Agar

Cutts

Farran

Lockwood

The House system is alive in many British Schools and is an inheritance of the old English boarding public schools. There, students live in Houses under the direction of a Housemaster or Housemistress who fulfills the role of teacher and guide. Houses are then the centre around which the lives of the students revolve, and where their loyalties within the School naturally lay. Much healthy competition between Houses, both in sport and cultural pursuits, arises from this and becomes a major factor in the development of character on which British public schools base their reputation. This system has been used by St George’s College, Quilmes since its founding in 1898. Although it originally applied only to boarders it now includes day students and it is this tradition that has been followed by St George’s College North.

Haxell

Jackson

Roberts

Stevenson

Children of Old Georgians, and younger brothers and sisters of students in the college, inherit the House of their seniors. The four Houses in the Primary Section of St George’s College North are named after Founders and Benefactors of the School. They are Haxell, Jackson, Roberts and Stevenson. In the Secondary Section, students are reallocated to four different Houses, called Agar, Cutts, Farran and Lockwood named after people important in the early history of St George’s College.

Secondary

Year Sports Shield Arts & Academic Shield Village Shield
1997 Jackson Jackson Jackson
1998 Stevenson Haxell Stevenson
1999 Cutts Lockwood Cutts
2000 Agar Farran Agar
2001 Lockwood Cutts Lockwood
2002 Farran Cutts Farran
2003 Lockwood Cutts Lockwood
2004 Lockwood Cutts Cutts
2005 Lockwood Cutts Lockwood
2006 Lockwood Cutts Cutts
2007 Cutts Cutts Cutts
2008 Cutts Cutts Cutts
2009 Cutts Cutts Cutts
2010 Lockwood Cutts Cutts
2011 Agar Farran Farran
2012 Lockwood Farran Agar
2013 Agar Farran Lockwood
2014 Agar Cutts Agar
2015 Lockwood Cutts Lockwood
2016 Lockwood Farran Farran
2017 Agar Farran Farran
2018 Farran Farran Farran
2019 Cutts Agar Farran
2020

Pastoral

At St George’s College North the division of students into houses goes beyond Inter-house competition, in itself educationally valuable, to include personalised care of our students.

As students are assigned to Houses they are placed under the care of tutors, who see them at least twice a day, and for an hour each week for a Personal and Social Education session. Tutors are full-time staff, and this gives them and their charges ample opportunity to meet to deal with personal matters, in addition to timetabled occasions. As there are four Houses, year groups are divided into four tutor groups, leaving each tutor with responsibility for a small number of youngsters. The tutor’s role is to get to know, understand and support the students in those years of their life when guidance is especially necessary. Tutors are themselves supported by Heads of House, Deputy Heads of House and the Pastoral Head. Specialist outside help is sought when specific problems occur.