Houses
The House system is a feature common to Public Schools in India especially Christian run schools (based on an equivalent system in England). The four houses are named after principals and priests who were closely connected to St.Germains Boys High School.
- Aranjo - green, after Rev.Msgr.Pat Aranjo (1945–1954) and Rev.Msgr.Stan Aranjo (1954–1968).
- Froger - blue.
- Thomas - red. St. Germain High School was established in 1944 by the Archbishop of Bangalore, Rt. Rev. Thomas Pothacamury.
- Vissac - yellow. After J.M. Vissac, who, in 1883, was the Rector of the Jesuits of Bangalore who situated the school on St. John's Hill.
The houses compete with one another in dramatics, culturals, sports such as athletics (track and field) competitions, cricket, basketball, hockey, football and literary events.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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