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School Life

Houses, sport, clubs, arts and enrichment — what happens at Greenhills either side of the timetable.

Houses

Four houses, one school

Every student belongs to one of four houses — Diamond, Emerald, Gold and Ruby. The houses compete across academics, sport, cultural activities and service through the year, working towards the Overall House Championship.

The house system is where most students first take responsibility for something beyond themselves: organising, captaining, representing, and losing gracefully.

Sport

Sport, indoors and out

Games run through the week alongside lessons, and the inter-house sports meet is one of the fixed points of the school year.

Indoor

Badminton, table tennis, chess and carrom.

On the field

Football, cricket, volleyball, basketball and pickleball.

Pool and track

Swimming and skating.

Precision sports

Archery and rifle shooting.

Clubs & Leadership

Clubs and student leadership

Student clubs run under the Greenhills Enrichment & Mentorship Society (GEMS). Each club has a Teacher In-Charge, is supported by Section Mentors, and is led by Student Governors — students who plan the club's activities rather than simply attend them.

In 2025–26, GEMS included clubs covering environment, leadership, health and wellbeing, arts, music, public speaking, service and STEM.

Arts & Assembly

Performance, assembly and celebration

The campus has an open-air amphitheatre used for performances and assemblies. Attendance at assemblies and school functions is expected of all students.

The inter-house arts festival sits alongside the sports meet as one of the two fixed inter-house competitions of the year.

Enrichment

Enrichment activities

Alongside the clubs, the school runs enrichment activities mentored by visiting specialists: chess, karate, skating, pottery, rifle shooting, craft, keyboard, abacus, guitar and yoga.

How these sit against the academic timetable is set out under academics.

Boarding

For students who live here

Boarders from Class V upwards live on campus, so school life continues past the last lesson — supervised evening study, shared meals, and the routines of a house.

Boarders take part in the same houses, clubs, sport and enrichment as day scholars.

Questions

School life FAQs

How many houses are there?

Four — Diamond, Emerald, Gold and Ruby. See the house system.

Which sports are available?

Badminton, table tennis, chess, carrom, football, cricket, volleyball, basketball, pickleball, swimming, skating, archery and rifle shooting.

Are there student clubs?

Yes, run under GEMS with student leaders and a Teacher In-Charge for each club.

Do boarders join in?

Yes. Boarders and day scholars share the same houses, clubs, sport and enrichment.

Where do performances happen?

In the open-air amphitheatre on campus, which is also used for assemblies.

Visit Us

The best way to judge school life is to watch it.

Come during a working day — a games afternoon or an assembly tells you more than any page.