SRC Elections FAQ

What does an elected SRC rep do?

Reps are advocates for their year level. As a rep, it is your responsibility to represent the
interests and concerns of people in your year level. To do this, you need to seek out and
listen to the opinions of people in your year level (not just your friends and people in your
class).Then you must come to our weekly SRC meetings. At these meetings, you share what
people in your level want to see fixed or improved in our school. Together, as an SRC, we
then work on solutions to these problems and work out what actions we can take to make
our school a better place. These actions might be hands-on, student-run events, or
awareness campaigns, or meetings with other school leaders (like our principal, HOSS, and
School Council) where we convince them to take a particular action. A lot of the actions
that SRC will be working on can be found in the report from last year’s Student Summit. As
a rep, you will of course also tell people in your level what actions SRC are taking to
address their concerns and try to get them involved.

Why are elected SRC reps so important?

Elected reps are so important because not everyone can make it to our SRC meetings.
Elected reps ensure that the voices of those people who don’t come to SRC meetings are
also heard. As an elected rep, you are the go-to person for people in your year level.
Because reps are democratically elected, you also have political legitimacy.

How many reps are there?

There are a total of 13 elected SRC reps. 2 from each year level, and 1 from EBS.

What if I don’t think I have what it takes to be a rep?

Then you should probably be a rep! To use a fake Plato quote: Only those who do not seek
power are qualified to hold it. If you’re unsure about whether you have what it takes then
this probably means you’re not motivated by the title, and are probably a little bit scared
of the responsibility. That’s okay! Being a rep is a big responsibility. But so long as you’re
committed to listening to people in your level, to coming to our weekly meetings, and to
making our school a better place, then you have what it takes. We’ll be doing lots of
leadership training to up-skill reps in things like public speaking, letter writing, policy
drafting, lobbying, and consultation.
 Is being an elected rep the only way to get involved in SRC?

No! Not at all! SRC has an open door policy: anyone can come to an SRC meeting at any
time and get involved.

How do I nominate?

You can nominate by filling in this form before 9.00 am on Monday 9th of May. You will
need to include a short candidate statement of no more than 200 characters explaining
who you are and why you think you should be one of your year level’s representatives.
Your candidate statement will go on the election ballot.

When are the elections?

The elections will happen online using an online voting system called ElectionBuddy. The
ballot will open at 9.00 am on Monday 16th of May and close at 3.00 pm on Friday 20th of
May. You’ll all get link sent to their school email which you can use to cast your vote for
which two candidates you would like to see as the SRC reps for your year level.

How will votes be counted?

This is a really great question: the system we use to cast and count votes can have a big
impact on the outcome of an election. Here is a great interactive essay on the topic.
Because we’re voting preferentially and we’ll likely have multiple candidates for multiple
vacancies, we’ll be using Meek’s STV Method.

Will candidates be able to campaign?

Yes, candidates will be able to start campaigning on Tuesday 17th of May until the close of
the ballot on Friday 20th of May. Candidates’ campaigns may include posters and a
video, and there will be public Q&A sessions where you can meet and ask questions of the
candidates. More information about this, including the campaign rules, will be released
once nominations close.