About us

Tirisano is the youngest male residence at the University of Pretoria. It was formed in 2002 from all the male residences of the former Onderwyskollege of Pretoria. Despite being the youngest male residence, it has not stopped us from being a highly competitive residence and older residences consider us as firm competitors.

We are 329 students in Kiaat, which makes us the largest male residence in the whole of Tuks. First years comprise approximately 40% of this total.
Our motto, “Tirisano”, means “Working Together”. That being said, we rely on one another to get things done. We are working our way up in the rankings of Tuks. We take pride in the tiger as our mascot and he is known as “Oats”.

In Tirisaon we greet one another with a firm handshake. This one of our most important traditions as it builds unity in our residence

House Tirisano is found on six values of: Respect, Accountability, Sacrifice, Participation, Dignity and Integrity. We strive to portray these values in all that we do in our everyday lives.

Black and yellow x2

Is the colour of my heart

and the 10 story buildinng from the rest we set apart.

Tirisano x2

We are brothers forever

And we bleed for the black and yellow

Tirisano forever