Houses
Bournemouth School has five 'houses', named after famous Englishmen:Elgar, Darwin, Newton, Scott and Turner. Until September 1993, there were six: Avon, Forest, Hambledon, Portchester, Romsey and Twynham. All forms are delineated by house affiliation and as such pupils from year 7 to year 11 remain in the same form, in the sixth form the pupils from each house are distributed between 3 forms to encourage a better relationship between lower and upper sixth. Although their 'form tutor' and 'form room' usually changes every year, their house remains the same for the entirety of the school. It has become convention for siblings to be placed in the same house, although this is not always possible/desirable. The Housemasters are, Mrs Looker (Elgar), Mr Pritchard (Darwin), Mr Robjohns (Newton), Mr Hughes (Scott) and Mrs Teenan (Turner). The houses compete in school competitions ranging from sports to educational competitions. The House Captains are Simon Kenchington (Elgar), Connor Sharp (Darwin), Chris Evans (Newton), Ryan Gruss (Scott) and Matt Siely (Turner).
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