An important element of the work done by the Houses each year is fundraising and in this way students are encouraged to develop their social awareness skills in a practical way.
Carol Singing in Powerscourt Towncentre – Raising money for Haiti
Each House is represented by a different colour and each student buys a T-shirt that can be worn when participating in events for their Houses:
- Fiji – Purple
- Gambia – Pink
- Ghana – Yellow
- Sierra Leone – Green
- St. Lucia – Red
- Tahiti – Blue
Roles within the House System
The roles within the House System are as follows:
- House Director: Teacher
- House Captain: An elected Fifth Year Student
- House Vice Captain: An elected Fifth Year Student.
- House Officers: From Fifth Year for each House
- Two Sports Officers
- Two Arts Officers
- Two Debating Officers
- Two Fundraising Officers
- Two P.R. Officers
- Two Mission Research Officers
- House Director: The House Director, is an appointed member of the teaching staff who has responsibility for overseeing the operation of the House System and ensuring that elections and other related activities are monitored throughout the year.
- House Captains: House Captains are elected at the end of their Fourth Year by the students in their House. A proven leadership ability in school is an asset in becoming a House Captain. The House Captain must be able to motivate the students in her House to participate in House Leagues. In this way she will earn points for her House, raise money for each Mission House and also assist her House to try to win the House Cup at the end of the year. The House Cup is presented to the winning Captain at the End of Year Assembly.
- House Vice Captain: House Vice captains assist the House Captain in her duties and deputise where necessary.
- House Officers: House Officers are appointed from 5th year by members of their own House. Their role is to assist the House Captain in the organization of the various House activities throughout the year. Officers are usually assigned to areas in which they have a keen interest or expertise i.e. debating, sports etc. and will be responsible for communicating information to their year groups at Assemblies. House Officers in these roles build up leadership skills in the school and are more likely to be successful candidates for leadership roles in their Sixth Year such as Senior Prefects or Students Council members.