Eton - Choice of House/Housemaster

[Gho]

I have read a few messages on MN about Eton life with great interest.

My son is 11, have had a conditional offer, at the stage of choosing a house.

Another boy in my Ds' year group had already chosen his house (older in the year group, hence started 6 mths earlier), we happen to favour the same housemaster without realising he'd had a place there. Will we still have a chance to get in the same house?

Does anyone know whether a Eton Housemaster can take two boys from the same prep in a same year?

Any recommendations on houses/housemasters for an all round boy, who is really fit physically, not Alfa male though, but gentle, resilient & versatile would be most appreciated.

@gravel: May I ask in which house is your Ds, that has that wonderful chef?

Thank you all.

OP You're going to have the most splendiferous day in two years time ...

peteneras tomorrow will see the installation of the new Head in CC, and DS (who is indeed a specialist) will be there. I am quite envious!

All specialists will attend CC until they leave Eton - unlike the younger boys where Lower Chapel is the norm. But all 70 KS's attend CC from Day One. You will see your DS maturing very quickly in the next 24 months and will be coming home to you a man, no more a giggling little kid!

Ah! Re-reading suggests you're making two separate points peteneras. I wouldn't want anyone at first glance to assume that 13 year olds go away to school for two years at a time.

But while it's true that boys do mature over yrs 8 and 9 they're still much closer to giggling kids than men. Or is that just the ones I know?