House System
At the Scotch Oakburn Junior School there are three Houses which students are allocated to in Year 2, they are: Thistle (blue), Willow (maroon) and Oak (yellow). Throughout the year all students compete in a swimming carnival, cross country carnival and athletics carnival gaining points for their house.
The Scotch Oakburn Middle School and Senior School operates under four Houses: Fox (red), Dean (blue), Briggs (green) and Nance (yellow). Throughout the year students compete in a number of competitions to gain points to win the House Shield at the end of the year; these competitions include swimming, cross-country, athletics, debating and singing.
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