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.