College spirit The College has been making changes to our Student Wellbeing program, based on comprehensive data collected from parent, staff and student surveys and focus groups conducted in late 2019 and 2020. The broad aim of these changes is to embed evidence-based Wellbeing practices into every aspect of learning at Pymble. One strategic intent of our enhanced
The alignment of Kindergarten to Year
program is to increase our girls’ sense
12 Spirit Houses at Pymble commenced
of belonging and connection – the two
at the start of 2021.
key elements of a flourishing student – through our Spirit House system. We
What did this mean for girls in
believe that aligning our Houses across
Kindergarten to Year 6 girls?
our 13 year groups will help to achieve this goal.
peers by being allocated to one
throughout their time at the College will
of eight Houses named after
have an opportunity to develop strong
people who have shaped the
and authentic relationships with their
history of Pymble.
through College events, House-based community service initiatives and interHouse competitions. Aligning Houses across our sub-schools will also provide more opportunities for our Preparatory and Junior School girls to apply for House leadership roles and to increase their student voice and agency.
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6 will join their Secondary School
Girls who are in the same House
peers and staff across the year groups,
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• All girls from Kindergarten to Year
• The current Preparatory and Junior School Houses, Gibbs, Mackellar and Turner (named after Australian female authors), retired, with our fond memories and gratitude for the role they played in building House spirit among our younger girls.
