House Competition
A House System existed before 1952 at St Pius X but prior to that year they were merely colours. In 1952 they were named after four famous Christian Brothers who did so much for Christian Education. In 2010 we added mottos and crests culminating with the House Cup as the annual overall trophy.
Rice House |
Treacy House |
Colour: BLUE | Colour: GOLD |
This House is named after Brother Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844) the founder of the Christian Brothers. | Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy (1834-1912) joined the Christian Brothers in 1852 in Ireland and was sent to Australia in 1868 to establish schools for the wild colonial boys. |
War Cry |
War Cry |
Rice, Rice we’re the best We’re the leaders of SPX We’re here today to win the cup And not to be the runners-up R-I-C-E Rice |
Kirra-cumba, Kirra-cumba Here we, here we, here we are Treacy, Treacy dressed in gold Give us a chance and we’ll take a hold T-R-E-A-C-Y Treacy |
Barron House |
Purton House |
Colour: RED | Colour: Green |
Brother Patrick Jerome Barron (1858-1949) was born in Tipperary in Ireland. In 1903 he was elected Provincial or Brother-in-Charge of all Australian communities of Brothers. | Brother David Gabriel Purton (1883-1948) was born in New Zealand but trained in Australia as a Christian Brother. He established a reputation as a brilliant teacher. |
War Cry |
War Cry |
Barron, Barron, yes we are The best, the best The best by far We beat ‘em here, We beat ‘em there, We beat them simply every-where B-A-R-R-O-N Barron |
1,2,3,4. What do you think we’re here for? We’re here to win the Shield & Cup We’re here to show the others up 2,4,6,8 Who do we appreciate? P-U-R-T-O-N Purton, Purton, Purton, Purton, P-U-R-T-O-N |