Geraldton high school students selected to represent peers in WA’s first student council

Geraldton will have two representatives on WA’s first student council after high school students Emmanuel Richardson and Faith Cook were elected to the position.

Emmanuel hails from Champion Bay Senior High School, while Faith is a student at Geraldton Senior High School.

They will join 36 other students from across the State, including Mid West students Jazz Meynell from Kalbarri District High School and Peta Humphreys from Morawa District High School, who have been selected for the inaugural council.

The public school students from years 10 and 11 have been chosen to represent more than 300,000 peers across WA to offer a student’s perspective on policy and reform.

Emmanuel is currently completing his ATAR studies in Year 11 and said he jumped at the chance to represent Geraldton.

“I thought it sounded really exciting to get to know more like-minded people and actually make change in the education system,” he said.

“I just want to make school a place where it’s safe to learn and just be yourself.

“A lot of rural communities can be a little bit lacking and I want to make sure that everyone can be able to achieve where they want to be in life.”

Faith said she was excited to represent her peers and local community.

“To speak on behalf of students and be able to contribute to Education Department policy, I think it’s really cool,” she said.

“I am really looking forward to collaborating with everybody.”

Geraldton MLA Lara Dalton congratulated the students on their appointments.

“I know that both Emmanuel and Faith will be fantastic representatives for the students of Geraldton and provide important insight to the Minister about decisions that impact their school communities,” she said.