- Summer 2024
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- Introducing our 2025 Student Leadership Group
Introducing our 2025 Student Leadership Group
"More than just the green and gold"
Since his commencement at Trinity in Year 1, incoming School Captain Nikki du Toit’s journey has been shaped by student role models.
“As I’ve grown older, I’ve realised their importance, and now believe I have the capability to lead and help others in doing so,” he said.
With a strong sense of pride and an eagerness to give back, Nikki says that he is most looking forward to “competing in sports for Trinity as a Year 12 leader, as well as inspiring school spirit by bringing creativity and energy to every event”.
Nikki is joined by four Vice Captains; Giancarlo Lee, Flynn McNamara, Benjamin Rosenberg and Ben Ross. Together, they form the 2025 Student Leadership Group.
The leadership program at Trinity encourages every student to embrace and embody positive leadership, cross-age mentorship and role modelling throughout their education.
Our incoming captains will work together within their portfolios and areas of interest to celebrate student voice, community activities and service opportunities
For Flynn, relationships will be central to his leadership style.
“Through my role I aim to build upon and strengthen our community,” he said.
“I [would like to] grow our already strong inter-year-level relationships but also create a more inclusive and enjoyable environment”.
For Ben, who prides himself on always saying ‘yes’ to opportunity, his goal is to “help people realise how many different paths we can take through our time at Trinity” and what a worthwhile experience it can be.
For Giancarlo, who competes with both the Athletics and Water Polo squads beyond his standard summer and winter sports, one of his greatest joys is “don[ning] the green and gold and compet[ing] with those colours just that little bit more”.
Beginning in Term 4, each captain will oversee different portfolios across the school, including assemblies, outreach and social initiatives.
Benjamin is keen to focus on community service and the student engagement within those programs, as well as fostering inter-year-level collaboration.
“My area of interest at school is community involvement, and I think my long-term involvement in the Harambee program has fostered that passion,” he said
Ultimately for Flynn, he wants to ensure that others realise that Trinity “is more than just the green and gold”.
“It’s a part of who we are and what we will become,” he said.
Did you know?
Trinity’s first School Captain was appointed in 1909 and was supported by Prefects selected from the sixth form.
In 1927, the position of Vice-Captain of the school was added and the system continued mostly unchanged until the late 1960s.
In a move to increase student voice and representation, the positions of Vice-Captain and Prefects were abolished in 1970 and replaced by the Student Representative Council (SRC). This decision-making body was chaired by the School Captain and comprised of student-elected representatives.
By the 1980s, the SRC experiment was over and the format of School Captain with four Vice-Captains and supporting Prefects was restored and has been in place since 1984.
Read more about the history of Trinity’s School Captains in this edition’s article from the Archives.