School Traditions and Other Information
The School logo is a Stag, as reference to the deer which once roamed the land the school is built on, before it was given to the County by local landowner Ambrose March Philips De Lisle, from whom the school also takes its name.
The School Latin motto, "Quod justum, non quod utile" is often translated as "do what is right, not what is easy" but literally translates to "what is fair, not what is useful."
The School has seven houses, all of which are named after individuals who have had a profound religious effect. The houses are Nelson Mandela (blue), Oscar Romero (red), Anne Frank (orange), Basil Hume (purple), St. Bernadette (yellow), Mother Teresa (turquoise) and Martin Luther King (green).
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