Student Representation
The student body is represented by the Student Representative Council (SRC). Four male and four female students from each year are elected by their peers at the end of the third term of each year, excepting Year 7 Representatives, who are voted in in the beginning of the year. Year 11 students are elected by the SRC members as SRC president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer.
The SRC is responsible for the annual Valentine's Day Rose Drive and a Year 7 welcome dance, and are exploring more active fundraising for charity. Recently, the SRC have been aiming towards fundraising to the local community, such as OASIS, a project run by the Salvation Army in Australia. Two delegated SRC members sit on the Fort Street High School Council (the governing body of the school) and assist in broader decision-making processes.
The SRC also run the biannual Fort Street Festival, which allows students, as well as other community businesses, to open a store during the Sunday, usually at the beginning of June. It features the Battle of the Bands, a program where community bands compete to win prizes, and stores from student bodies in the school, including the Environment Committee, Student Anti-Racism Network and Amnesty International. In 2010, stores included Nova 96.9, NSW Police and the NSW Fire Department.
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