These young men and women, boys and girls have shown great maturity in accepting their positions of leadership, hoping to build on the confidence their peers have shown in them to lead their schools through the year.

At the other end of the scale, there is also a swathe of smiling, younger faces eager to start their first year of “big school”.

Hundreds of children have taken their first steps into primary school learning, commencing kindergarten in 2018.

All these bright and brilliant young things have been featured in the 2018 edition of the annual Kinders & Captains special publication.

Hard copies of the publication are available for free from The Irrigator office, 103 Pine Avenue, Leeton.