Campus Standing recognises active participation in vGSW. It records ongoing involvement in classes, approved events, Lodge activities, service, and other supported parts of campus life, and may establish eligibility for particular opportunities.

Progress Credit is the record used to advance Campus Standing. Approved systems award it for recognised activity. As the record increases, a pupil may reach a new Standing tier and become eligible for spaces, tools, or programs with that requirement.

Academic grades, course completion, and program requirements remain governed by the School's academic records and Faculty assessment. Campus Standing is a participation and access framework; it does not measure a pupil's worth or replace those academic requirements. It is also separate from Lodge Competition and the Prestige system used in GSW Mobile.

Purpose of Campus Standing

Some campus opportunities require familiarity with the School's expectations. A specialised tool, public-facing program, advanced activity, or responsibility-bearing system may reasonably ask for experience beyond a first visit. Standing makes that participation requirement visible.

Pupils have different schedules and circumstances, and are not expected to pursue Standing at the same pace. The framework recognises participation where it occurs. It should be used to understand eligibility rather than compare the personal importance of pupils.

Earning Progress Credit

Progress Credit may be awarded through recognised classes, events, Lodge activities, service opportunities, supervised gatherings, University programs, and other systems designated by Administration.

Enrolment alone does not grant Progress Credit, and unattended presence is not its purpose. Pupils seeking recognition should take part in the activity as intended. Attempts to collect credit without participating may lead to correction, loss of access, or other administrative action.

Some awards are made automatically through campus systems; others depend on Faculty direction, the event's structure, or administrative review. Pupils should wear their correct armguard and have any required tools functioning. If participation appears to have gone unrecognised because of a technical problem, report it to Faculty or Administration so that the circumstances can be checked.

Campus Standing Tiers

Campus Standing has seven tiers. The published thresholds are:

A tool, program, event, or application process may require a stated tier. Read the conditions for that particular opportunity, since reaching a tier does not grant every form of access automatically.

Campus Standing and Access

Some spaces and tools are available to all enrolled pupils. Others may also require a particular role, Lodge membership, Faculty authorisation, event registration, or Standing tier. These conditions should be read together.

A Standing requirement identifies an expected degree of campus familiarity. For example, an activity requiring Tier 3 or Tier 4 asks that applicants have already spent time participating in the environment. Its requirements should be stated in the relevant notice, program description, or Faculty instructions.

Standing may also interact with rewards or other recognition. The relevant campus system determines those benefits. Pupils should consult its instructions rather than assume that every system uses Standing in the same way.

Campus Standing and Lodge Life

Campus Standing and Lodge Competition are separate records. An individual's Standing does not reduce their Lodge's score or undo the efforts of Lodge mates. Lodge projects and competitive recognition follow their own rules.

Some Lodge-related activities may require a Standing tier because of the tools or responsibilities involved. That requirement applies to the activity, rather than to Lodge membership generally. Pupils should avoid treating individual Standing as a source of rivalry within their Lodge.

Inactivity and Standing Review

Standing reflects current participation as well as earlier activity. Progress Credit therefore decreases after an extended period away from supported campus systems.

There is no Progress Credit loss during the first 30 days of inactivity. After that grace period, the record may be reduced by 100 Progress Credit every 14 days until the pupil returns or the applicable lower limit is reached. Ordinary inactivity review will not reduce a pupil below Tier 1.

This review is not disciplinary. A pupil returning to active campus life may resume earning Progress Credit through approved participation. The review allows the record to reflect current engagement while recognising that pupils may need time away.

Administrative reductions for correction, misuse, or conduct review are separate from ordinary inactivity review. Those actions fall under the authority of School Administration.

Proper Use of the System

Pupils must not farm Progress Credit, remain unattended in reward areas, misuse tools, interfere with recognition systems, or claim activity they did not complete. Reliable records depend on honest participation.

The School may correct records, remove improperly earned Progress Credit, restrict access, retire tools, or take other appropriate action where misuse occurs. These measures protect the functioning of campus systems and the pupils who use them properly.

Standing gives a visible form to sustained involvement. Pupils can use it to understand their progress through campus opportunities while keeping their attention on the classes and activities that give that progress meaning.