‘From a boarding perspective, they have everything on their doorstep’
Farm kids at the top of their game are using boarding schools as an avenue to leverage their sporting dreams.
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Australia’s most expensive boarding schools revealed
Boarding school fees have increased to new highs in 2024. Use our interactive graphic to search the fees for 128 boarding schools across Australia.
Why more parents are choosing independent schools
The number of students enrolled at independent and boarding schools has risen in recent years. See what’s driving enrolment numbers.
Boarding fees see biggest rise in three years
Parents of boarding students at independent schools in southeast Australia are facing the steepest increase in tuition and boarding fees in three years.
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Students the best judge of this Ballarat school’s success
Whether students aspire to be athletes, agronomists, teachers or take on the family farm, Ballarat Clarendon College has a strategy to help them reach their goals.
Caulfield Grammar boarders strike sport-study balance
The move from Singapore to Melbourne for boarding school was worth it for this aspiring swimmer, even though Covid-19 disrupted her plans to compete on the world stage.
Scotch College principal quits prestigious school
An international search for Scotch College’s next head has begun after principal Tom Batty stepped down, ending a 13-year tenure.
Rural Victoria’s top VCE schools revealed
A consistent high achiever and some tiny schools in farming towns are among regional and rural Victoria’s top performing schools in VCE 2020. See every school’s results here.
Same atmosphere, new pastimes: What’s changed for PLC boarders
This Tallarook teen has been looking forward to moving back to the boarding house all summer, but some COVID-induced changes will still be in place when she arrives for term 1.
Maffra’s Sam Berry powers up for Draft Combine
Maffra teen Sam Berry is one of three Gippsland players in the 22 country Victoria boys picked for the state’s AFL Draft Combine. See the full list of 22 who are vying to make an AFL list.
MLC head of boarding keeps girls connected
Methodist Ladies’ College boarding students hope they can return to campus for the final term of this year.
School camps explainer for regional Victorian families
Dig out those waterproofs and old running shoes, regional and rural kids can go on school camps in Term 4. Here’s everything we know so far about the return to on-campus education in country Victoria.
‘Huge relief’: Queensland grants exemption to NSW boarding students
In a quiet online announcement, the Queensland chief health officer has granted travel exemptions to boarding students after a #nobordersforboarders campaign drew national attention.
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