School Houses

 
The Houses exist to foster leadership and responsibility among more senior pupils and to encourage involvement, loyalty, co-operation and good discipline among all pupils. All pupils become members of a House and are expected to do their best for it in their work in lessons and their commitment to extra-curricular activities. Charity fundraising activities are also organised by Houses, as well as the whole school, further fostering the concept of a caring community which is central to the aims of  St Hilda's School.

 

We have three school Houses. Attlee, named after the former prime minister 1945-1951, who attended St. Hilda's  before it moved to it's present site, Whitby named after the town where St Hilda founded her abbey and Herkomer named after the famous Bushey artist and pioneering film maker, Hubert Von Herkomer. The main school building was built by, and was home to, one of Herkomer's pupils.

 

All the girls work hard and with great enthusiasm to amass house points for which the House Cup is awarded each term. House points can be won for exceptional work, personal achievement or other praiseworthy accomplishments.
 

There is friendly rivalry in keenly contested inter-house sporting events such as the inter-house netball and rounders matches as well as the inter-house swimming gala.

 

"St Hilda's is the best because all the girls are really kind, if I'm feeling sad or lonely one of the girls or the prefects will come to see if I'm OK. I hope to get involved in lots of sporting and inter-house competitions and when I am in Form 6 I would like to be a house captain and head girl. I am always happy when I come to school." By Zoe aged 8, Form 4. Started at St Hilda's November 2010.