Buckley Park College proudly has four houses: Buckley, Croft, Graves and Hoffman.
Students and staff are allocated a house when they join the school and they remain in the same house throughout their time at BPC
Our Houses
In 1963, the College was build on land which was owned by Mr Buckley, a brother of the founder of the department store Buckley & Nunn
A portion of land east of Hoffman’s Road was sold to a German migrant, Mr Hoffman, who called his homestead “Beitzbach”
In 1964 the property was passed to the Croft family who retained the name “Beitzbach”, but Police Superintendent Graves, a later owner, changed the name to Benalta
Benalta is an aboriginal word for a type of game bird. Benalta is now the name of our College Magazine which is produced annually.
In 2023 our House Logos were designed by students in the Art Club, with guidance from Art Teacher Sally Packham in 2023. The designs depict local fauna and flora found in the area and the iconic footbridge over the Maribyrnong River at Aberfeldie.
Competitions are arranged throughout the year where students compete to gain points for their house.
These Competitions are:
- Swimming Carnival (usually held in March) the winning House receives the 'JM & EM Tripovitch Trophy'.
- Theatre Festival (usually held in April), the winning House receives the 'Theatre Festival Trophy for House Drama'.
- House Music Competition.
- Athletics Carnival (usually held in May), the winning House receives the 'Sinclair Cup'.
The points awarded for each individual competition are put together to find the overall House winner for the year.
The winning house receives the 'Seymour Cup' at the end of the year Awards Ceremony.
Left to right- Tripovich Trophy, Sinclair Cup, Theatre Festival Trophy and The Seymour Cup
In 1965, Mr & Mrs Tripovich donated a perpetual trophy for competition in House Swimming. Mr Tripovich was MLC for Doutta Galla in the Victorian Parliament from 1960 to 1963. The Tripovich Trophy was first awarded to Graves House in 1965
In honour of the school's founding Principal, Mr George Sinclair, The Sinclair Cup for House Athletics and was first awarded to Buckley House in 1964.
The Theatre Festival Trophy was introduced by Principal Tony Tartaro (2000-2012), and was first awarded to Croft House in 2002.
The Seymour Cup for House Aggregate. Awarded to the House that accrues the most points during the year. First awarded in 1964 to Graves House.
