Academic achievement
Celebrate learning milestones, thoughtful work and improvement. Make academic effort part of collective house pride.
Ways schools use School House Comp
More ways to contribute.
More ways to contribute.
More reasons to belong.
Build school culture through friendly competition that reaches every corner of school life. Use your house system to recognise different strengths, celebrate your values and invite more students to take part.
These are ideas your school can adapt, not automated tracking features. Staff award house points for the contributions your community chooses to recognise.
Recognition beyond the sports field
Make everyday contributions part of your shared school story.
Attendance
Where appropriate, recognise engagement with learning through an inclusive attendance initiative. Account for illness, disability and circumstances beyond a student's control.
Punctuality
Encourage positive routines with a school-defined punctuality challenge, allowing for transport, access needs and individual circumstances.
Reading challenges
Bring houses together around reading goals. Celebrate participation, new discoveries and personal progress, not only the highest book count.
Positive behaviour
Notice students putting school values into practice. Recognise respectful choices and contributions to a positive learning environment.
Acts of kindness
Celebrate welcoming a new student, offering help or including someone in an activity. Make everyday care part of your recognition culture.
Citizenship
Recognise care for shared spaces, responsible choices and constructive participation in school life.
Community service
Celebrate volunteering, environmental projects and service activities that connect your school with its wider community.
Charity fundraising
Unite houses behind a shared cause. Recognise time, organisation and participation rather than only money raised or donated.
School events
Bring house spirit to cultural celebrations, open days and special events. Value the people organising, helping and taking part.
Leadership
Recognise mentoring, initiative and helping others succeed. Give informal leadership a place alongside elected roles.
Creativity
Celebrate art, music, drama, design and imaginative problem-solving. Give creative contributions a visible place in school life.
Sports participation
Keep the excitement of carnivals and fixtures while recognising involvement, perseverance and sportsmanship alongside results.
Teamwork
Notice collaboration in classrooms, clubs, performances and on the field. Celebrate how students help a group succeed together.
Start small. Make it meaningful.
Choose a recognition approach that fits your community
Begin with a few school values and a manageable set of opportunities. Agree on a consistent points approach with staff, explain it clearly and review who has opportunities to participate.
Staff enter house-level awards manually. School House Comp does not import attendance, monitor behaviour or track individual students. Keep names and identifying student details out of award reasons.
Share progress at assemblies and recognise the effort behind the totals. Keep competition friendly, varied and accessible so your house system supports belonging rather than exclusion.