The House System is designed to strengthen students’ sense of belonging to their school and their House. It provides opportunities for student leadership, encourages active participation in school life through healthy and positive inter-House competition, and recognises a wide range of student achievements through the awarding of House Points. The House System promotes healthy competition amongst its members and builds enthusiasm and motivation throughout the school community. All students are allocated a House when they begin at the College. Students from the same family will be placed in the same House.
Each House is represented by a House Leader who is responsible for overseeing all house activities including planning, promoting, and coordinating activities.
AVON
Name Sake: The Avon River
Colour: Blue represents water
Values: Valour – Bravery, Bold, and Fearless
House Leader: Wilbur Bissett
HENLEY
Name Sake: Henley Brook
Colour: Green represents the land
Values: Honour – Respectful and Courageous
House Leader: Anthony Tonani
STIRLING
Name Sake: Ellen Stirling
Colour: Yellow represents the sun
Values: Strength – Power, Endurance, and Toughness
House Leader: Michael Knowles
SWAN
Name Sake: The Swan River
Colour: Red represents the red bill of the Black Swan
Values: Courage – Knowledge, Intelligence, and Skilful
House Leader: Ruby Isidori
House Points
The houses are represented in a number of activities, including carnivals, lunch time sporting competitions, theatre sports and more. Students are awarded House Points through participation in events and are also given the opportunity to earn individual House Points for displaying the College Values of Engagement, Success and Community. The winning House is rewarded at the end of the year and gets to enjoy a full day on an excursion.
House History
In 2011 four house systems were established: Avon, Henley, Stirling, and Swan. The purpose of the house systems is to encourage competition, create a sense of belonging, build the school’s culture and have students take pride in the school. As well as providing staff with opportunities to develop and exhibit their leadership qualities within the school community. There are four house leaders, four house captains and four house-vice captains. Media students in Years 9 and 10 were given an extension task to create a set of four shields and consider ideas such as a mascot, key phrase and graphic design.