Our School Captains 2025

Genevieve

I am honoured to move into 2025 as one of Carey’s School Captains.

Carey has given me countless opportunities to step outside my comfort zone and explore all my areas of interest. Since coming to the School in Year 7, I have loved being involved in Firsts sport, as a cox in the rowing program, and playing soccer and water polo. Furthermore, I have involved myself heavily in the debating program, and am now in my fifth year, including three years of coaching younger students. I am passionate about exploring global political issues and have successfully competed in three UN Youth events. Community service is important to me, and I have been given the chance to channel this at School through exciting regular fundraising and volunteer events. A recent highlight for me has been working closely with the Afghan Women’s Association through outdoor education camps and sport matches during 2024.

I would like to note that none of these experiences would be possible without the boundless encouragement from the Carey teachers and staff, as well as their hardworking examples inspiring me to involve myself in all areas of the School.

Despite the fact that I arrived in Melbourne almost immediately before the 2020 lockdowns, the culture of the School has been nothing but welcoming. As my time at Carey wraps up after six years, I would love to continue a legacy of genuine care and gratitude for the privilege of a Carey education. Matteo and I are engaging in plans to emphasise spirit and engagement at school events, as well as ensuring our leadership group is committed to bettering both our Carey community and our local community. I hope to remain an academic learner and well-rounded individual by undertaking some world travel and studying International Security at university.

I am endlessly appreciative for the skills and knowledge that Carey has provided me with, and I cannot wait to approach my final year with care and respect.

Matteo

I really love Carey. I loved Carey on my first day of ELC when I started here in 2011. I loved Carey when it introduced me to my first leadership opportunity in the Year 3 Student Representative Council. I loved Carey when I was first given the opportunity to perform in a musical in Year 7. And now, more than ever, I love Carey as it has given me the honour of serving as one of the School Captains for 2025.

Carey for me, as for many others, has become a second home. It has given me every opportunity I could ever ask for in leadership, academics, sports and performing arts. It has helped me develop my learning skills from a holistic perspective, aiding in identifying my personal strengths and weaknesses.

As Carey has been an overwhelmingly positive experience for me, my goal as a leader is to make that everyone’s experience. I want to use the position I’ve been lucky enough to receive to influence the other leaders, members of my cohort and ultimately the wider community to make Carey an even more cohesive and fun place. I want to encourage everyone to actively participate in school events and school-based extra curricular activities to cultivate a culture of humility, enthusiastic engagement and healthy competition.

I’m incredibly excited to work collaboratively with other leaders and the wider cohort to bring this vision into fruition and improve everyone’s educational experience here at Carey.