Kelvin Grove State College - Sporting Houses

Sporting Houses

There are four sporting houses at KGSC which were also the sporting houses of KGSHS:

1. Petrie - Orange and Black
2. Bowen - Yellow and Blue
3. Herbert - Red and White
4. Lutwyche - Purple and White

The houses were originally based on the first letter surname, however, to even out the numbers in each house this has become less obvious. In previous years, members of Schools of Excellence were all placed in the same sporting house, however this was unfair on houses and the policy was scrapped. Recent years have been won exclusively by the Bowen house, regularly taking out both the Swimming Carnival and Athletics Day trophies, however Lutwyche and Herbert have won both trophies in the last two years. The names of the houses are all derived from important persons in the development of Queensland. Many suburbs near the school are also names after these persons, and so many students have come to believe that the houses are named after the suburbs.

The primary school used to have its own separate houses before amalgamation. They were Long (yellow), Bancroft (red) and Walker (Blue). Long and Walker were both long serving principals from the early years of KGSS, while Bancroft was a local person of importance.