Houses
As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The Senior School currently has nine houses:
| House | Colour | Mascot |
|---|---|---|
| Burgmann | Gold | Lion Rampant |
| Manaro(boarding) | Red | Dragon |
| Garran | Purple | Bull |
| Garnsey | Sky Blue | Dove with Olive Branch |
| Eddison | Navy Blue | Eagle |
| Hay | Black | Cod |
| Sheaffe | White | Pegasus |
| Edwards | Maroon | Kookaburra |
Also two year seven houses:
| House | Mascot |
|---|---|
| Clements | Agnus Dei (Lamb) |
| Burgess | Kangaroo |
The two Boarding houses are smaller than the day boy houses, to allow for more one on one pastoral care, during school sporting events they combine to form Monaro house to remain competitive with the larger day boy houses.
In the Junior School, there are four houses.
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Edwards | Green |
| Radford | Red |
| Garnsey | Blue |
| CJ Shakespeare | Gold |
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Famous quotes containing the word houses:
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)