Riglyne vir die verkiesing van leerlingrade in die sekondêre skool

Abstract

This research establishes guidelines and rules in the selection of Student Councils at secondary schools in a scientific manner. The primary aim with Student Councils in schools is to develop and train leaders to the advantage of the community. The Student Council with its activities creates opportunities for the pupils themselves to take the lead. It is the task of the teacher to make the youth leader realize that he has a task and calling before God to realize his potential as leader. The democratic method of electing Student Councils is educationally speaking the most desirable method. The number of pupils serving on the Student Council is determined by the boy/girl ratio, number of pupils in the school and number of committees. Teachers, the incumbent Student Council and Standard 8, 9 and lO do the nominations. The sexes vote only for their own sex. Teachers make additional nominations and exercise their veto only during the nomination procedure. The principal must have a veto which he can exercise at any time. The different sexes and language groups must have proportional representation on the Student Council. All pupils must have the franchise, but the votes of each standard group must carry different weights. Potential headboys and headgirls (according to the number of votes they received) ought to be invited for interviews with the staff or a selection committee. The candidate is then evaluated according to certain criteria. Candidates who get the highest mark or who answer best to all the criteria, are appointed to be headboy or headgirl and other important posts.