Boys' Boarding

Boy boarders join either School House or Abraham House, both of which are home to 57 boys during the term time. Both houses welcome between ten and fifteen new boarders each year and they remain in their boarding house throughout their five years at Brighton College. A small number of boys join both houses as new sixth formers, too.

Pastoral Care

Mr Matthew Godfrey is Housemaster of School House and Mr Ken Grocott is Housemaster of Abraham House; both live on site with their families.  They have overall responsibility for the pastoral care and academic progress of the boys in their respective houses.  Both Mr Godfrey and Mr Grocott are supported by a Deputy Housemaster and a team of tutors, each of whom leads a group of around 10-15 boys.  Each boy gets to know his tutor very well as he or she will remain in the house until 10.30pm at least once a week; they also meet with their tutees every Wednesday and they are in the house for registration and/or assembly every morning during the week. Mrs Pavis is the boys' boarding matron and is on hand every day to help with all house keeping matters; she is also a wonderful additional source of reassurance, advice and general TLC.

Pupil responsibility

As much as is possible, boarders are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their own boarding house.  The Upper Sixth Formers act as prefects and one of them is appointed Head of House; the prefects take a lead role in ensuring all boys are happy and fully involved in school life; they also organise the house teams for the regular inter-house competitions (see 'Competitions & Events' below). Other responsibilities taken on by boys from all year groups include: acting as 'buddies' to new boarders; running in-house competitions; presenting house assemblies; meeting and greeting visitors; and ensuring communal areas (and their own rooms!) are tidy.

Competitions & Events

Both School House and Abraham House have a proud history of full involvement in the school's inter-house competitions, which include sports (rugby, football, basketball, swimming, athletics, to name a few), debating, house singing, chess and general knowledge. There are also regular evening events held with the girls' boarding houses: these include 'Mastermind' and 'Weakest Link' contests, social events such as combined dinners and music evenings, house debates and lectures from guest speakers.

Accommodation

The boys enjoy a high standard of accommodation, and both boys' houses have enjoyed substantial refurbishment over the past few years.  Each boy can expect to be in a small dormitory with two or three other boys in their first year; they will almost certainly move into a double room in their second year; and most boys have a single room in Years 11, 12 and 13.  Both School and Abraham have lovely common rooms, which include pool tables and large-screen TVs. There are also additional, smaller sitting rooms, and both houses also have communal kitchens for snacks/drinks/tea/coffee etc during break times.  All the boys appreciate the location of their houses, both of which are set in the heart of the campus with all facilities close at hand.