Programme · HOUSE

Unite. Contribute. Lead.

A school-wide governance reform that places every student inside a smaller peer community—with a role, a voice and collective responsibility.

Adopted by the Government of Tamil Nadu · November 2024

Student House Captains at a Tamil Nadu government-school assembly

HOUSE at a glance

37,500+government schools
177schools in independent RCT
89%attendance in validation sample

What changes

Leadership becomes a practice

House System is designed around the real decisions, relationships and routines that shape a school every day.

Belonging

Cross-grade, cross-gender houses make every student visible inside a dependable peer group.

Distributed leadership

Elected captains and teacher in-charges take meaningful roles in everyday school life.

Peer learning

Students notice attendance and learning gaps early and help peers reconnect.

Local innovation

Micro Innovation Projects turn school-specific problems into practical student-led action.

How it works

Listen. Build. Practise. Learn.

  1. 01

    Create inclusive cross-grade houses

  2. 02

    Elect and equip student leaders

  3. 03

    Run focused micro-innovation projects

  4. 04

    Review attendance, learning and belonging

“The House makes sure no child disappears into the crowd.”
— HOUSE learning community

Bring HOUSE to your context.

We design with the people who will carry the work—so the programme belongs locally from the beginning.