School Houses
The four school houses, named after past headmasters, are as follows:
- Dugard's
Named after William Dugard
Head of House: Mr A Livingston
Motto: Dieu Garde ( God protect )
- Harsnett's
Named after Samuel Harsnett
Head of House: Miss H McFadden
Motto: Perge (Forward)
- Parr's
Named after Samuel Parr.
Head of House: Mr R Heard
Motto: Tout Prêt (All Prepared)
- Shaw Jeffrey's (Jay's)
Named after Percy Shaw Jeffrey
Head of House: Mr N Murray
Motto: Dex Aie ( God help )
The house competition occurs each year, with the winner of the 2011-12 competition being Parr's .
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Famous quotes containing the words school and/or houses:
“East, west, north, south, or like a school broke up,
Each hurries toward his home and sporting-place.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The spectacle of misery grew in its crushing volume. There seemed to be no end to the houses full of hunted starved children. Children with dysentery, children with scurvy, children at every stage of starvation.... We learned to know that the barometer of starvation was the number of children deserted in any community.”
—Mary Heaton Vorse (1874–1966)