House System

Our House System is led by student representatives from Years 7 to 11. In Year 11 we have Student House Captains who help to organise the Representatives for their House in Years 7 to 10.  Being a House representative or House Captain gives students the chance to develop leadership skills and enables students to work with those outside their Year group.  The House leadership team organise and participate in many events taking place throughout the school year that are designed to celebrate students’ success and to keep the motivation of all students as high as possible.

The House system also give students opportunities for spiritual, moral, personal and social development as well as the chance to acquire and improve a wide range of skills including (but by no means exclusive to) sport, expressive arts, music, debating and chess.

House points are also awarded for excellent actions and effort. There are prizes for those who accumulate the most individual House points across the year, as well as cups and shields for individual competitions that are displayed in the School Hall, and an overall cup awarded to the winning House at the end of the Spring term, which is the change-over point for our House Representatives. This allows our Year 11 House Captains to step down from their duties to fully focus on their upcoming exams.

Houses

• Brampton
• Churchill
• Hamilton
• Jennings
• Park
• York

House Names

Until 1975, Verulam had four houses, taking the names of the four streets that form a rectangle around the school site: Brampton, Hamilton, Jennings and Park. In 1975, Verulam became a comprehensive and increased in size and two further houses were added: York and Churchill, also names of nearby roads.