Colour green. Named after Edith Hooke who showed way of life and learning Torch is ‘lamp of life’ and ‘torch of knowledge.’ A father made its first shield and other houses followed suit. One member was Dr Judith Dey (former House Prefect and later Chair of the Board of Governors). Winner of at least one house cup each decade as captured in the years noted on this page and tied with Messiter in 2004 and 1975.