At King Ethelbert School we have five houses; Phoenix, Griffin, Dragon, Kraken and Pegasus.. Each student and staff member is assigned to a house, with students identified as members through their tie. Members of Phoenix house wear ties with a red stripe, Griffin with a yellow stripe, Dragon with a green stripe, Kraken with a blue stripe and members of Pegasus house wear ties with an orange stripe.
Being a member of a house at King Ethelbert School means contributing to school life as a part of a team, and belonging to a micro-community within our larger school community. House assemblies are led by house leaders. Students are given opportunities to undertake leadership roles within their house, such as house captains, sports captains and well-being ambassadors which require engagement in regular house meetings.
There are a number of house competitions throughout the year, where participation is encouraged and rewarded. Each department within the school promotes their subject through house competition and at the end of the school year the house accumulating the greatest number of points wins the house trophy.
However, the house system is more than just healthy competition. Students are also encouraged to contribute through work within both the school and wider community. Each house will lead upon a community-centred activity during the year and in the final term, participate in an entire week of community-focused activities. Each house will also be actively involved with the planning and facilitating of charity work, choosing a different charity to support, each year.
We feel strongly that taking an active part within a house team broadens and enriches a student's experience of school life, and contributes to the school’s vision of students being happy, confident and successful.