To become a prefect at MLC School, a student must meet expectations for senior students, demonstrate leadership qualities over time through actions and reflections, and uphold the school's prefect profile of principled behavior, community contributions, effective leadership, and academic diligence. The application process involves submitting a cover letter, CV, and leadership reflections documenting one's growth. Applicants will also interview with senior staff and be evaluated based on the prefect profile criteria. Successful candidates will be notified in writing after all applications have been reviewed.

2. Criteria for Prefectship
To be eligible for Prefectship at MLC School a student will:
 Meet the expectations of a Senior School student
 Demonstrate over a sustained period of time, the
qualities as outlined in the MLC Prefect Profile. This
demonstration must include BOTH action and reflection.

3. The MLC Prefect Profile
Over a sustained period of time, an MLC School Prefect will demonstrate:
1. Principled behaviour
 Upholds and promotes the School rules
 Meets the expectations of a senior student in areas including uniform, attendance,
correct use of leave pass
 Shows integrity in her relationships with staff and students
 Demonstrates courage in stepping out of her comfort zone
2. Contributions to the School and wider community
 Sport
 Culture
 Service
3. Leadership performed effectively in different contexts or settings
 Uses initiative
 Is decisive
 Responsibly influences peers and younger students
4. Positive and diligent application to Academic Studies
 Contributes to positive class atmosphere
 Persistent and committed

4. Prefectship at MLC 2014
The Prefectship Schoology Course is where you will find:
 all the resources to give you guidance and information about becoming an MLC School
Prefect, including the prefect profile, application process and timeline.
 the place where you will document your growth as a leader: through “Leadership
Reflections”.
These reflections become a crucial part of your application for Prefectship.
Along your path to Prefectship it is vital that you:
 discuss your leadership journey on a regular basis with your Head of House, Luminary, or
teachers in the school who you know about the work in which you have been engaged.
 lead by example for younger students in areas such as
attendance, punctuality, attitude, school uniform, responsible use of student pass, House
participation and compulsory activities, transport monitoring and involvement in co-curricular
activities.

5. Application Process
Students will have two opportunities to apply for Prefectship at MLC School:
First round: Term 4, Week 4 in Year 11.
Second round: Term 1, Week 7 in Year 12.
Students will apply for Prefectship in a similar way to making a job application.
Each applicant will:
 write a cover letter, to your Head of House, explaining how you meet the criteria for
Prefectship, as outlined in the MLC Prefect Profile. There are questions you can answer as a
guide to help you write your letter on the online unit. It should be no more than 1 page.
 complete a CV (Curriculum Vitae) of your achievements and involvements at MLC School.
A scaffold for the CV is in the “My CV” document in the Prefectship Application Folder on the
Schoology site.
 complete the assignments in the My Leadership Reflections folder on Schoology. These are a
minimum requirement and need to be completed in a timely manner as a record of your growth
as a leader. You are welcome to submit any additional reflections as part of your application.
 attend an interview with an independent panel that may include the Head of Senior School,
the Head of Students, Director of Academic Wellbeing, a Head of House, or other relevant
Senior Staff representatives.

6. Letter of Application for Prefectship
Questions that may help you to write your 1 page letter of application:
 Clearly explain why you think you qualify as an MLC Senior Prefect.
 There are many types of leaders and you can demonstrate leadership in a number of
ways. Explain what type of leader you are.
 Outline specific examples of your demonstrated leadership over the past twelve
months with clear links to how these experiences have helped you to develop a
particular Making Leadership Count outcome.
 Discuss how you think you may have developed as a leader in the last 12 months.
What have been your greatest achievements? What do you want to develop?
 What have been your greatest challenges in developing your leadership skills? What
have you learned?
 You might like to represent this visually (e.g. a timeline with significant turning points).

7. Prefectship CV
etc…

8. The Leadership Reflections
You will need to complete the following assignments and submit them through
the drop-box facility on the Schoology Leadership Course.
Here are the 5 areas:
1. Leadership Self-Assessment (do this a.s.a.p)
2. House Goals (negotiate these with HoH soon)
3. House Chapel Service Leadership
4. Sporting Carnivals Leadership
5. Wider School Involvement
You can submit these reflections in any form you wish: written documents,
voice recordings, video recordings, the choice is yours.
It is best if you do these reflections immediately after the event has occurred,
and you may come back and add to a reflection already submitted.

9. The Interview
 After submitting your application, you will have an
interview with a Head of House (usually your own), and
another member of the Academic Wellbeing Team. This
could include another Head of House, Head of
Students, Director of Academic Wellbeing or Deputy
Principal.
 The interview will be recorded so that equity can be
maintained between Houses, ensuring even standards
and fairness in the approval process.
 The questions asked will be directly related to the MLC
Prefect Profile.
 You will be notified in writing of the success of your
application after all have been processed.

10. Timeline