs by providing a link between pupils, staff and the management structure. The SRC initiates and encourages individuality, critical thinking and self-confidence, and upholds the values of tolerance and respect, encompassing all that is the “Joy of Learning”.

The structural format of the SRC consists of a president and vice president who are voted for by the entire College. Grade representatives are also elected based on student votes for their electoral speeches.

2022-2023 Executive SRC Committee
  • President: Limilisiwe Mavunengwana
  • Vice President: Luke Gebhard
Grade Representatives
  • Grade 12, 2024: Matthew du Plessis, Erin Fietze and Veruschka Titus
  • Grade 11, 2024: Kay-Lane Cloete, Liam Hayward, Jamie Jankelow & Keagan Prigge
  • Grade 10, 2024: Anja Barnard, Jacob Hersch & Arthur Seddon
  • Grade 9, 2024: Liam Jefferies & Skyler de Lange
  • Grade 8: To be announced in 2024

Grade 12 pupils lead their respective houses in various fun inter-house events, incorporating athletics, swimming, hockey, water polo, the drama festival, general knowledge quizzes and other uniquely Oakhill events that all promote camaraderie and sportsmanship amongst the pupils.

The House Captains and Vice Captains’ responsibility is to create cohesion, team-spirit and pride amongst their respective houses, with the older grades mentoring and encouraging the younger grades.

Bendigo House
  • Captain: Jana van Wageningen
  • Vice-Captains: Mark Sturgess and Limilisiwe Mavunengwana
Jubilee House
  • Captain: Matthew du Plessis
  • Vice-Captains: Conan Marais and Keira Reynolds
Millwood House
  • Captain: Taryn Jansen
  • Vice-Captains: Veruschka Titus and Luke Gebhard

Oakhill’s Interact Club is affiliated with Rotary International and organizes various projects throughout the year to help support those in need in our community. While this helps to make a difference in both our school and community, it also allows the students to discover new cultures and promote understanding, as well as encouraging leadership within the school and community. Interact is all about servant leadership, and putting service above self.

2022-2023 Oakhill Interact Committee
  • President: Fenella Hill
  • Vice-president: Abigail Mwangi
  • Treasurer: Tamzyn Govender
  • Secretary: Kaylin Jacobs

Read more about our Interact Club’s activities, as well as Oakhill’s broader involvement in the community through our various news posts.

At the end of each year, significant achievements are celebrated at our annual College Celebration of Excellence. In addition to specific trophies and merit certificates, honours and colours are awarded for service to Oakhill and the community. The criteria for these awards are outlined in our Service to School Policy document

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