15/02/2022

Are you a young person - or do you know a young person - who is passionate about making a difference in the South Australian community?

If so, the SA Student Representative Council (SRC) could be a great avenue to voice your views on relevant policy and be involved in decision-making with like-minded young people.

Led by the SA Commissioner for Children and Young People (CCYP) Helen Connolly and the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), supported by the National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition (NIYEC), the SA SRC will be a body of up to 100 young people in years 10, 11 and 12 from across the state.

These young people will come together to create genuine, student-led change within their own communities.

Crucial to the SA SRC’s success will be attracting young people from regional and rural locations to represent their communities at local, state and national levels.

SRC members will be involved in setting priorities and actions for making change focused on issues they see as being critical and requiring urgent action, including inequality, future job opportunities, climate change and mental health.

They will be supported by resources and funding from the CCYP, FYA and NIYEC on issues and actions identified and prioritised at biannual SA SRC Summits. Regular meetings will be held with members both virtually and face-to-face after school throughout the school year.

Students who apply can expect a very different SRC to the one they might know through their school. The state-wide SA SRC is about having an opportunity to meet other passionate young people, identify issues, and build skills and knowledge that leads to action in the areas young people care most about.

A feature of the SA SRC is that both individuals and small teams of up to three students can apply together. The idea of the team membership is to incentivise involvement by young people who might join if one or more of their friends does.

Applications are open until Monday 21 March 2022 at https://www.ccyp.com.au/sa-src/

Selection to the SRC will be made by the Commissioner, a representative from FYA and a panel of young people.

Take a look at the SA SRC Information Pack to find out more!