In 2003, The King's School Mission Statement was rewritten to place a deliberate focus on leadership. In the ensuing years, King's has set the benchmark in student leadership at both a national and international level. Our Headmaster, Dr Tim Hawkes, is the driving force in propelling the School to fulfil this mission. The Headmaster's Learning Leadership series of books now have an international reputation and in recent years the series has gone on line (www.traininginleadership.com).

The model of leadership celebrated at King's is that of the servant leader. It is fashioned on the Christian model of leadership that is based on a selfless service. The modelling of this type of leadership is deliberately encouraged.

Students learn about leadership from example. Several prominent people have come to King's to tell their story. Speakers have included, Mr Andrew Scipione, the NSW Commissioner of Police; the Hon. John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister and Old Boy of the School; Roger Corbet, former Head of Woolworths; Nick Farr-Jones, former Wallaby; Lt Gen. Peter Leahy, Head of Army; and many others.

Much of the leadership training at The King's School takes place in the Centre for Learning and Leadership, the first school leadership centre built in Australia. It serves as a learning resource centre and library upstairs, and downstairs there is a conference centre dedicated to training students in leadership. This resource is often used by outside groups for the same purpose.

Leadership skills are taught throughout the School, even in the Infants and Primary. In these preparatory years, students learn a lot about leadership through mentoring and buddy systems. They also use the nearby School farm to teach the importance of nurture and care for each other. A modified version of the Duke of Edinburgh program also operates within the Preparatory School, with students in Year 6 participating in the ‘Enterprise Program’. This program requires boys to engage in a range of leadership and personal development challenges such as giving a speech, cooking meals and engaging in a major creative project of their choice.

An exciting leadership initiative is The King's School’s ‘Values Exchange Program’. This program enables students and staff to debate various points of view on line. Students can enter discussions with other schools, both nationally and internationally. The program enables students to explore moral, ethical, scientific, spiritual and political issues using an online forum.