Student Leadership Development

Find out how SJC builds confident, humble, and empathetic student leaders through structured training and leadership opportunities at every level.

Last updated 15 July 2026

Objectives

To nurture inspiring leaders who: lead with confidence, serve with humility and relate with empathy.
To equip our students with an understanding of key leadership principles, and guide and train them to take on greater responsibilities.

Our Approach

We believe that every student has the potential to lead others. We will provide opportunities for students to experience leadership roles and equip them to lead more effectively.

Our Student Leadership Experiences

Our leaders include the Class Monitors, Peer Support Leaders, CCA Leaders, Sports Leaders and Student Councillors.

The school’s L.I.G.H.T values and the ‘Leadership Challenge Model’ (LCM) by Kouzes and Pozner anchor our Student Leadership Development programme. The 5 practices (Modelling the Way, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Challenging the Process, Enabling Others to Act, and Encouraging the Heart) are progressively introduced to students in their respective student leadership roles.

Student leaders at SJC will go through a series of leadership-related lessons, training and enrichment activities to equip them with basic theory and soft skills for their respective roles. The leaders are also provided with different opportunities to enact their leadership potential, in school-wide programmes and events.

Table 1. List of different leadership lessons

Tier 1: Self and Small Group Leadership

In Self Leadership, students are introduced to leadership practices during CCE lessons to prepare them for leadership roles in the future, as a supporting member of a team who participates in various school and community events.

In Small Group Leadership, ‘Everyone has a role to play’ - students are encouraged to take on leadership roles such as subject/functional representatives in class, or as junior leaders in CCAs.

Tier 2: Class and Junior CCA Leadership

Class Monitors, Peer Support Leaders and Eco-Stewards comprise ‘Class Leaders’ who help manage the overall environment of the class, well-being of their peers, advocate sustainable living among their peers and help organise certain activities for the class. Junior CCA leaders are lower secondary ExCo members of their CCA.

Tier 3: School & Senior CCA Leadership

Student Councillors and Sports Leaders organise cohort or school level activities. Senior CCA Leaders help lead their CCA programmes and training.

Platforms for Student Leadership

Table 2. Leadership Roles & Platforms

Leadership Roles	Leadership Platforms
Monitors	Inter-Class challenge activities
Peer Support Leaders	Class Peer Bonding activities Cyberwellness and Mental Wellbeing Ambassadors
Eco-Stewards	Sustainability initiatives in school Inter-school sustainability competitions and sharing at class and school levels.
CCA Leaders	CCA Orientation Experience CCA Competitions CCA Camps Leading CCA training, CCA VIA, CCA welcome & farewell, etc.
Sports Leaders	CCA Experience Sports Day X-Country Inter-House Sports Competitions International Sports Fiestas Sports Enrichment workshops Health and Wellness initiatives in school Annual school-wide sports events such as the Sports Carnival and Urban Run S1-3 Inter-Class Games
Student Councillors	Sec 1 Orientation Programme Awards Ceremony Student Council Investiture Teachers' Day Student Voices Morning duties

Students in blue uniforms raise hands during a pledge ceremony; another group stands with a guitar on stage.

Students in blue uniforms attend a school leadership assembly and a small group presentation session.

Students in light blue shirts pose together indoors near a lyrics slide, while others gather outdoors at a table.

Two group photos of students in costumes posing together at school events called Youthphoria.

Two school scenes: students presenting "Power Choices" in a classroom, and two uniformed girls talking with adults in a hallway.