Representative Council of Learners
An RCL is an official body representing all learners in secondary schools. The RCL is elected by their fellow learners within the first 10 days of the school year. It is under the guidance of a senior teacher.
Responsibilities of a Representative Council of Learners:
1. Liaise and communicate with the learners, School Management Team and the SGB.
2. Accept that the well-being of the school and learners is its primary task.
3. Foster a spirit of mutual respect, good manners and morality among the learners.
4. Promote and maintain discipline among learners and promote the general welfare of the school.
5. Foster participation in school activities.
6. Provide a training ground for developing leaders.
7. Help each learner to feel at home in the school.
8. Lead learners to develop high ideals of personal conduct.
9. Promote orderliness and not disrupt the order in the school.
10. To assist school management in implementing the school policy.