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Mascot — Ibex
A house known for tenacity.
Extracurricular
Beyond the classroom.
Twenty-four clubs and societies. Six houses. One field. The boys find what they love.
The wider programme
Boys grow up in the things they choose to do.
Whitesands runs twenty-four clubs and societies that meet weekly during the after-school slot. The list spans sport, music, debate, science, faith, and service. Every boy is expected to take part in at least one.
The clubs are run by staff who care about them and by senior boys who lead them. The school believes that what happens between 3:30pm and 5:30pm shapes a boy as much as what happens before lunch.
Sports
On the field, every week.
Football, athletics, basketball, table tennis, swimming and chess are part of the regular calendar. The inter-house competitions run across the year and crown an overall champion at the end.
Clubs & societies
Twenty-four ways to spend an afternoon.
- Chess Club
- Debate Society
- Robotics
- Coding Club
- Public Speaking
- Drama
- Choir
- Orchestra
- Visual Arts
- Photography
- Press Club
- Quiz & Mathematics
- Science Society
- Geography Society
- Literary Society
- French Club
- Catholic Action
- Altar Servers Guild
- Boy Scouts
- Red Cross
- Junior Engineers
- Entrepreneurs Club
- Environmental Club
- Sports Captains Forum
House teams
Six houses. One trophy.
Every boy belongs to a house from the day he arrives. The houses compete across sport, debate, music, and academic quizzes through the year.
Six houses, one school
The boys belong to a house. The houses make the school feel small.
House team assignments are made to keep competitions balanced. Every boy is in a house for life.