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Corby House

Oldest dormitory in Gayaza High School. It is named after the Headmistress Nancy Corby, who preceded Joan Cox in 1963.

  • Built 1962
  • Houses: 160 girls
  • Color: Blue

Corby house, one of the oldest dormitories in Gayaza High School was named after the Headmistress Nancy Corby, who preceded Joan Cox in 1963. She was the last one to be head of Junior School. Previously Gayaza Junior and Gayaza High School were one school, until 1962, when the secondary section was started with Joan Cox as its first headmistress.

The house has both the junior and senior blocks. The junior block has 8 rooms, 2 of which are prefects’ rooms while the senior block has 12 rooms and 1 belongs to the sitting house prefect. The residents of this house are known as “Corbians” with Blue as their theme colour. Corby’s motto is “Forward Ever, Backward Never“.

Key Fact Details
House Structure Junior and Senior Blocks
Junior Block Rooms 8 rooms (2 are prefects’ rooms)
Senior Block Rooms 12 rooms (1 for the sitting house prefect)
Residents’ Name Corbians
Theme Colour Blue
House Motto Forward Ever, Backward Never
Year 1962

Corby Anthem

The Corby House anthem is a song that celebrates Corby House, a residential house at Gayaza High School. The anthem begins with the line “Situated at the end of Gayaza High School is Corby House”. It then goes on to highlight the qualities associated with the house, such as quality, creativity, unity, ability, and hard work. The anthem concludes with a call to praise and thank the Lord.