Portora Royal School - The House System

The House System

  • A house system was introduced in 1919, whereby pupils were placed into one of four houses, named after the four provinces of Ireland, Ulster, Munster, Leinster or Connacht, irrespective of which part of Ireland they came from.
  • Pupils in their first year at Portora entered Gloucester House, a separate preparatory department. Today, there is no separate prep school, however the name Gloucester House survives as the name of the Pastoral House for Year 8 pupils.
  • The remainder of the school is divided into the four provincial houses.

However, Houses exist to facilitate a range of extra-curricular provision and the pastoral provision is horizontal with form tutors and Key Stage heads reporting to Vice Principal Student Support.

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