House System
As with most Australian schools, Barker College utilises a house system.
- Middle school houses
- Andrew (black) - Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat: 'Fortune follows the brave'.
- Boyce (light blue) - Aspiro: 'Aspire'.
- Butters (grey) - Diriget Deus: 'God will direct'. The house animal is a badger.
- Holt (green) - Is Fidelis Vincit: 'Faith brings luck'. The house animal is a sheep.
- Pain (white) - Vive Et Vivat: 'Live and let live'.
- Wade (dark blue) - Labor In Unum: 'Work together'.
- Wailes (pale yellow) - Per Laborem Ad Victoriam: 'From hard work comes victory'.
- Wilson (maroon) - Deus Est Meum Scutum: 'God is my battler'. The house animal is a dragon.
- Junior school houses
The houses are named after explorers of Australia and Antarctica:
- Mawson (Dark Blue)
- Byrd (Green)
- Tasman (Light Blue)
- Scott (Red)
- Hillary (Yellow)
- Flinders (White)
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