Houses
As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The Senior School currently has nine houses:
| House | Colour | Mascot |
|---|---|---|
| Burgmann | Gold | Lion Rampant |
| Manaro(boarding) | Red | Dragon |
| Garran | Purple | Bull |
| Garnsey | Sky Blue | Dove with Olive Branch |
| Eddison | Navy Blue | Eagle |
| Hay | Black | Cod |
| Sheaffe | White | Pegasus |
| Edwards | Maroon | Kookaburra |
Also two year seven houses:
| House | Mascot |
|---|---|
| Clements | Agnus Dei (Lamb) |
| Burgess | Kangaroo |
The two Boarding houses are smaller than the day boy houses, to allow for more one on one pastoral care, during school sporting events they combine to form Monaro house to remain competitive with the larger day boy houses.
In the Junior School, there are four houses.
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Edwards | Green |
| Radford | Red |
| Garnsey | Blue |
| CJ Shakespeare | Gold |
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Famous quotes containing the word houses:
“People’s backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“Wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever there’s a cop beating up a guy, I’ll be there. I’ll be in the way guys yell when they’re mad. I’ll be in the way kids laugh when they’re hungry and they know supper’s ready. And when the people eat the stuff they raise, and living in the houses they build, I’ll be there, too.”
—Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977)
“Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)