House System
The Middle & Senior School, Merton Hall houses are: Batman: whose colour is yellow, was named after the founder of Melbourne. Clarke: whose colour is red, was named after Archbishop Lowther Clarke, whose particular interest was diocesan education. Hensley: whose colour was once white, but was later changed to pink, commemorates one of the two first Headmistresses of the school - Miss Emily Hensley. Mungo: whose colour is green, was named after "St Mungo", the house in Domain Road where the school first opened in 1893. Taylor: whose colour is blue, commemorates the other of the first two Headmistresses of the school - Miss Alice Taylor.
The Junior School, Morris Hall houses are: Gould: is yellow. Elizabeth Gould helped her husband with his identification of many species of bird life in the colonies. The Gouldian Finch was named after her. Franklin is Blue. Lady Jane Franklin endeavoured to establish an educational college for girls, worked to help the plight of convicts and helped discover the North-West passage. Chisholm is red. Caroline Chisholm was a social worker who worked with young female emigrants arriving in Sydney.
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