Upon enrolment at Ivanhoe Girls', each student is allocated a House and becomes involved in the many sporting and cultural activities in the House program, including annual competitions in athletics, swimming, netball, cross-country and soccer. 

Each House has a Teacher Mentor to work closely with the elected House Captains.

If a family member has previously attended the school, students will usually be allocated to the same house as their relative, maintaining a sense of tradition.