House System
Northwood College has four houses. They are all named after features from the schools history:
*Briary - The Briary was a building which was used to house the boys from 1893-1907.
*Endsleigh - The school was founded in Endsleigh Gardens.
*Buchan- The school's founder was Miss Buchan-Smith.
*White - Miss White was Head Mistress of the school for 17 years.
Every house has a colour: Endsleigh (green), Buchan (blue), White (white) and Briary (red). Each house has a duo of house captains that devise various competitions to achieve house marks. There are annual house competitions including:
House Swim Sports
Inter House Netball
Inter House Rounders
Inter House Book Quiz
Inter House Hockey
Inter House Sports Day
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