Editing Haberdashers' Adams (section)

=== House system ===
Haberdashers' Adams operates an extra-curricular [[house system]] and is the basis of inter-house sports competitions, traditionally a source of pride for pupils of their respective houses (all named after Shropshire-born notables):

* ''Owen House'', named after [[Wilfred Owen]], one of the leading poets of the [[First World War]] (born near [[Oswestry]]) sports [[scarlet (color)|scarlet]] as its colours. This house was called Clive House after [[Clive of India|Robert Clive of India]] until 2021 when it was renamed after [[Robert Clive#Criticism|criticism arose of Robert Clive]] in light of the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Newport Haberdashers' Adams School to drop Clive House name |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-53335571 |access-date=18 July 2020 |publisher=BBC News|date=8 July 2020}}</ref>
* ''Darwin House'', traditionally sports [[royal blue]] and is named after [[Shrewsbury]]-born [[Charles Darwin]], the celebrated 19th-century naturalist.
* ''Talbot House'', the last of the three original "Salopian" houses, traditionally displays black and white (arranged in hoops, ''e.g.'' on rugby jerseys) as its sporting colours; it is named after [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]]-born [[John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury|"Old Talbot" (Sir John Talbot, ''later'' Earl of Shrewsbury)]] of the famous local [[Earl of Shrewsbury#Second creation, 1442|Talbot family]] and one of the foremost English [[military commander]]s of the [[Hundred Years War|French medieval wars]].
* ''Webb House'', was founded in 1994 by Robert Mulhern and assumed [[emerald green]] as its distinguishing colours; it is named after [[Dawley]]-born merchant naval officer and accomplished swimmer, [[Captain Matthew Webb]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2013/12/landmarks-and-memorials-of-open-water.html |date=25 December 2013 |title=Landmarks, Monuments, Memorials of Open Water Swimmers |author=Daily News of Open Water Swimming}}</ref> 
* ''Sa'adu House'', the newest house being announced in 2020 and being formed in the school year starting 2021, named after NHS worker and Old Novaportan who died during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Alfa Sa'adu, assuming [[purple]] as its house colour.

Throughout the academic year there are many house events at Haberdashers' Adams, revolving around the arts, sports or academic subjects. These include the House Music Competition; Dixon Cup, which covers drama and public speaking; Smedley Cup and House 7s, which are both rugby competitions; and other sports competitions such as House Cross Country and House Swimming. Intra-house geography, history, poetry and languages competitions also take place.