Houses
Saint Benedict School is a large school, and as such it is segmented in order to manage it more efficiently. In previous years the school was segmented in year groups 7, 8, 9 and so on, for pupils aged 11–12, 12-13 and 13-14 respectively. Each year group was split again into "forms", referred to by letter: S, B, E, N, D, I, C, T. So a pupil would have been in the form 7S one year, and then 8S the next. Another may have been in 10T. This system worked well for a number of years. However, in September 2005, a new system was introduced: the house system.
The system is based on the theme of community, to encourage a greater sense of community and responsibility among students.
Saint Benedict School is a large community which has been broken down into 6 smaller communities called Houses. There are 6 houses which operate like mini schools. Each House has a House Leader, a Deputy House Leader and a team of 10 Personal Tutors. Each tutor group contains approximately four pupils from every year group thus making Personal Tutor Groups smaller than the old system of forms groups based on year groups. Siblings are, where possible, placed in the same House but not the same form. This means that parents/guardians only need to contact one House Leader to discuss any matter relating to their children. Houses are organised in bases; 2 in North Block and 4 in South Block. There is a House Assembly, where all pupils in the same House come together, each week. Year Groups come together as necessary to look at issues such as University Applications, Work Experience and Preparing for Exams.
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