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Houses
Houses, Room Allocations and House Moves
Pupils are allocated to Houses when they arrive at Malvern College. It is important that
a wide range of pupil backgrounds, interests and feeder schools is represented in each House. We do our best to avoid having a “sporty House”, an “academic House” or an “overseas House” etc. The House is like an extended family and, like any family, there can be ups and downs. Learning to live with a wide variety of people is a key feature of being in a boarding house and the development
of social skills equips pupils well for later life. Despite the occasional challenges of living
in close proximity, pupils will usually form close friendships and a feeling of pride and attachment to their House which is enhanced through House activities and inter-House competitions.
At the end of each term, pupils are invited
to express their preferences for room arrangements for the following term. Younger pupils generally share larger dormitories, and older pupils usually share with fewer people as they move up the school. HouseMs will take pupil preferences into account but there are sometimes other constraining factors and it is often not possible to give every pupil their first choice. Please remember that day pupils will be provided with a study space in Houses, including a desk and storage space, but not always a designated bed. Boarding pupils,
and then day boarding pupils, are given priority choice over rooms and bed spaces. HouseMs will be as fair as possible with balancing needs and requests of different pupils over the course of the year and HouseMs make the final decision with room arrangements.
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