St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore - The Houses

The 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 the patron saints of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom:

  • St. Andrew of Scotland - colour blue
  • St. David of Wales - colour yellow
  • St. George of England - colour red
  • St. Patrick of Northern Ireland -colour green

The houses compete with one another in academics, games, track and field sports, aquatics, arts, literary, dramatic and music competitions.

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