{"id":17157,"date":"2025-10-17T14:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me.cognita.network\/kingsdohathumama-v2\/?page_id=17157"},"modified":"2025-10-20T04:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:23:20","slug":"house-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/me.cognita.network\/kingsdohathumama-v2\/house-system\/","title":{"rendered":"House System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<section  class=\"bg-video-wrap hero section hero--centertext   \" style='background: url(https:\/\/me.cognita.network\/kingsdohathumama-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/08\/KGST-4504-1.webp) center ;background-size:cover ;'>\n                <div class=\"bg-overlay\" style='background:#593963;opacity:0.3;'><\/div>\n                <div class=\"overlay\" >\n                  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-12\">\n\n                        <div class=\"caption text-start\"><div class=\"component sub-heading\" >\n                              <h1 class=\"display-h1\">House System<\/h1>\n                            <\/div><\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/section><div class='row  m-x-0 breadcrumb-wrap ' style=''><div class='container-fluid' >\n                <nav aria-label='breadcrumb'><ol class=\"breadcrumb mt-3\">\n                  <li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me.cognita.network\/kingsdohathumama-v2\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n                  <li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">House System<\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n              <\/nav>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n            <div class=\"wrapper\">\n    <section  id=\"txt tableOfContents\"  style='' class=\"section    container-width   \" ><div class=\"container-fluid \"><div class=\"row   \"><div class=\" col-lg-6 col-md-6   \" ><div class=\"component mb-1 mt-0  radius-bottom-LR \" style='px'><div class=\"sub-heading component\"><h2  class=\"h6  \">The Heart of Our Community and Pastoral Care<\/h2><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sub-heading component \">\n                        <p class=\"body-medium\">The House system is a hallmark of British independent schools and sits at the core of pastoral life at King\u2019s College Doha. It creates smaller, supportive communities within the wider school, helping every student form lasting friendships across year groups.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEach of our four Houses follows a consistent framework of excellent pastoral care, with student wellbeing as the first priority. The system nurtures personal growth and leadership. Older pupils mentor younger peers, organise activities, and lead their House through a lively calendar of interhouse competitions, building healthy rivalry, teamwork, and a strong shared spirit throughout the year.<\/p>\n                        <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6   \"><div class=\"component single-img\"><div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9 callout-img halfcol--img image_overlay_7424\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/me.cognita.network\/kingsdohathumama-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/08\/KGSM-5305.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n            <\/div>\n    <section  id=\"txt tableOfContents\"  style='background-color:#f9f6f1;' class=\"section  light-color section--white   img-portrait \" ><div class=\"container-fluid \"><div class=\"row   \"><div class=\" col-lg-6 col-md-6   \" ><div class=\"component mb-1 mt-0  radius-bottom-LR \" style='px'><div class=\"sub-heading component\"><h2  class=\"h6  \">Our Four Houses<\/h2><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sub-heading component \">\n                        <p class=\"body-medium\">Students at King\u2019s College Doha belong to one of four Houses: Byerley, Darley, Godolphin, and Markham. Each has a clear identity, a proud ethos, and its own distinctive colour, bringing energy and belonging to daily school life.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nOur Houses take their names from a cherished strand of Qatari and global heritage: the Arabian horse. They honour the four foundational stallions of the modern Thoroughbred breed, the Byerley Turk, Darley Arabian, Godolphin Arabian, and Markham Arabian. This lineage speaks to what we value in our students: ambition, grace under pressure, and deep cultural roots. 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