▁deb ating ▁or ▁music ▁and ▁drama . ▁ ▁Comm only ▁these ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁w inners ▁of ▁National ▁or ▁County ▁tournament s ▁however ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁awarded ▁for ▁extraordinary ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁awarded ▁for ▁pr estig ious ▁efforts ▁undert aken ▁by ▁students ▁outside ▁of ▁their ▁school ▁care ers . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁forms ▁of ▁colours ▁raising ▁in ▁prest ige : ▁Term ▁colours , ▁for ▁students ▁performing ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁real ▁mer it ; ▁Year ▁Col ours , ▁for ▁students ▁performing ▁mer itor ious ▁acts ▁over ▁an ▁academic ▁year ; ▁Half ▁school ▁colours , ▁for ▁dedic ation , ▁achiev ement ▁and ▁service ▁to ▁a ▁field ▁and ▁Full ▁School ▁Col ours ▁which ▁are ▁awarded ▁very ▁rarely ▁to ▁remarkable ▁acts ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁across ▁a ▁student ' s ▁school ▁career . ▁ ▁Col ours ▁are ▁indicated ▁by ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁add itions ▁to ▁a ▁students ▁bla z ers : ▁term ▁and ▁year ▁colours ▁are ▁ind ist ingu ish able ▁and ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁br ass ▁bad ge ▁with ▁col oured ▁en am el ▁aff ixed ▁to ▁the ▁la pel . ▁ ▁The ▁bad ge ▁is ▁col oured ▁to ▁indicate ▁the ▁school ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁earned ▁and ▁the ▁field ▁it ▁was ▁earned ▁in ▁is ▁emb oss ed ▁in ▁br ass ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Half ▁school ▁colours ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁bad ge ▁se wn ▁onto ▁the ▁breast ▁of ▁the ▁bla zer ▁above ▁the ▁school ▁cr est ▁on ▁the