Making sure your child is personally known, valued, respected, and cared for during their time at Parade is fundamental in helping students develop as balanced and well-rounded individuals. Every student has access to the wide range of help and support available at the College, so they can enjoy a happy and rewarding education at Parade.
The House System gives your child a feeling of belonging from the day they join Parade College. We have five Houses named after the first five founding Brothers of Parade College: Bodkin, Hughes, Lynch, Nolan and Treacy. Every student is placed in one of these five Houses on enrolment at Parade and remains with that House during their time at the College.
Within their houses, students are allocated a Tutor Group. These groups are divided into Lower Tutor Groups, consisting of students from Years 7, 8 and 9, and Upper Tutor Groups of students in Years 10, 11 and 12. Students stay together in their Lower Tutor Groups for three years, and move from there to the corresponding Upper Tutor Group, where they will once again be with the students with whom they shared their first year at Parade as Year 7 students.
Students compete in a range of inter-House competitions and activities, participate in House Assemblies, engage in awareness raising and fund-raising activities for the charities their House sponsors, go on camps and retreats together, and have a special House Celebration Day. The Tutor Teacher will be the first point of contact for everything to do with your child’s spiritual, academic, social and emotional well-being whilst they are at Parade.
The House System provides a strong foundation for pastoral care at both campuses of the College.
We place great value on developing and supporting each young person in their journey with us, not just academically, but personally, spiritually, socially and emotionally. At any stage along the way, students may need some additional assistance in dealing with a problem or issue. To assist at these times, there are Counsellors – qualified and experienced social workers and psychologists - available at each campus to talk, help, and support your child should he need this expertise.
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