College Houses

All members of the College community - students and staff - are members of one of the four Houses. When a student is enrolled he/she is appointed to a house and remains a member of that House whilst a student at Damascus College Ballarat. Siblings are placed in the same house.

This House system is the basis for the homeroom/teacher advisor grouping of students and for many of the activities which take place in the College, e.g. sport, drama, music, etc. Thus, the House system is one of the ways in which the College pastoral care system is implemented.

The names of the four Houses recognise the origins of Damascus College Ballarat in the previous schools.
The four Houses are:

• McAuley: Catherine McAuley was the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, who co-sponsor Damascus College Ballarat.
• O'Collins: Bishop James O'Collins was the founding patron of St Paul's Technical school and was responsible for inviting the Christian Brothers to open that school.
• Rice: Edmund Rice was the founder of the Christian Brothers.
• Xavier: Mother Xavier Flood was one of the founding Sisters of the Convent of Mercy, Ballarat East and the first Principal of Sacred Heart College.

The House colours are:

• McAuley (Gold)
• O'Collins (Green)
• Rice (Red)
• Xavier (Blue)