Houses
The Students are divided into 4 (primary) or 8 (secondary) houses, each named after a notable Australian Person:
- Primary
- Freeman: Named after the Olympian Cathy Freeman. Colour Silver
- Milton: Named after the Paralympic skier Michael Milton. Colour White
- Rafter: Named after the Tennis Player Patrick Rafter. Colour Navy
- Thomas: Named after the Swimmer Patria Thomas. Colour Jade
- Secondary
- Bradman: Named after the Cricketer Sir Donald Bradman. Colour Navy. Mascot: Bat
- Chisholm: Named after the Humanitarian Caroline Chisholm. Colour White. Mascot: Shark
- Helpmann: Named after the Dancer Sir Robert Helpmann. Colour Gold. Mascot: Tiger
- Mawson: Named after the Explorer Douglas Mawson. Colour Silver. Mascot:
- McCubbin: Named after the Artist Frederick McCubbin. Colour Maroon. Mascot: Koala
- Oliphant: Named after the Physicist Mark Oliphant. Colour Red. Mascot:
- Sutherland: Named after the Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland. Colour Aqua. Mascot:
- Thiele: Named after the Author Colin Thiele. Colour Jade. Mascot: Turtle
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Famous quotes containing the word houses:
“The mob is man voluntarily descending to the nature of the beast. Its fit hour of activity is night. Its actions are insane like its whole constitution. It persecutes a principle; it would whip a right; it would tar and feather justice, by inflicting fire and outrage upon the houses and persons of those who have these. It resembles the prank of boys, who run with fire-engines to put out the ruddy aurora streaming to the stars.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The cart before the horse is neither beautiful nor useful. Before we can adorn our houses with beautiful objects the walls must be stripped, and our lives must be stripped, and beautiful housekeeping and beautiful living laid for a foundation.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:7.