Innisfail State College's 2023 student leadership team

Maria Girgenti

INNISFAIL State College started 2023 with a total of 1,027 students, including 164 Year 7s, 132 Year 12s and 44 Diverse Learning students,

All students strive for continual improvement in all areas whilst striving to live by the four pillars of Respect, Responsibility, Learning and Safety, as well as achieve the College's motto of 'Individual Success and Community Pride.'

ISC welcomed six new teaching staff: Ms Alex Smith (English), Isaac Hoddle (English), Rohana Purcell (SEP), Fiona Watt (Science), Shelby Pringle (PED/Science) and Karleigh Strickland (Japanese).

School priorities include curriculum, behaviour, and teacher improvement through coaching, as well as boosting each student's learning by helping to focus on spelling and writing, home study, assignment work and ensuring completion of work to the highest possible standard.

The new K Block toilets are up and running, and the College's re-roofing program has been completed.

ISC's new after-school learning program, homework club, aims to provide students with literacy and numeracy support, primarily targeted towards those who require extra support in these areas.

This club, delivered and supported by trained teacher aides, runs every Monday and Thursday.

In February, at a special assembly, college captains, vice captains, house captains, student leaders, and Indigenous leaders, together with this year's Year 12 cohort, accepted their badges of office and pledged before the whole student body, parents and specials guests at a special assembly on February 20.

This year's College captains are Tess

Wilson and Cameron Anderson, whilst Jordann Lyons and Michael Spataro are Vice captains.

ISC Year 12 student leaders are Jade Leecherta, Mai Tong Vang, Masalina Matthew, Saruka Toby, Teija Budd, Molly Dodds, Malachi Donaldson, Harrison Grambower, Olivia Hancock, Lucinda Kenway, Ashley Lynn, Indy-Anna Nunan and Xaphenia Ramsey-Tanner.

ISC Sports house captains

Bedarra: Gweneth Korkatain and Luke Magnanini

Fitzroy: Faith Huxham and Rhiannon Harrison

Hinchinbrook: Kate Walker and Blake Wells

Orpheus: Griffin Lewis-Masters and Thomas McPherson

Indigenous leaders:

Junior: Layla Geary, Dulita Billy, Sianna Harte, Reyne Savage, Reece Harris, Kayden Assan, Dylan Barba and

Harpah Ketchell.

Senior: Dallas Rudken, Lateesha Fischer, Aaron Ambrum, Ebony Harris, Masalina Matthew, Malachi Donaldson, Saruka Toby, Jeremiah Banu, Lachlan Kovacich and Tshala Fischer.

Year 8 student leaders: Ella-Rose Holst, Bella Lor and Reyne Savage.

Year 9 student leaders: Amity French, Lachlan Lyons and Chloe Wieland

Year 10 student leaders: Dion Rudken and Daisy Conroy

Year 11 student leaders: Maddison McKay, Kyanna Wirth, Eliza Cook, Kai Greven, Emily Starkey, Natalie Cook and Ebony Harris

International Ambassador: Maddison Mckay

Band captains: Zarah Stanley and William Benn

Strings captains: Kyanna Wirth and Matilda Grima

Acting Principal Tanya Martin said the Heads of Departments from Years 7 - 12, Diverse Learning Centre team members and support staff are the 'go-to people' in each grade, where students can direct any social, emotional, behavioural, attendance and academic enquiries.