Congress is VicSRC's flagship student-led experience which brings together secondary students from across Victoria to unpack ideas and solve issues in the education system. The top ideas, as voted by students, become the focus of VicSRC's advocacy for the next 12 months, spearheaded by the VicSRC Student Executive Advisory Committee.
Congress 2023 will take place on Friday 8 September at Wurun Senior Campus.
Tickets available soon!
What to expect
Speak up, spark change
Pitch your ideas for education and vote on the top pitches
Hear the roar of student voice
A one day in person event
We don't make change alone
Work in action teams to unpack ideas and solve issues
How does VicSRC Congress create change?
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Each year, Victorian secondary students pitch their ideas for, and issues with, education.
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Students work together on the top voted pitches to unpack ideas and solve problems, which become VicSRC's advocacy priorities for the next 12 months.
3.
VicSRC Student Executive Advisory Committee members and Ambassadors develop detailed Action Plans for the priorities, using the work students started at Congress.
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VicSRC, led by the Student Executive Advisory Committee, works with education decision-makers to put these plans into action and push for student-led change.
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Change happens! It might take more than a year, and it might look a bit different to the original plan, but slowly and surely, students shape the education system.
FAQs
Any student currently enrolled in recognised secondary education in Victoria!
Congress is one of the only events for students, by students and we ask that educators do not accompany their students to the event. We encourage educators to come along to our end of year Student Voice Extravaganza instead!
We can only host a limited number of students at Congress, so we cap each school at three delegates to make sure as many schools across Victoria as possible get the chance to participate. Make sure you’ve spoken with your student representative team to see if students from your school are already going!
Nope! Everyone has a voice, and everyone should be heard. If you are a Victorian secondary student, you can participate.
Nope! Schools can register their students but you can also register as an individual student.
Note that only three students from each school can participate, so make sure you talk to someone at school to see if anyone else from your school is already going!
Congress is one of the only events for students, by students and we ask that educators do not accompany their students to the event. We encourage educators to come along to our end of year Student Voice Extravaganza instead!
The price of Congress changes each year. In 2022 Congress tickets were $60.50 plus booking fee with the special price of $49.50 plus booking fee for Student Community members and Partner Schools.
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Child Safety
VicSRC is a child safe organisation. You can read our Commitment to Child Safety here
Congress is facilitated by our Student Executive Advisory Committee members, with VicSRC adult staff and volunteers supporting them and coordinating the event logistics.
Our staff and volunteers are trained in child safety and have current Working with Children Checks and National Police Checks.
COVID-19
VicSRC will follow current health advice to manage and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission at Congress. Specific measures will be communicated closer to the event date as advice regularly changes.