House System
All students are assigned to a house. All members of one family are part of that house. The House System acts as the focus for families, sport and student leadership in the Middle and Senior Schools. In the Junior School the houses support sporting, cultural and co-curricular activities and its students compete in their classes earning points for their house in the annual Junior School Sports Day. In the Middle and Senior Schools these houses compete against each other in the annual Swimming and Athletic Carnivals. The houses are as follows:
- Reynell (Red)
- McLaren (Yellow)
- Morphett (Blue)
- Hardy (Green)
The names of the four houses originated from famous influences and areas situated near or around the college:
- Reynell: John Reynell (Reynella)
- McLaren: David McLaren (McLaren Vale)
- Morphett: John Morphett (Morphett Vale)
- Hardy: Hardy Wine Company
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