House Culture

Our house system plays an important role in improving student connectedness and engagement in the classroom and school community.

In 2022, to help support our growing community, we expanded our house system from 4 houses to 6. This was designed to foster a sense of belonging for students in our school by providing a smaller community within the school for them to connect with.

The names and colours of the new houses were developed through extensive student voice processes, which decided that the houses would be named using Kaurna words for flora, fauna and landforms to respect and honour the Kaurna land that we live and learn on.

The 2021 Prefect team worked with school leaders, Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi (KWP) and Adelaide University to ensure cultural appropriateness and respect.

In 2023, students worked with Lawson Dodd, a Kaurna, Narungga and Ngarrindjeri artist, and Ochre Dawn to create an artwork that represents each of the houses.

In each year level, there are two home groups from each house. Throughout the year, student House Captains plan and run a range of inter-house competitions and events, and all students can earn points for their house by participating.

Students can also be awarded house points by staff for demonstrating our school values, participating in lunchtime clubs, activities or school sport, and for academic achievement.

Our houses come together at the start of each term to recognise and celebrate their successes, and the winning house is awarded the prestigious House Shield at our end of year ASPIRE assembly.

Our houses are: