School Prefects/Guidelines – Do-Estdot International School

School Prefects Guidelines

The following laid down procedures are applied in selecting aspirants for the available prefectship positions in Do-Estdot International School (College).

The core criteria:

Punctuality
Service
Self-motivation
Academic performance

Throughout the year, the electoral committee (which consists of members of staff), the principal and the management team will regularly monitor the above criteria.

Selection Procedure

Students are informed and invited to apply for their aspiring positions using the nomination form
The submission of the completed nomination form to the electoral committee chairperson on an agreed date
A copy of nominees’ (aspirants’) list will be given to each member of staff for an opinion poll. Teachers indicate their support for an aspirant by ticking YES/NO/INDIFFERENT as applicable to the aspirant on the opinion poll sheet given to them
The teachers’ vote reflects the teachers’ observation of the aspirant’s previous ONE/TWO year(s) behaviour
The electoral committee, the principal and the management team then collate the result to reach a consensus on final decision
It is possible that an aspirant’s name will be removed if the above stated criteria are not met
The qualified candidates are then screened by the electoral committee (using oral interview and tasking the aspirants on leadership skills) to ascertain their fitness in all ramification for their aspired post
A day is set aside for the manifesto of each aspirant. This is witnessed by the entire school populace
Conduction of election into the various available positions. This is also witnessed by the entire school populace
The declaration of winner of each contested position on the day of election
Conduction of leadership orientation and training program for the elected prefects. This is mainly to sharpen the elected prefects’ leadership skills and to induce their response to the ability in their inside which will invariably culminate into a positive influence on their peer students. In addition, they will be able to guide their fellow students on the best practices in terms of moral upbringing and educational pursuit.
Finally, the swearing- in – program/ decoration of the elected prefects is scheduled. The parents of the elected prefects are invited on this day to grace the occasion