Houses
There are four primary houses at Kincoppal Rose Bay, all of which originate from aboriginal words. Each year separate junior school and high school carnivals are held, these are for both swimming and athletics, and all students compete for their house. There are house captains in both the junior school and high school, who arrange cheers for the students to participate in. At the carnivals there is a spirit cup (for house cheers) and a points cup (the winner of the most sports at the carnival. In house colours students also participate in interhouse singing competitions.
- Tangara - (Blue and white) Meaning 'To go' in the Aboriginal dialect, the mascot for Tangara is the beetle.
- Arakoola -(Green and gold) The mascot for this team is the frog, and in the aboriginal (arakoola) means to be in front
- Murramai- (Red and green) The mascot for this team is a rabbit, the name originated from an indigenous word meaning/describing a crayfish.
- Kungala- (Yellow and black)The mascot for this team is a tiger, and the aboriginal name translated to English means to shout and listen.
In the boarding school, there are three primary houses, all of which are named after a significant contributor to the Society of the Sacred Heart. Throughout the school year, inter-house competitions are undertaken, where all girls wear their respective house shirt. During first term, a 'In-Weekend' occurs, where all boarders must stay in the boarding house for the entire weekend. It is here that the first competition takes place with a trivia night including all boarders from years 7-12. This contributes to the awarding of house points, to which the winning house is given a trophy at the end of the year.
- Duchesne - (Blue) Named after St. Rose Philippine Duschene who brought the order to the United States.
- Barat - (Green) In honour of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the society.
- Stuart - (Red) Janet Erskine Stuart, fifth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart, author of The Education of Catholic Girls
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