Our House System
At Kingswood College, the House system plays a vital role in fostering community, school spirit, and student engagement across all year levels. Students are placed into one of four Houses and participate in a wide range of inter-house activities, including sport, performing arts, and service initiatives. The system promotes teamwork, leadership, and a strong sense of belonging, enriching the overall student experience.
House Activities
Brunning - Gwynton - New - Walker
The History of our Houses
In the early days, our House System only had two Houses, New (blue and gold) and Rhaiadore (red and gold). Brunning, New and Gwynton Houses replaced the original ‘Blue’, ‘Gold’ and ‘White’ Houses in 1965, with Walker House established in 1967.
BRUNNING HOUSE (RED)
Admired by generations as a critical part of the community both in and out of the classroom, Rupert Brunning served as the Science and Geography Teacher, Sports Master and Vice-Principal at Box Hill Grammar School over the course of three decades. Image: 1938 - Rupert Brunning with students Mervyn Shaw & Bob Briscoe
GWYNTON HOUSE (BLUE)
Gwynton Park was a 24-acre property located on Station Street in Box Hill, purchased in 1928 by the Methodist (now Uniting) Church as the new site for Box Hill Grammar School, which would later evolve into Kingswood College. Image: 1931 - Gwynton Park Dam at rear of the School
NEW HOUSE (YELLOW)
Originally named after Arthur Stephenson’s first teaching position at New College in Oxford, England, now recognised as the beginning of our history in 1890, for his founding of New College as a boys' school for day students and boarders in Rose Street Box Hill. Image: 1911 - Arthur Stephenson and New College Students
WALKER HOUSE (GREEN)
Highly regarded for his progressive educational philosophy and deep commitment to student welfare and coeducation, Charles Fitzroy Walker (C.F. Walker) served as Headmaster of Box Hill Grammar School from 1929 to 1963. Image: 1945 - C.F. Walker with Box Hill Grammar School Students
At Kingswood College we proudly work to fulfil our vision to embolden hearts and inspire minds in a nurturing environment, on land that holds deep cultural significance to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge and honour their Elders, past and present, and extend our respect to all First Nations people. Whenever we gather, and wherever we gather, we extend respect and dignity to the first inhabitants of our country and acknowledge the truth about the country on which our school has stood and now stands.
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