| General Information |
| Staff |
| House Captains |
| House Coming Events |
| As each student
joins The Essington School Darwin, they are allocated to one of the School's
three Houses. The House system provides opportunities for students to
develop their leadership capabilities, to interact with students outside
their year and class level, to participate in a variety of activities
(sporting and cultural) and is another aspect of our pastoral care system.
Each House elects two House Captains and two Vice Captains who are Middle
School students. They provide leadership in the House during the year
and assist with the organisation of House teams for the various
competitions. The School has traditionally had three Houses with Northern Territory reptiles as their mascot:
The names and colours were developed when the school was a small primary school. In 2005 the Houses adopted the name of one of the Territory's early explorers or pioneers.
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| Gunn House -
Frillies - Yellow: Gunn House is named after Jeannie Gunn, a well known early authoress. Jeannie Gunn was born in Melbourne in 1870. In 1901 she married Aeneas Gunn who had just accepted a position of manager at Elsey Station, Mataranka. After twelve months in this position at Elsey Station he died of malaria. Jeannie wrote her well known Australian novel, 'We Of The Never Never', based on her experiences on Elsey Station in the early 1900's.
Flynn House -Geckos - Red: Flynn House was named after the well known Territorian, John Flynn. John Flynn was born in Victoria in 1880. His work in the Australian bush as a young preacher saw him devote his life to servicing people in central Australia. He had a deep practical concern about the needs of bush people. He established the Australian Inland Mission and established fifteen hospitals all over the outback. His awareness of the medical needs of isolated people in the outback led to him establishing the Royal Flying Doctor Service in 1928. He then encouraged a young Adelaide inventor to develop the pedal-powered wireless that was to revolutionise life in the outback.
Wickham House - Skinks - Blue: Wickham House was named after one of the first European exploring sailors, John Wickham. John Wickham was a First Lieutenant on the Beagle (1831-1836) when it made its famous voyage with Charles Darwin in the 1830's. The scientific work from his voyage saw Charles Darwin develop his significant theory of evolution. From 1837-1841 he was Commander and surveyed the Australian coast line. Wickham is acknowledged as the discoverer of Darwin harbour. Wickham later went on to become a successful politician in Australia before settling in France in 1862 with his family.
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| Traditionally
Houses have competed annually in swimming and athletics. In 2004 this
competition was expanded to include soccer and softball. In 2005 there
was further expansion of inter House activities in the sporting, performing
arts and community service areas.
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House Captains/Vice Captains - 2008:
| House Captains: | |
| Gunn - Frillnecks | Andrew Bravos, Taara McLaren |
| Flynn - Geckos | Jacob Syme, Taren Tunney-Peters |
| Wickham - Skinks | Aaron Halliwell, Kate Boyd |
| Middle School House Vice Captains: | |
| Gunn - Frillnecks | Harrison Roberts, Alice Coburn |
| Flynn - Geckos | Harry Owen , Molly Ness |
| Wickham - Skinks | Kurt Ramjan, Deni Taulelei |
| Junior School House Vice Captains: | |
| Gunn - Frillnecks | Imogen Austin, Jesse Esam, Darcy Roberts |
| Flynn - Geckos | Grace Fuller, Tahlia Lowrie, Narayan Verma |
| Wickham - Skinks | Caitlin Futter, Travis Ryan, Eli Taulelei |
House Events:
What it Means to be an Australian.