Student Leadership

Find your way to lead

At RLC, leadership isn't reserved for a few. Every student has the chance to lead: as a Prefect or Head of House, on a committee, as a grade or house rep, as a House Cup captain or by starting a club. Along the way, they learn what it takes to turn an idea into something real and get people behind it.

Our 2025-26 Prefects pass the paddle to the 2026-27 team at our 59th Closing Ceremonies.

How it works

Seven Prefects. Students in Grades 11 and 12 run for Prefect, give speeches to the school and are elected by the whole student body. Each Prefect leads a portfolio: Roots, Seven Generations, Active, Creative, Wellness and Belonging, or Boarding Life. Each year, new Prefects begin with an off-campus leadership retreat.

The Head Prefect. The Head Prefect opens every Circle, our all-school assembly, with a moment of gratitude, hosts the Head’s Lunch and meets regularly with the Head of School.

Passing the paddle. At Closing Ceremonies each year, the outgoing Prefects hand the Prefect paddle, carrying the names of the Prefects who came before them, to the incoming team.

"Coming here, I wasn't expecting too much of a change from my previous, more sheltered life, only to find myself in various leadership opportunities, such as being a prefect, and even joining rugby."

Five committees. Prefects lead five committees with staff support, open to student volunteers:

• Head's Committee: grade reps bring student ideas and concerns to the Head of School and help run school and alumni events.
• Connections: Pow Wow, Treaty Week, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Earth Day, International Day and service projects like Project Joy.
• Student Life: House Cup, intramurals, home games, formals, ArtsFest and Rhythm for Rosseau.
• Wellness and Belonging: peer support, Heart and Mind Day, Pink Shirt Day and monthly celebrations.
• Boarding Life: house reps plan weekend activities and special events like the holiday dinner and carolling.

Mentoring. In our mixed-age boarding houses, older students mentor younger ones.

How we lead. Restorative practices, consensus and collaboration guide how our student leaders work together.

Beyond campus. Students can take their leadership further through Round Square and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.