Student Leadership

VCE Supportive Friends Program

Year 11 students are given the opportunity, at the beginning of their first VCE year, to undertake training in being a supportive friend to their peers throughout VCE. The training is a full-day session provided by Peer Support Victoria. The aim of the program is to develop in students an ability to cope with the pressures of their final school years and confidence to support their peers. Students are not expected to resolve problems; they are trained to identify when a student needs help, how to offer support and to help seek appropriate assistance.