MLC School - House System

House System

The house system was established in 1942, with four house's, each Aboriginal words:

  • Mooramoora: "good spirit" (green)
  • Leawarra: "uprising" (violet)
  • Churunga: "sacred place" (gold)
  • Booralee: "an ideal to which we must aspire" (red)

The colours were chosen to combine with the indigo and light blue of the school colours to create white light, to echo the school motto. The names were chosen to spell the school's initials, M.L.C. B (Burwood).

In MLC's high school, there are now ten houses altogether, including four from Kent House. The other six are Abbeythorpe (dark green), Prescott (blue), Wade (aqua), Whitley (maroon), Lester (orange) and Sutton (pink). The six additional houses are named after notable persons that taught at the school. Abbeythorpe House takes its name from one of the original homes on the school site, which was for many years the Junior School until it was demolished.

The Primary school, still utilises the original four houses.

Each House has a Head of House and House Tutors. There is an inter-house competition is a part of every year as Houses vie for Honours in Debating, Chess, Literature, Athletics Cross-Country and Swimming to take out the Spirit and Points Trophies on Speech Night at the end of the year.

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