House System
The house system impacts most of school life. Classes in Year 7 and Year 8 are taken in house groups and, with later years classes having a mix of students from all six houses. Each house has its own locker pod and office. Four major inter-house events (swimming, athletics, cross-country and singing) form the main part of this competition. A trophy is awarded to the house with the most points based on their performance throughout the year in these major events as well as other minor events such as badminton, chess, debating, and public speaking.
Senior school houses with house mascots and colours:
- Derrimut House ("Derrimut Tigers") - Orange
- Flinders House ("Flinders Falcons") - Blue
- Hudson House ("Hudson Dragons") - Green
- Molland House ("Molland Bulls") - Red
- Pascoe House ("Pascoe Pythons") - Yellow
- Strathmore House ("Strathmore Sharks") - Purple
The Westbourne Grammar School Junior School houses are for Years 3 to 6. The inter-house sports that the junior school include three major carnival events (swimming, athletics and cross-country running) form the main part of this competition. A trophy is awarded to the house with the most points over the course of the year.
Junior school houses with colours:
- Gerity House (Blue)
- Miller House (Green)
- Price House (Red)
- Steedman House (White)
Read more about this topic: Westbourne Grammar School
Famous quotes containing the words house and/or system:
“Wearing overalls on weekdays, painting somebody else’s house to earn money? You’re working class. Wearing overalls at weekends, painting your own house to save money? You’re middle class.”
—Lawrence Sutton, British prizewinner in competition in Sunday Correspondent (London)
“Few white citizens are acquainted with blacks other than those projected by the media and the so—called educational system, which is nothing more than a system of rewards and punishments based upon one’s ability to pledge loyalty oaths to Anglo culture. The media and the “educational system” are the prime sources of racism in the United States.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)