School leadership: What does it take to earn the badge?

Anele and the Club on 947 · Aug 19, 2026 · 16m · transcript

Every school has its own version of a leadership body, whether it’s called prefects, learners’ council, student representative council, RCL, or something completely different.

But how do you actually get there? Is it based on academic performance, good behaviour, popularity, teacher recommendations, an election, an interview or a combination of all of these?

And once you get the title, what does it really mean to be a school leader? Were you elected by your classmates, chosen by teachers, or did you have to prove you were leadership material?

We want to hear about the different…