Year 12 students benefit from the College Mentoring Program where students are assigned a Mentor, i.e. a graduate in the student’s selected area of interest or career.

Not only does the program provide information for students in their chosen field, but the mentors are also able to support students as they work through their Trial Exams and HSC.

Year 12 students are also allocated teachers as mentors who are able to discuss and guide them through their HSC journey, making sure students have the necessary skills and strategies to maximise their results.

Galstaun College recognises that leaders are both born and made.

We encourage our students to put themselves forward for leadership roles and we ensure that those students who are keen to have this experience are able to do so. Leadership training programs and meetings are a regular occurrence.

The Primary leadership roles include School Captains (2), Vice Captains (2), House Captains (8) and Senior Library Monitor (1).

In High School, the roles include College Captain, College Vice Captain, Performing Arts Captain, Sports Captain, House Captains (4) and Prefects.

The Galstaun College Student Representative Council (SRC) is a dynamic group of capable students who are committed to the progress and development of their College and to enhancing the school experience of every student.

The SRC has an elected representative from each year of Primary and High School.

The SRC is active in promoting charity activities, organising events for the House Competitions, and in advocacy for matters pertaining to student welfare.

Its main goals are to provide a forum for student opinion, to develop leadership, provide resources for the students and promote involvement in College life by building spirit within the Student Body.

The College Counsellor enhances the welfare and well-being of the students by providing academic, social and career support to students from Reception to Year 12.

The College Counsellor provides support to students for their overall well-being, to ensure that they are in optimum health to be active, attentive and happy learners. Areas of support may include emotional regulation, behavioural management, family dynamics, stress management, social skills training, managing grief, cognitive and physical functioning.

When necessary, the counsellor will liaise with parents, teaching staff and other professionals to ensure continuity of service and duty of care. Support is provided both on an individual basis and as a whole class for psycho-education to compliment the curriculum and ensure students are given the necessary support to be active, healthy and responsible citizens.

The College implements a whole school approach in handling student welfare and bullying to make sure that every student is safe and happy at school. The Anti-Bullying Policy aims to empower students and foster a school culture where bullying is unacceptable. The school Anti-Bullying Policy allows the College to deal with bullying promptly and effectively by involving counselling, parental involvement, mediation, warnings and disciplinary action. 

Bullying includes any sort of infringement involving physical, verbal, social, psychological and property abuse. A student is to report an incident of bullying to their pastoral teacher, teacher on playground duty, the school counsellor or College Principal. Students can also choose the option of Peer Mediation, which provides students with an alternative method of mediation. Students can request mediation through a staff member or a College appointed senior student.

If a parent suspects that their child is a victim of bullying, then they need to contact the school counsellor or College Principal as soon as possible. Once the matter has been investigated, parents will be notified regarding appropriate action. Parents of the victim and the perpetrator will be kept informed throughout the process.