Pembroke is divided into three "sub-schools": Junior School (Early Learning Centre - Year 6) Middle School (Years 7-10) Senior School (Years 11-12) In the junior school, students are allocated into one of four "houses", Torrens (Blue), Yorke (Yellow), Spencer (Green) and Flinders (Red), which are used for sporting events. Upon entry into either the middle or senior schools, students are allocated one of the school's eight houses: Hill (Red), Wright (Dark Green), Smith (Light Blue), Yates (Yellow), Mellor (Navy), Medlin (Purple), Reeves (Orange) and the school's newest house, Oats (Lime Green). In the middle school, houses define tutorial groups and have a significant effect on students' subject teachers. The houses play an important role in the organisation of pastoral care, intra-school sport and other activities. Upon entry into the senior school students remain in the house allocated to them in middle school but do not remain in the same house allocated tutorial groups. Students are placed in a tutorial with one of their subject teachers. Students stay in this group for their two years in senior school, even if their tutor is no longer their subject teacher. Curriculum The Pembroke School curriculum follows a framework covering the eight nationally recognised key learning areas: English, mathematics, science, humanities, languages, arts, health and physical education and technology. Within each of Pembroke's sub-schools there exists a branch of the "Hearing Unit" which offers specialist assistance and support for hearing-impaired students. From the ELC to Year 6, students follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) and commence studies of a second language with Spanish. Foreign language studies continue with a broader range of options in the middle school up to Year 10. In the Middle School, all students study English, Maths, Science and Physical Education as part of the core curriculum. Students in years 7-9 also study History, Geography and Health, whilst students in year 10 undertake the SACE Personal Learning Plan; Social, Emotional and Personal Development (SEPD) and Australian History. In year 7, students choose to study two Languages from Spanish, Chinese, French, German, or, as a recent addition to the curriculum, Kaurna, for a semester each, and continue to study one or both the languages in year 8. Year 7 students also study Visual Art, Music, Drama, Digital Technology and Design Technology, and can choose to continue these subjects in years 8-10. Geography, World History, Commerce, Film and Sports Exercise Science