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We sat down with Jack Brown and Charlotte Page, the newly appointed Head Prefects at Central Coast Grammar school, to hear what inspired them to take on the role and what they hope to achieve in the year ahead. 

What made you decide to run for leadership positions?  

“I’ve always wanted to give back to the school community as I have been here since kindergarten” Jack shared. “Running for Head Prefect felt like the best way to do that.”  

Charlotte echoed the sentiment, adding, “My mum was the school captain at her school, and she has been a leader in her field. I’ve always admired how she made a difference. I want to do the same here and decided around year 8 I would go for a prefect role when the time came.” 

What are your top goals for your time as Head Prefects?  

Their goals are ambitious yet grounded. Jack is focused on strengthening connections between students, families, and staff.  “I want to create a more unified school culture,” he said, highlighting plans to continue the free period product initiative.  

Charlotte is passionate about improving sun safety. “There’s a strong tan culture in high schools,” she explained. “I want to shift that by promoting sunscreen use and encouraging hats. Melanoma cases in Australia are so high, with people dying in their 30s, yet there is a culture of getting a tan now and not understanding the long-term health risks.” 

Her plans include having more access to sunscreen across the junior school and more reminders to wear hats outside.   

They are also keen to maintain former Head Prefect Pascale’s initiative for free sanitary items being made available at the school. 

How will you balance your new role with the year 12 workload?  

Balancing leadership with Year 12 studies is no small feat. “It’s all about prioritising,” Charlotte said. “We’re learning to manage our time well.” 

They are committed to using their calendars and working ahead of deadlines to embrace their new leadership opportunities, and responsibilities like writing speeches and major event rehearsals, and find a new balance between their studies and cocurricular activities too. 

Any examples of what success would ideally look like over the next year for you? 

Success for both means creating more intergrade connections on and off the campus, forming a cohesion that will sustain for their own Year 12 cohort as they finish their time at Grammar but also have that permeate across K-12.  

They plan to organise new social events like year 12 breakfasts and the chance to do extra team-building activities. Both are looking forward to the year 12 retreat. 

“If students feel more connected and supported, and we’ve built habits that last beyond our time here, that’s success,” Jack concluded.