• College House System

    at Fairholme

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The College House System was introduced into the Boarding School in 1936 and was extended to the Day School in the following year.

Each girl was allocated to one of the three houses - W.R. Black House, S.G. Stephens House and Cameron House, named after three benefactors of the College. With increased enrolments in 1959, a fourth house was formed: Powell House, named after an important benefactor, Mr Ray Powell.


Many sporting and cultural activities were held among the Houses, each striving to win the H.D. Hatton Cup for overall excellence in Inter-House Competition. Today the Houses also compete for the Joyce Jackson Memorial Trophy for Academic Achievement; the Eulebah Cup for Sporting Achievement and the Spreydon Shield for Cultural Achievement.


There has always been a fine tradition of House spirit with connections across year levels of fundamental importance. Today, the House system provides the overarching structure for pastoral care, and the Heads of House in Middle and Senior School are pivotal in leading and supporting the students and staff in their care.


Every student at Fairholme is a member of a Holme Group. Students remain with the same Holme Group and Teacher for the three years of each sub-school, e.g. students are in Middle Stephens 3 in Years 7 to 9 and then Senior Stephens 3 from Year 10 to 12. Our approach places emphasis on the development of this small unit of care within the broader school context.


Annually, a range of sporting and cultural activities are held among the four Houses. Competition at the Interhouse level gives students the opportunity to participate in Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics, Dance and Choral competitions.


Fairholme House Colours


> Black House - Black and Yellow

> Cameron House - Yellow and Blue

> Powell House - Green and Red

> Stephens House - Blue and Black



House War Cries

Powell House

POWELL HOUSE POWELL HOUSE

RED GREEN RED

WIGGA WOGGA WIGGA WOGGA

ARRI-ARRI-ED

CROSS ROADS CROSS ROADS

RAY RAY RAY

COME ON POWELL HOUSE

LEAD THE WAY!!

P.O.W.E.L.L.

POWELL!!

Black House

BOOMERACKA BOOMERACKA

RA RA RA

WE ARE THE BEST BY FAR FAR FAR

WE’RE ROUGH WE’RE TOUGH

WE’RE HARD TO BLUFF

COME ON BLACK HOUSE

DO YOUR STUFF

B.L.A.C.K.

BLACK!!

Cameron House

BLUE AND GOLD BLUE AND GOLD

WE ARE SPORTSMEN BRAVE AND BOLD

FOR THE CUP WE’LL FIGHT WITH GLEE

WHO ARE, WHO ARE, WHO ARE WE

C.A.M.E.R.O.N.

CAMERON!!

Stephens House

BOOMERACKA BOOMERACKA

ZIM ZAM ZAR

STEPHENS STEPHENS

BEST BY FAR

WE’LL BE TRUE TO BLACK AND BLUE

S.T.E.P.H.E.N.S.

STEPHENS!!