The PBS House System.
Akira, Thara, Psuta, Anira — four houses, four virtues, four communities of pride.
The PBS House System is inspired by the UK boarding-school tradition. On their first day, every student is sorted into one of four houses — and that house becomes their family for their entire time at PBS.
Each house carries a virtue at its heart. Together, the four virtues — gratitude, compassion, honesty, gentleness — form the daily character work of every PBS classroom. Houses compete in academic, sports, arts and house-spirit categories throughout the year, culminating in the annual House Cup at end-of-year assembly.
Four houses, one school.
Each house has its own colour, element, and virtue — and they live in every PBS day, every PBS lesson, every PBS friendship.
Akira
House of GratitudeThe flame. Warmth and recognition for the people, gifts and chances we are given each day.
Thara
House of CompassionThe wave. Caring action — moving toward others with kindness, understanding, and steady support.
Psuta
House of HonestyThe earth. Truthful with others and with oneself — the foundation everything else is built on.
Anira
House of GentlenessThe breeze. Calm strength in word and gesture — the everyday face of respect.
One house, for every PBS year.
The house you join in Year 1 is the house you carry through to graduation — siblings sit together, captains rotate yearly, and points carry across all four terms.
Sorting day
On the first day of school, every new PBS student is welcomed into a house. Siblings join the same house — so families share house pride.
House points
Points are awarded all year for academic effort, kindness, sports, arts, and quietly doing the right thing. Each house's running total is posted weekly.
House Cup
At year-end assembly, the house with the most points lifts the House Cup. Winning isn't the point — but the cup is real, and the bragging rights carry over.
House spirit, every day.
Houses don't just appear at sports day — they're woven into every part of the week. House captains lead morning lines, organise lunchtime games, and run their own house assemblies once a term.
- Daily — house captains lead morning routines and check-ins.
- Weekly — house points totals posted, captains' meeting on Friday.
- Termly — each house runs a themed assembly for the whole school.
- Yearly — Sports Day, Arts Festival, House Cup ceremony.
Be part of a community.
The houses are how PBS turns a school into a community — visit and see for yourself.