Emanuel Houses

There are eight houses at Emanuel that run vertically from Year 6 to the Upper Sixth.

Within each house there are two house captains, one senior captain in Upper Sixth and another in Year 9. In addition, there are four vice-captains in each house, two from the Upper Sixth and two more from Year 9. They act as representatives for the house as role models, to assist with the organisation of house activities and events, and to feedback useful suggestions and improvements to their head of house.

There are a wide range of competitions, examples include: rugby, swimming, cross country, tug-owar, netball, chess, music, art, photography and Rubik’s cube. Each house victory gains points for the house which feeds into the annual inter house competition.

Each house supports an individual charity and throughout the year fundraising events are run to raise funds. At the end of the year, the house charity Cup is awarded to the house which has raised the greatest amount of money for their chosen charity.

Pupils can gain colours based upon their commitment and involvement in house life and activities; pupils value these as an expression of their commitment and effort to their house.