At Mater Dei Catholic Primary School Blakehurst we provide opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and a strong student voice through a number of avenues including:
- School Captains
- Sport Team Captains
- Student Representative Council (SRC) for Years 1–6
- Max 7 – Mini Vinnies;
- Library monitors;
- Environment (BUGS) Captains
- Technology monitors
- School reporters
- St Francis Award group
- Kindergarten Buddies
- Altar servers
- School Office helpers
- Peer Support leaders.
Each of the levels of leadership have varying degrees of responsibility and staff work closely with the students to nurture the skills necessary to provide effective leadership within the student body.