Our Student Association

Bethlehem Institute Student Association (BISA)

At BTI, student life thrives with diversity, energy, and variety, regardless of whether one’s primary mode of study is through distance learning or on campus.

BISA is the student association of BTI. The Student Council represents BISA with the purpose of ensuring that the student experience at BTI is positive, fun and rewarding.  

The Student Council is refreshed every year with class reps from each year group and from each programme across BTI. Class reps are student volunteers who represent the interests of students to staff. They provide an important link between students and staff in a class; providing feedback on the courses and raising any concerns that students might have.

The Student Council’s responsibilities include the following:

  • organise social events and activities to bring students together across all courses and years and develop a sense of student community
  • represent students to be their voice at all levels and provide services to improve the quality of student life at BTI

2026 Student Council

The EXCO and student reps for 2026 have now been confirmed and appointed to the Student Council for 2026:
Exco Committee for the Student Council:
  • President: Sarah Green
  • Vice-President: Stacey Collins
  • Secretary: Felia Faber
  • International Student Rep: Mark Malkin

Student Reps

Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood
  • Cara Weaver
Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary 
  • Year 1: Adam Matthews (offsite), Khryss Edwards (onsite)
  • Year 2: Mikayla Honotapu (offsite), Stacey Collins (onsite)
  • Year 3: Charlotte Watkins Barlow (offsite),  Joel Hodgkinson (onsite)
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)
  • Jasmin Lee
  • Mark Malkin
Postgraduate Programmes
  • Mel Zajkowski
Bachelor of Counselling
  • Year 1: Felia Faber, Sarah Chesswas
  • Year 2: Andrew Miers, Jayden Winterburn
  • Year 3: Celeste Sandford
Bachelor of Social Work
  • Year 1: Brett Macdonald, Tash Haines
  • Year 2: Miriam Emerson
  • Year 3: Sarah Green
  • Year 4: Shaun Tabak

To find out more, contact your class rep or the Student Engagement Coordinator. 

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