House System
As with most Australian schools, St Mary's utilises a house system. Each student at St Mary's is placed in one of six houses: Craig – Purple Pirates, Hackett – Yellow Tigers, Lefroy – Light Blue Ducks, Riley – Royal Blue Teddy Bears, Wardle – Green Frogs, and Wittenoom – Red Wasps.
Through the house system, students participate in extra-curricular activities and competitions. Each house has a Year-12 prefect who, together with captains and the guidance of a house teacher, leads the house through the year's activities. Houses often compete against each other in inter-house athletics, swimming, singing and other activities, including the arts at the Creative And Performing Arts Festival (C.A.P.A.F). Throughout the year, the houses compete for the House Cup presented at the end of the year to the house with the most points awarded from interhouse competitions.
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