Houses
Pupils are assigned to one of four houses in the first year. Houses are primarily for Sports Day and inter-house sports tournaments. The school tie has stripes which indicate which house a pupil belongs to. The houses are as follows:
- Lawrence - Named in honour of notable alumnus The 1st Baron Lawrence, a Viceroy of India (blue stripes).
- Duncreggan - Representing Duncreggan House, where the current Senior School is located, i.e. the site of the pre-amalgamation Londonderry High School (red stripes).
- Springham - Named in honour of the founder of the Free Grammar School in Derry, Mathias Springham (yellow stripes).
- Northlands - The area in Derry where the current Junior School is located i.e. the site of the pre-amalgamation Foyle College (green stripes).
Pupils who only have white stripes in their ties have received colours awards from the school for participation in extracurricular activities such as rugby, hockey, music etc. The sports and music ties have symbols relevant to the activity for which the colours tie has been awarded, e.g. music is represented by stylised treble clefs.
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