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Meet the school leaders of 2015. These photos were taken by The Leader's photographers or sent in from schools across the region.

Attunga Public School: From left, Jorgia Hall (vice-captain), Grace Hugo (house-captain),Savannah Silver (captain) and Charles Lowe (library monitor).
Photo Gareth Gardner 240215GGF05


Barraba Central School Senior: From left, Abbey Mallise (vice-captain), Aaron Penna (vicecaptain)and Katie Sweeney (captain). Photo: Barry Smith 110215BSE01


Barraba Central School: From left, Mackenzie Austin, Jack Ward, Paige Elkin-McDonald and Abbey Thompson. Photo: Barry Smith 110215BSA03


Bendemeer Public School: From left, Lily Chaffey (vice-captain), Teanny Bridges (captain), Lachlan Chaffey (captain) and Kayla Fermor (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSA01


Calrossy Anglican School - Primary: From left, Myles Davis (vice-captain), Jack Craig
(captain), Mia Thompson (captain) and Allie Williams (vice-captain). Photo: Barry Smith 160215BSA06


Calrossy Anglican School: From left, Hugh Davis (Vice-captain), Will Chaffey (captain), Grace Bishton (captain) and Emily Turnbull (girls’ captain). Photo: Barry Smith 160215BSB01


Carinya Christian School: From left, Katelyn Morris, Adam Urquhart, Ben Morrish and Taylor Williams. Photo: Barry Smith 130215BS 

Currabubula Public School: Front from left, Zoe Morris, Katelyn Isaac and Lillian
McNamara; back row, Phoebe Scott, Alicia Elphick, Noah Campbell, Kassady Crump and Joshua Tuckwell. Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSB02


Dungowan Public School: From left, Rhys Harriman (sports captain), Jayden Stair (sports captain), Kyara Donachiue (captain), Christopher Bracken (captain), Brandon Wilson (sports captain) and Jonathan Tongue (sports captain). Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSF02


Duri Public School: From left, Charlotte Kesby (captain) and Phoebe Reynolds
(vice-captain). Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSC04


Farrer Memorial Agriculture High School: From left, Isaac Laird (house captain), Toby Knight (house captain), Peter McDonagh (vice-captain), Greg Prowse (captain), Tim Mitchell (Vice-captain), Jacob Friend (house captain) and Cameron Howard (house captain). Photo: Barry Smith 190215BSD01


Hillvue Public School: From left, Ryley Harpur-Suey (vice-captain), Tyrese Johnson (captain), Kamyra Dixon (captain) and Tamia Haines (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 180215BSC02


Kootingal Public School: From left, Chenoa Siemsen (vice-captain), Emily Nicholls
(captain), Jack Howard (captain) and Toby Taggart (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSC01


Liberty Christian Primary School: From left, Haley Matheson (sports captain), Phillip
Hohnke (captain) and Annabelle Wison (sports captain). Photo: Barry Smith 190215BSC02


Manilla Central School: From left, Jocelyn Heywood, Zantara Stanton-Sing, Kurt Sing and William Lake. Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSH01


Manilla Central School: From left, Rodney Coote (vice-captain), Lauren McNeill (captain), Marshall Fletcher (captain) and Lana Winter (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSG02


McCarthy Catholic College: From left, Nicholas Sanderson (vice-captain), Bridget Galvin (captain), Isaac Carr (captain) and Vindhya Dayaratne (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 170215BSD02


Moonbi Public School: From left, Meg Kelly (vice-captain), Isabella Anastasi (captain),
Laura George (captain) and Shaelynn Hernando (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSB0


Nemingha Public School: From left, Campbell Spanswick (vice-captain), Mitchell Henderson (captain), Isabella Cameron (captain) and Deni Baker (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSE04


Nundle Public School: From left, Jackson Worley and Joe Worley.
Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSH01


Oxley Vale Public School: From Left, Georgia Byrnes, Bailey Hartigan, Jake Gurney and Lily Pinchen. Photo: Gareth Gardner 180215GGA


Peel High School: From left, Madeleine Wesierski (vice-captain), Zoe Green (captain), Zac Nigro (captain) and Travis Green (vice-captain). Photo: Gareth Gardner 110215GGA09


Somerton Public School: Ben Gardner and Tiara Markwick. Absent: Tiarna Harrison.
Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSE03


St Edwards Primary School: From left, Taylor Gambrill (captain), Jayden Daly (captain), Mia Johnson (vice-captain) and Brendan Scott (vice-captain).
Photo: Gareth Gardner 110215GGA1


Quirindi High School: From left, Oliver Smith (vice-captain), Tristan Wong (captain), Zara Constable (captain) and Kaitlyn Hamson (vice-captain)


Qurindi Public School: Front from left; Millie Slade, Bridie McGuckin, Isabella Pursehouse, Thomas Boorer, Daniel Cox and Samuel Fechner; back row, Isabella Davis, Sarah Bradﬁ eld, Mark Batterham and Marty Charters.


St Joseph’s Primary School Quirindi: From left, Ella Patterson (prefect), Emily Butler
(captain), Joshua Stackman (captain) and Latrell Allan (prefect).


St Joseph’s Primary School Tamworth: From Left, Joe Mitchell (Joseph house captain), Gabrielle Duggan (captain), Maeve Galvin (captain), Stephanie Creigh (Mackillop house captain). Photo: Gareth Gardner 100215GGA02


St Joseph’s Primary School Barraba: Front from left, Tara Watkins (captain) and Ernie Charters (captain); back row, Dana West, Lily Etheridge (prefects), Nina Clark, Todd McDouall, Jessica Lott (sports captains) and Mae Bishton (prefect). Photo: Barry Smith 110215BSD04


St Michaels Primary School Manilla: From left, Keona Dawson (sports captain), James Gallagher (captain), Grace Purtle (captain) and Alex MacDonald (sports captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSF03


St Nicholas Primary School: From Left, Milo Atkinson (vice-captain), Holly Bynge
(vice-captain), Daisy George (captain) and Bill Tydd (captain).
Photo: Gareth Gardner 100215GGA06


Tamworth High School: From left, Paiton Muller (vice-captain), Jack Pickering (captain), Brooke Fishenden (captain) and Tim Hassan (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 190215BSB02


Tamworth Public School: From left, Paige Levingston (vice-captain), Madeleine Lewin
(captain), Matthew Wise (captain) and Yashaswi Shilpakar (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 170215BSA02


Tamworth South Public School: From Left, Ethan Antzakles (captain), Indy Hall (captain),
Luke Page (vice-captain) and Jacquelyn Sayabath (vice-captain).
Photo: Gareth Gardner 110215GGA01


Tamworth West Public School: From left, Daniel Innes (vice-captain), Blaic Hicks (captain), Emily Pring (captain), Charlize Kach (vice-captain). Photo: Gareth Gardner 180215GGB01


Timbumburi Public School: From left, Ryley Windmill (vice-captain), Joseph Vella (captain), Chelsea Skewes (captain) and Isabelle Burke (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSD02


Tintinhull Public School: From left, Jordan Donnelly (captain), Patrick Staniland
(vice-captain) and Isis Lumby (captain). Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSD01


Wallabadah Public School: From left, Jayde Smith and Zoe Kemble.
Photo: Barry Smith 100215BSI04


Walhallow Public School: Dylan Smith and Charlize Johnson.


Werris Creek Public School: Front from left, Shona Hughes (vice-captain), Oliver Wilson (captain), Janie Gillies (captain) and Scarlett Nelson (vice-captain); back row, Nash Porter,
Malik Hunt, Levi Allan, Shelby Saunders and Cordiliya Johnson (house captains).
Photo: Barry Smith 240215BSA01


Willow Tree Public School: Billy Swain and Annabel Sevil.


Westdale Public School: From left, Imogen Collett (vice-captain), Pyper Allan (captain), Dylan Larkin (captain) and Luke Maunder (vice-captain). Photo: Barry Smith 180215BSB01


Woolbrook Public School: Charlize Haling



Woolbrook Public School: Jason Pendlebury



Woolbrook Public School: Michael Stevens-Drew,


Oxley High School: From left, Erin Skewes (vice-captain), Matthew Hollinworth (captain), Bronte Somerville (captain) and Joel Ridgeway (vice-captain).
Photo: Barry Smith 130215BSB02


These photos were taken by The Leader's photographers or sent in from schools across the region.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: 2015 School Leaders | PHOTOS

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