About Biddle House
Biddle House is one of five boarding houses at
The Southport School. Established in 1988 the house
consists of 65 boys under the care of John Wallace,
the Housemaster since 2002. The house is built in
and around the oldest building on the school's
campus with its central courtyard and attractive
views. The house provides an exceptional environment
for learning, recreation and relaxing after a long
day at school. From a student's point of view Biddle
House is the greatest house in the school. It has
incredible house spirit and a great family
atmosphere. Residents are able to communicate with
each other and the masters readily. Generally the
house provides an environment that the boys feel is
a second home and whatever time is spent is
enjoyable and memorable. For twenty years the
members of Biddle House have proudly flown the House
Colours of red, green and gold at every house event,
with the students competing to the best of their
abilities. Winning most House Events in 1998,
2000 and 2008 Biddle won the House Shield.
Life In Biddle
Life in Biddle is a life worth experiencing.
Living in Biddle House is unlike living in any other
boarding community in Australia. The tight knit
community often comes together as one, to support
one another in troubled times. The house spirit,
cooperation and generosity wafts through the wooden
structure of Biddle, like blood through a young
warrior's veins. Very rarely is there anyone who is
homesick. You are too occupied with the duties for
the house and the school, to even have time to look
back. The excitement and enjoyment that you are
constantly experiencing leaves little room for
homesickness. Even if homesickness is experienced,
the comfort and reassurance from your fellow Biddle
members often quickly erases any uncertainty. |