Houses
Cardijn has seven houses with homegroups consisting of multi-gender same year students. For example, there are Year 8s in one homeroom, Year 9s in another, etc. There are 5 homerooms per house.
Upon commencement at the college, each student is assigned to one of the seven houses:
| House Name | Colour | Patron | Current House Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulkner | Orange | Leonard Faulkner | Ms Judith Botha |
| Romero | White | Óscar Romero | Mr Steve Rhodes |
| Kolbe | Green | Maximilian Kolbe | Ms Anne-Marie Taylor |
| Lombard | Red | Frank Lombard | Mr Jeff Podger |
| Mackillop | Yellow | Mary MacKillop | Mr Dzint Jurevicius |
| Chisholm | Blue | Caroline Chisholm | Mr Damian Hill |
| Mitchell | Purple | Dame Roma Mitchell | Ms Debbie Williams |
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