House Sport

When each student enters Saint Ignatius College he or she is assigned to a house. One of the principal aims of the House Teams is to give the students a sense of belonging and identity in a smaller group, while providing them with the opportunity to develop a sense of loyalty, leadership and responsibility.

The Houses are divided into four teams and are named after some of Australia’s finest pioneering athletes.

Bradman (Green).

Named after Sir Donald Bradman. Acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time.

Elliot (Yellow).

Named after Herbert Elliot. One of the world's greatest middle distance runners.

Fraser (Blue).

Named after Dawn Fraser. A multi-Olympic and Commonwealth Games Gold Medal winner whose success stretched over fifteen magnificent years.

Cuthbert (Red).

Named after Betty Cuthbert. The highest number of gold medals won by any Australian in track and field at an Olympics.

There are three (3) major House Sport carnivals held each year and all students are expected to attend these whole school events:

House Swimming Carnival
House Cross Country
House Athletics

There are also a number of minor carnivals held throughout the year, which still earn valuable points for the ‘overall house supremacy’ cup winner. The sought after trophy is awarded to the winning house captains at our end of year celebration. Other House competitions include:

Netball, Basketball, Chess, Soccer, Tug ‘o’ War, Table, Tennis, Hockey