The Seton Catholic College House system underpins the Pastoral Care Program and is central to a student's sense of belonging at the school. At Seton we have six Houses led by our Heads of House who monitor both the academic progress and welfare of the students. The six Houses of the College are McAuley, Delany, MacKillop, Loyola, Marion and Ward.
Each one of these Houses is made up of seven Pastoral Care groups consisting of 20 to 25 students. The Pastoral Care teacher sees their students every morning and is the first point of contact for families to discuss student progress, difficulties, illness, achievements or a variety of other matters.
This vertical pastoral care structure enables the grouping of younger and older students together where the former can gain advice, information and support from the latter, who can, in turn, develop their leadership and mentoring skills as they act as role models for the younger students. These informal goals are more formalised in our Peer Support Program where Year 11 students lead our Year 7 students in their orientation and induction to Seton.
The College places great value on developing leadership qualities. Aside from the Peer Support Program, there are leaders in each House selected to represent Arts, Sport and Ministry. Throughout the year, they are given opportunities and training in roles such as: organising events, understanding and interacting with a range of age groups, public speaking and knowing what it means to be a servant leader. These activities enable the students to develop skills and confidence which will help them in later life.