Student Leadership

Discover how GM students grow as leaders through a tiered programme, from building core skills to mentoring peers and serving the school community.

Last updated 11 June 2026

Geylang Methodist School Secondary 2025 Student Leadership Development Team group photo with 14 staff members in two rows.

Vision: Every GEM has the COURAGE and COMPETENCY to SERVE as they LEAD.

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,” Philippians 2:3

Three-tiered pyramid showing LEAPS leadership levels from Tier 1 Acquisition at base to Tier 3 Synthesis at top.

GM Student Leadership Framework is inclusive and differentiated.

Tier 1: Leadership Acquisition

All Secondary 1 to S3 students will go through a progressive leadership training that aims to equip them with core leadership competencies and skills. This sets to build on the students’ competencies in Self Leadership.

Tier 2: Leadership Experience

Students will be provided with different leadership opportunities through the five leadership wings (Student Council, House Committee, CCA, Class Committee, GEMS Leaders). By taking on leadership appointments, students will further develop leadership competencies in Team Leadership.

Tier 3: Leadership Synthesis

At the pinnacle, we have the different executive committees which will lead the student population in their various leadership wings; and the GEMS Leaders who mentor and guide the incoming Secondary 1s each year.

Leadership trainings are tiered, with varying rigor and intensity, based on students’ readiness.

The design of our student leadership programme is guided by Kouzes and Posner's Model in Transformational Leadership which provides a breadth of practices to develop student leaders - challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart (Kouzes & Posner, 1995, 2002). Students will use the tiered behavioural statements linked to each practice to reflect on their personal leadership journey to grow as Courageous Leaders.

Student Leadership Development Team

IC: Mdm Rachel Cheng

2 IC: Mr Xiao Kai Wen

Students in navy uniforms stand on a stage with a red curtain while two students shake hands at the center.

Students in white shirts and navy pants stand in pairs on a school stage during a ceremony.

Eight students in white and navy uniforms stand on a stage holding red, green, yellow, and blue flags before a red curtain.

Students in white uniforms stand beside desks with right hands raised in a classroom pledge.

Students in white shirts and dark skirts or pants shake hands on a stage with a "Uniform Groups" presentation slide behind them.

Student Council

Objectives of the Student Council
• Build a strong GM community
• Be the voice of the student body
• Grow in leadership capacities to serve others
• Support in the operations of the school

Teachers-in-charge
- 1. Mr John Seah (I/C)
  2. Miss Carlyn Chan
  3. Mdm Faridah Ahmad
- 4. Miss Rebecca Lo
Student Council Executive Committee 2023-2024
- President
- Renae Tay Rui Ni (Zheng Ruini)
- Vice President
- Rainer Lim
- Secretariat
- Le Phuong Minh
- Head of Community Relations
- Alyssa Tan
- Head of Leadership Development
- Toh Yun Hwee, Amelie
- Head of School Events
- Lee Jing En Kristen
- Head of Public Relations
- Le'Faye Yap Luv Fae

House Committee

Objectives of the House Committee
- • Build a strong GM spirit
  • Lead, cheer and rally the GM Community
  • Grow in leadership capacities through sporting engagements
Teachers-in-charge
- 1. Miss Nurulathirah (I/C)
  2. Mrs Deborah Tong
  3. Mr Syafrin Ardi
- House Executive Committee 2023-2024
- ARCHER
- LAU
- MEANS
- MITCHELL
- Captain
- Yong Miao Wen
- Nur Hairishah Binte Shahrudin
- Lim Zhi Xuan
- Nur Eyziani Zefiryn
- Vice-Captain
- Joelle Teo
- Lee Xin Yi
- Xavier Toh
- Tan Charmaine
- Head of Admin
- Tasha Tan Yu En
- Lim Lee Ban
- Lin Zhi Yan (Sarah)
- Cheryl Ng Sin Lin
- Head of Training
- Bernise Chan Xing Rui
- Phua Hieu Boon
- Noorul Zafirah d/o Mohamed Marzook
- Eng Shi Han
- Head of Logistics
- Goh Mei Qi Magdelyn
- Jumica Tan Jia Hui
- Farrah Atiqah binte Mohammed Zarin
- Choong Wing Lok Keiran
- House Committee Organisation Chart

CCA Leaders

Objectives of the CCA Leaders
• Lead the members in achieving goals of the CCA
• Support in the operations of the CCA
• Grow in leadership capacities through the planning and enacting of the CCA programmes
Teacher-in-charge
1. Ms Grace Yap (I/C)
Committee members
Refer to the individual CCA page

Class Committee

Objectives of the Class Committee
• Lead the class in various class activities
• Create a conducive classroom environment
• Support the Form Teachers in the administration of the class
• Foster care, concern and co-operation of classmates
Teacher-in-charge
1. Ms Ong Siew Siang (I/C)

Cohort Leadership

Objectives of the cohort leadership
- • help students understand their strengths, weaknesses and goals
  • develop self-leadership skills for personal improvement

Teacher-in-charge
1. Mr Mark Goh (I/C)

GEMS Leaders

Objectives of the GEMS Leaders
• Induct the Secondary 1s to the GM culture
• Mentor and guide the Secondary 1s in their transition to secondary school life
Teacher-in-charge
1. Mr Pek Han Wei (I/C)

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Different Facets of Student Life

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