The House System
There were originally six houses, named after famous British explorers. Churchill and Montgomery's names were added after the Second World War to two houses. Every pupil is a member of a house throughout their time at the school.
Each house has a House Master, with House Captains selected from the Upper VI each September, who are responsible for overall control and organization of house activities throughout the year. Houses compete annually for the House Trophy which is awarded to the winning house at the end of the competition, which consists of academic and sporting events. The house with the highest points score is presented the trophy on Sports Day,usually the Wednesday of the last week of the Summer Term. For posterity the name of the winning and year is recorded on the gallery in the school hall.
| House | House Colour | Tie Colours |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | Maroon and White | |
| Drake | Black and Red | |
| Kingsley-Montgomery | Black and Green | |
| Churchill-Gordon | Black and White | |
| Livingstone | Blue and Marigold (formerly Brown and Marigold) | |
| Scott | Blue and White |
The school also operates a head boy and prefect system. Boys in the upper sixth are appointed prefects. When on duty, the head boy wears a blue gown and the senior prefects a red gown.
Read more about this topic: Tiffin School
Famous quotes containing the words house and/or system:
“When I first got here, every time you’d say “breast feeding” on the House floor there would be a snicker.... this has been happening since creation. Can we finally get a grip on it?”
—Susan Molinari (b. 1958)
“For the universe has three children, born at one time, which reappear, under different names, in every system of thought, whether they be called cause, operation, and effect; or, more poetically, Jove, Pluto, Neptune; or, theologically, the Father, the Spirit, and the Son; but which we will call here, the Knower, the Doer, and the Sayer. These stand respectively for the love of truth, for the love of good, and for the love of beauty.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)