The House System
All students and members of staff are attached to one of the four Houses.
- Mercury - Red
- Saturn – Green
- Jupiter - Yellow
- Venus – Blue
The house system has been an integral part of The Emmbrook School since its inception almost 60 years ago. It aims to provide an even greater sense of community and competition as well as a range of new opportunities for students to get involved in school life and try new skills.
Every student in the school is identified within their houses through their school tie which consists of a coloured stripe indicating their house colour.
The school's house system fosters an inclusive and collaborative learning environment, providing opportunities for all students to showcase their talents and passions. Each department within the school hosts at least two competitions annually, encouraging broad participation and engagement from the entire student body. Examples of previous events include sporting clubs, music concerts, drama productions, bake-offs, creative writing competitions and charity events.
The house system is integral to our school community, aligning with our core value of being a ‘family’. It unites students across all year groups, including the sixth form, and provides opportunities for participation in a variety of inter-house competitions organised by different departments.
Jupiter House was crowned the winning house of 2023-2024, a testament to their consistent participation and success in various inter-house competitions across all year groups, culminating in a strong performance at Sports Day. Their achievement is proudly displayed on the school banners.
Please refer to our current schedule of house events for the 2024-2025 academic year.
October:
PE: Find the teacher who plays the sport listed
Geography: Flag Design Challenge
MFL: European Day of Languages
English: Handwriting Competition
Diversity: Black History Month Quiz
November:
PE: Dodgeball
Food-Design Tech: Halloween Bake Off
Drama: Costume Design
Art: Photography Competition
December:
Science: Christmas Quiz
Food-Design: Christmas Bake Off
Art: Christmas card design
Maths: Code breaking competition
January:
PE: KS3 Football
Computing: Binary Game
February:
Geography: Geography Quiz Bow
English: Create a poster of your favourite book
March:
Business Studies: Entrepreneurship Challenge
English: World Book Day
Science: British Science Week model competition
PE: KS3 Netball
Maths: Pi day
April:
Emmbrook Easter Egg Extravaganza
PE: KS4 Football
May:
PE: KS3 & KS4 Rounders
English: Creative writing
June:
Geography: Geographical diorama
Art: Emmbrook house badge design
July:
PE: KS3 Cricket
Sports day.