The Seton Catholic College House system underpins the Pastoral Care Program and is central to a student's sense of belonging at the school. At Seton we have six Houses led by our Heads of House who monitor both the academic progress and welfare of the students. The six Houses of the College are McAuley, Delany, MacKillop, Loyola, Marion and Ward.
Each one of these Houses is made up of seven Pastoral Care groups consisting of 20 to 25 students. The Pastoral Care teacher sees their students every morning and is the first point of contact for families to discuss student progress, difficulties, illness, achievements or a variety of other matters.
This vertical pastoral care structure enables the grouping of younger and older students together where the former can gain advice, information and support from the latter, who can, in turn, develop their leadership and mentoring skills as they act as role models for the younger students. These informal goals are more formalised in our Peer Support Program where Year 11 students lead our Year 7 students in their orientation and induction to Seton.
The College places great value on developing leadership qualities. Aside from the Peer Support Program, there are leaders in each House selected to represent Arts, Sport and Ministry. Throughout the year, they are given opportunities and training in roles such as: organising events, understanding and interacting with a range of age groups, public speaking and knowing what it means to be a servant leader. These activities enable the students to develop skills and confidence which will help them in later life.
Each year a House has a focus on one of our College Values. A student will be exposed to each one of these values over their 6 years at the College. These core values underpin all we do here at Seton and best enable the College community to "Seek Christ" and to live and experience the Gospel message.
Respect
Respect is an expression of our regard for self and others. When we act with respect, we are recognising the dignity of each person and their worth as a human being.
Inclusion
Inclusion is being valued, respected and supported. It is about focusing on the needs of every individual and ensuring the right conditions are in place for each person to achieve his or her full potential. It is about respecting and appreciating our differences and celebrating the reality that we are a better community for those differences. A community that is genuinely inclusive and celebrates its diversity encourages the best from each person because everyone knows that they are valued and that they belong.
Service
Service is going out of our way to help other people and the environment. It is most meaningful when it becomes a way of living rather than a particular action.
Excellence
Excellence is about getting better every day. It involves trying to put quality into everything we do. When we genuinely do our best we are cultivating our creativity because both excellence and creativity are expressions of a stimulated heart and imagination. Everybody has tremendous creative capacities. We all benefit when we find a way to engage our intelligence and draw out our innate creativity.