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Boarding school for girls in Sydney, Australia
Wenona, Sydney:
Wenona is a global learning community, educating and empowering young women to serve and shape their world. Established in 1886, Wenona is a non-denominational, independent boarding and day school for girls. Located in North Sydney, just 20 minutes from Sydney’s CBD, it provides an all-girls education for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The School is ideally placed to provide opportunities for community engagement and cultural learning experiences. While most Wenona girls are day students, accommodation is available for 55 boarders. Boarders are from country regions, overseas countries, and some from Sydney itself.
Middle School:
Our Middle School curriculum offers a broad and diverse range of academic subjects and practical experiences that prepare girls for Senior College (Years 10, 11 and 12). We aim to stimulate them intellectually, to help each girl achieve her personal best, and to give her a lifelong love of learning.
In Middle School, it is important for girls to explore their individual interests and to study subjects that they enjoy and that challenge their learning. Their experience and achievements in the Middle School will help them make sound decisions when selecting HSC subjects in Years 11 and 12 and in their tertiary studies.
Early career guidance in the form of Careers Expos helps Middle School girls see the importance of keeping breadth and academic rigour in their program of study.
Years 7 and 8:
Girls in Years 7 and 8 follow a compulsory curriculum, largely determined by Board of Studies requirements. Girls must satisfactorily complete the following subjects for a School Certificate to be awarded: English, Mathematics, Science, Human Society and its Environment (HSIE), Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
Board requirements in Languages other than English (LOTE), Visual Arts, Music and Technology must also be met. However, in line with its aim to provide "a learning environment with the highest academic standards" which is "progressive and innovative in the provision of educational opportunities for its girls", Wenona provides some special extensions and enhancements.
Girls study Asian (Chinese and Japanese) and European (French and German) languages. As well, there is a unique "connected curriculum" for Year 8. This is made up of units of guided inquiry that involve student learning teams, problem solving, integrated tasks and experiential learning.
Year 9:
Wenona has a broad elective program. Subjects available provide for the range of interests and individual talents of Year 9 students.
Wenona offers these elective subjects to Years 9 and 10 (subject to interest):
* Chinese
* Commerce
* Design and Technology
* Drama
* French
* German
* Industrial Technology (Multimedia)
* Japanese
* Music
* Photographic and Digital Media
* Physical Activities and Sports Studies (PASS)
* Psychology
* Textiles Technology
* Visual Arts
Senior School:
In Year 10, girls complete their Stage 5 curriculum and meet the requirements of the Board of Studies for the School Certificate. The wide range of subject options beyond the core subjects required by the Board of Studies helps lay the foundations of good subject selection for a girl's final two years at Wenona.
In Years 11 and 12, the focus is on preparation for the Higher School Certificate. Girls may select up to 12 units from a broad range of subjects. We advise them to undertake a program of study that best suits their interests, abilities and career aspirations.
Extension courses are available in English, Mathematics (both Preliminary and HSC courses), History, Music and some languages (HSC courses only).
Wenona offers these elective subjects to Years 11 and 12:
* Advanced English
* Ancient History
* Biology
* Business Studies
* Ceramics (Non-UAI)
* Chemistry
* Chinese (Beginners)
* Dance
* Design and Technology
* Drama
* Earth and Environmental Science
* Economics
* Extension 1 English
* Extension 2 English
* Extension 1 Mathematics
* Extension 2 Mathematics
* French (Continuers)
* General Mathematics
* Geography
* German (Continuers)
* Japanese (Continuers)
* Legal Studies
* Mathematics
* Modern History
* Music 1
* Music 2
* Personal Development, Health, Physical Education
* Physics
* Senior Science
* Standard English
* Studies of Religion (1 Unit)
* Studies of Religion (2 Unit)
* Textiles and Design
* Visual Arts
* Visual Design (Non-UAI)
Extension courses are available in Music, History and languages (French, German and Japanese).
As well as the languages Wenona offers, girls are supported in studying HSC languages through the Open High School or the Saturday School of Community Languages.
Enrichment Programs:
Wenona celebrates the diversity of its girls' talents. We are committed to giving our girls opportunities for their individual talents to flourish. In the classroom we use differentiated teaching and learning approaches in all subjects.
Girls are encouraged to participate in the broad range of co-curricular activities available to develop their talents further.
For girls with specific talents or needs, individual programs are developed. These involve more complex work in the classroom, competitions, or appropriate activities outside Wenona, such as those offered by universities.
Address:
255 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW , Australia
Calrossy Anglican School
Courses / Programs
Calrossy is an Anglican Day and Boarding Secondary School for girls located in Tamworth, Northern New South Wales. It has one of the largest boarding enrolments among NSW girls' boarding schools. There are full-time, fortnightly and weekly boarders. They arrive from overseas, Sydney, the NSW central and north coast but most from central and north-west NSW. The school's location in Tamworth means many families in central and northwest NSW have their daughters close to home. Students who live further away can travel quickly and easily using the regular daily services provided by air services, Country Link trains and buses. Calrossy is registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Calrossy requires overseas students to arrange a local guardian with whom to stay during free weekends and term vacations. Students cannot remain at school during these scheduled holidays. Calrossy requires overseas applicants, for whom English is NOT their first language, to complete an English proficiency test after their application is received.
A variety of courses from years 7-12 with subjects including Agriculture, Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Studies, Commerce, Computing, Design and Technology, Drama, Earth Science, Economics, English, French, Geography, Hospitality, Japanese, Mathematics, Modern History, Music, Physical Education, Photography, Physics, Studies in Religion, Visual Arts and more.
Taylors College
Courses / Programs
Taylors College is a premier private college with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Australia. We provide the final three years of Australian high school / secondary school education (Years 10, 11 and 12) to international students from around the world. Please note that Taylors College is not a boarding school and does not provide a boarding program. Our students stay in student residence accommodation or in a homestay with a local host family.Taylors College delivers the individual state qualification programs for Melbourne, Perth and Sydney (VCE, WACE and HSC). These state-based qualifications are your first and most crucial step towards gaining a university place in Australia or overseas.
Taylors College is known throughout the world for its success in preparing students for the rigours of tertiary study and providing the smoothest transition to help them achieve the career of their dreams. It is different to a conventional high school. The environment is similar to that of a small university, where you will be treated like an adult, with flexible timetables and access to free weekly tutorials.
Australian High School Programs:
- Years 10-12 programs are offered in Sydney and Melbourne.
- In Perth, only Years 10-11 programs are offered.
- Years 10-12 programs are offered in Sydney and Melbourne.
- In Perth, only Years 10-11 programs are offered.
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, Berkshire
Courses / Programs
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools are twin day and boarding schools that share the same estate at Marlston, Hermitage in the Berkshire countryside. Brockhurst teaches boys from six to thirteen years of age, while Marlston House teaches girls of the same age.Boys and girls are taught together in our vibrant co-educational pre-prep school (ages 3-6). From Year 2 they are taught separately in small, single-sex classes. We believe this is the best system for developing their academic potential.
Boys and girls continue to mix for the many social and extracurricular activities we provide. At the age of thirteen, their classes are combined again in preparation for the Common Entrance exams.
At Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, we aim to provide a first-class, unique education in a disciplined and happy, family environment. Both schools offer a broad curriculum, which includes art, drama, music, and an exciting variety of other activities. This breadth is reflected in the range of scholarships achieved.
Approximately 1.25 hours drive west of London, our schools are situated in a magnificent Jacobean style mansion set in 500 acres of stunning Berkshire countryside. Our mission is to develop enthusiastic, self-confident and well-mannered girls and boys with enquiring minds.
- Co-educational pre-prep school (ages 3-6)
- Single-sex primary schools with boarding facilities for boys (in Brockhurt) and girls (in Marlston House)
- Common Entrance exam preparation
Subjects include:
English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, French, Computing, Technology, Scripture, Music, Art, Drama and Physical Education
- Single-sex primary schools with boarding facilities for boys (in Brockhurt) and girls (in Marlston House)
- Common Entrance exam preparation
Subjects include:
English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, French, Computing, Technology, Scripture, Music, Art, Drama and Physical Education
Rangi Ruru
Courses / Programs
Located in Christchurch, New Zealand, this is a boarding and day school of the highest quality. Rangi Ruru Girls' School is one of New Zealand's top achieving schools, offering independent Intermediate (Year 7 and 8) and Secondary (Years 9 to 13) education for Day and Boarding students. New Zealand's national qualification for secondary school learners is the National Certificate of Educational Achievement - NCEA. Internatonal students are welcome. International students who do not have English as their first language will usually be asked to sit an assessment test in Christchurch, to determine whether they are ready to study in mainstream classes. All international students are mainstreamed and they must have the English skills to cope with classroom and homework tasks. Note: Entry to senior classes (Years 11-13) requires a higher level of English than entry to junior classes.
The NZ curriculum framework consists of 7 Essential Learning Areas: languages; mathematics; science; technology; social sciences; the arts; health and physical education. Rangi Ruru offers a wide range of curriculum choices within this framework. These include music, photography, graphic design, theatre arts; thinking skills; dance; drama; design and technology; fashion, fabric & design; media studies and computer technology.
Guildford Grammar School
Courses / Programs
Located near Midland close to the city of Perth, Western Australia. Guildford Grammar provides an education for boys from K-12 while also providing boarding facilities. Guildford Grammar is an independent School comprising a co-educational Preparatory School which caters for the needs of students from Kindergarten to Year Six and a Senior School which offers an equally diverse range of educational opportunities for boys from Year Seven to Year Twelve. For well over one hundred years Guildford Grammar School has established a reputation for the provision of an outstanding broad-based education for young people. It is an education which aims to ensure that each person is nurtured and encouraged to develop to their full potential in the areas of academic performance, cultural involvement, spiritual growth and sporting participation and endeavour, all of which is encompassed in a pastoral care system that is tailored as much as possible to meet each child’s needs.
All boys boarding school with a full K-12 curriculum on offer.
Newington College
Courses / Programs
Newington College, a K-12 day and boarding school for boys open to all faiths and denominations since 1863, is located in Lindfield & Stanmore, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Years 7-10 boarders are located in the historic Founders Wing - the traditional home for Newington's boarders - and the Years 11-12 boarding house is located in superb new premises about three minutes walk from the secondary school campus.
NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC - Year 12), NSW School Certificate (Year 10), International Baccalaureate Diploma Program: subjects include Computing, Drama, Economics, English, History, Geography, Languages (Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Latin), Legal Studies, Mathematics, Music, PDHPE, Religious Education, Science, Technology, Visual Arts.