2025 Graziher Boarding Schools Directory

Choosing a boarding school is a complicated decision for both parents and children. Not only do you need to consider academic and co-curricular opportunities, school values, parental communication and involvement, but also logistics: location, boarding facilities, fees and more. The right boarding environment for your child is crucial to their long-term success, so it is important to weigh up the pros and cons and do your research. Graziher’s directory will help you explore what different schools have to offer as you search for your child’s home away from home.

ALL SOULS ST GABRIELS SCHOOL
With more than 100 years of experience, All Souls St Gabriels is a co-educational day and boarding school grounded in Christian faith, catering for students from Pre-prep to Year 12. Located in Charters Towers, 120 kilometres south-west of Townsville, the 45 hectare campus has wide, grassed ovals and playgrounds for outdoor pursuits and learning. It is a small school, with approximately 460 students, and yet it offers an impressive range of facilities, including a state-of-the-art Design and Technology Centre and Aquatic Precinct.
30 Dr George Ellis Drive, Charters Towers Qld 4820

FRENSHAM SCHOOLS
Established in 1913, Frensham is an independent, non-denominational boarding and day school for girls, with more than 70 per cent of the total enrolment in residence. Located at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales and set on 121 hectares, the surrounding bushland not only shapes the school’s character, but the character of the girls who call it home. Along with sport on weekends, boarders have study times, workshops, academic coaching and dedicated time for music practice. The school has an on-campus farm, where students grow and harvest vegetables, raise and train show cattle and sheep and manage the daily operations of a working farm.
Range Road, Mittagong NSW 2575

ANGLICAN CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Established in 1912, the Anglican Church Grammar School (known as ‘Churchie’) is for boys from Reception to Year 12, with boarding offered from Year 7. The school has the largest inner-city school campus in Brisbane, and students are fully supported in their development. Churchie’s mission is ‘the making of men’: to nurture and inspire men of character through the four tenets of academic excellence, spiritual awareness, personal growth and service. In addition, Churchie is a member of the Great Public Schools’ Association of Queensland (GPS) and participates in a range of interschool academic, sporting and cultural competitions.
Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane Qld 4169

BALLARAT GRAMMAR
Ballarat Grammar is one of regional Australia’s leading co-educational schools, with a proud history dating back to 1877 and a flourishing community of more than 1700 students from Prep to Year 12, including around 250 boarders. The main campus is located near Lake Wendouree in Ballarat, with beautiful heritage buildings and state-of-the-art, purpose-built learning spaces, sporting facilities and green spaces. The school also offers a farm campus set on 50 hectares, with sweeping rural views just 10 minutes from Ballarat, as well as an off-campus Year 9 experience, located in the vibrant heart of Melbourne’s CBD.
201 Forest Street, Wendouree Vic 3355

This directory originally appeared in the 2025 Graziher Boarding Schools Guide. You can access the full guide below and here. Directory continues below. 

HAILEYBURY RENDALL SCHOOL
Located in the city of Darwin, Haileybury Rendall School offers a world-class education and boarding experience for international and domestic students from early learning to Year 12, with boarding offered from Year 7. The school’s awards include Boarding School of the Year 2022 and Regional School of the Year 2023. Haileybury Rendall School has three boarding houses, each with individual and twin-share room options, shared areas and state-of-the-art sports facilities including a swimming pool, basketball courts and recreational ovals. The male and female residences, while separate, are connected via common living spaces in which students can study or socialise.
6057 Berrimah Road, Berrimah NT 0828

HAILEYBURY PANGEA ONLINE SCHOOL
Haileybury Pangea is an online school for students in Years 5 to 12, located in Victoria and the Northern Territory. The school delivers the Australian Curriculum using the latest online learning technology, so students have every opportunity to reach their goals and prepare themselves for the world’s top universities and beyond. Students attend two or three live lessons per subject per week with the addition of self-paced learning, allowing for greater flexibility and time to pursue other interests or activities.

KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Located in Wahroonga on Sydney’s North Shore, Knox Grammar School is a leading independent Uniting Church school. Knox was founded in 1924 and caters for boys from Kindergarten to Year 12, offering boarding places for boys from Year 7 across three boarding houses. There is a co-curricular activity for everyone, with more than 30 sports including rugby, basketball, tennis, and volleyball, and more than 70 activities including cadets, clubs and social justice, plus more than 90 music programs including instrumental and choral performance opportunities.
2 Borambil Street, Wahroonga NSW 2076

PEMBROKE SCHOOL
Pembroke School is an independent co-educational and non-denominational day and boarding school located in Kensington Park, a suburb six kilometres east of the centre of Adelaide. It was founded in 1974 as an amalgamation of King’s College, a boys’ school, and the Girton Girls’ School, and offers education from Early Learning to Year 12. The curriculum extends from child-centred, inquiry-based learning experiences in the Junior School’s International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme; the Australian Curriculum in the middle school; and two programs in the senior school: The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB).
342 The Parade, Kensington Park SA 5068; pembroke.sa.edu.au

PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ COLLEGE ARMIDALE
PLC caters for day and boarding students from Pre-kindergarten to Year 12, with boarding offered from Year 5. Since 1887, PLC has provided an inspirational culture, supporting girls as they develop into young women of substance and character. A signature feature of PLC is the international program, reflecting the school’s global approach to learning. Students engage in the global community with Chaplaincy tours, international exchanges and service learning.
15–57 Crest Rd, Armidale NSW 2350

PYMBLE LADIES’ COLLEGE
Situated on 50 acres on Sydney’s upper North Shore, Pymble Ladies’ College is an independent school for girls from Kindergarten to Year 12, with boarding available from Year 7. Leading the way in educating girls and young women since its inception in 1916, Pymble is proud to be the first independent school in Australia to be designated an Olympic Pathway School by the Australian Olympic Committee. This achievement demonstrates their dedication to providing students with opportunities, resources and support to help them pursue their dreams.
Avon Road, Pymble NSW 2073

SCOTS ALL SAINTS COLLEGE
Scots All Saints is an independent Presbyterian Church co-educational day and boarding college located in picturesque Bathurst, New South Wales. The college has a long and proud reputation of providing outstanding learning experiences for children from Preparatory to Year 12 in a safe, secure, idyllic country setting. The college encourages students from all backgrounds to get involved in the college farm, set on 40 hectares, where students breed cattle and sheep, or prepare steers for showing. The farm also allows students to be involved in a cropping program.
4173 O’Connell Road, Bathurst NSW 2795

SCOTS PGC COLLEGE
Located on the outskirts of Warwick, Queensland, Scots PGC College is a Prep to Year 12 co-educational school for day and boarding families. One of its great strengths is the diverse pathways it provides, with exceptional academic results, school-based apprenticeships or traineeships and workplace-ready qualifications. Scots PGC also boasts a prestigious equestrian program of dressage, jumping, eventing and polocrosse to campdrafting, with the opportunity for students to bring their own horses to school.
60 Oxenham Street, Warwick QLD 4370

ST MARGARET’S ANGLICAN GIRLS SCHOOL
Situated in the leafy Brisbane suburb of Ascot, St Margaret’s is an independent day and boarding school for girls from Pre-prep to Year 12, offering boarding from Year 5. Educating girls since 1895, the school is known for its academic excellence and commitment to pastoral care; 21 sports, a thriving cultural program and a strong emphasis on social responsibility; and opportunities to participate in a global exchange program to countries including Canada, Japan, South Africa, New Zealand, USA, England, Germany and France.
11 Petrie Street, Ascot Qld 4007

ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE
Catering for boys and girls since 1945, St Peters is Brisbane’s only co-educational boarding school, for students from Prep to Year 12, with boarding offered from Year 6. Renowned for its academic, sports, music and co-curricular programs, it also boasts an iconic outdoor education program for Year 9 students at the Ironbark Centre near Toowoomba, Queensland, where they spend five weeks completing outdoor challenges, maintaining a farm, and experiencing community living.
66 Harts Road, Indooroopilly Qld 4068

STUARTHOLME SCHOOL
Located on 21 hectares just six kilometres from the Brisbane CBD, Stuartholme is a Catholic day and boarding school for girls in Years 5 to 12 (and the only private Catholic girls boarding school in Brisbane). With just 750 students, the school is small enough for each student to be personally known, yet large enough to offer a dynamic range of opportunities, from playing rugby in France or an exchange program in Tokyo, to working on the award-winning urban farm. Boarding is at the heart of the school, with staff who genuinely care.
365 Birdwood Terrace, Toowong Qld 4066

THE ARMIDALE SCHOOL
Located on the New England Tableland of New South Wales, The Armidale School (TAS) is a co-educational Anglican day and boarding school with broad academic, co-curricular and pastoral programs, making it an ideal family education destination. The school has students from Pre-kindergarten to Year 12, with boarding offered from Year 6. TAS boasts a 10 hectare agricultural precinct, Meadowfield, only two blocks east of the main campus plus an additional 66 hectare block where the school’s stud Poll Hereford herd is based.
87 Douglas Street, Armidale NSW 2350

ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE HUNTERS HILL
St Joseph’s is an independent Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located on the lower North Shore of Sydney. St Joseph’s, affectionately known as Joeys, has been at the forefront of secondary education for 140 years. There is a strong city and country connection, with 25 per cent of students coming from country regions. Parents and family have the option of staying at the Country Club, across the road from the main campus, providing an Airbnb-style accommodation option, whether visiting to attend a sporting or co-curricular event, a parent information evening, or simply to enjoy a picnic on the front lawn as a family.
Mark Street, Hunters Hill, NSW 2110

THE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE
The Cathedral College (TCC) is a Catholic co-educational boarding school in Rockhampton, central Queensland. TCC offers a high quality, faith-based education from Years 7 to 12, with more than 1360 students currently enrolled, including 200 boarders from across central Queensland and beyond. The TCC sports department attracts quality volunteer coaches, winning local, regional, state and national competitions.
189 William Street, Rockhampton Qld 4700

THE GEELONG COLLEGE
With two campuses south-west of Melbourne, The Geelong College is a Uniting Church co-educational school with 1500 students from Early Learning to Year 12, boarding from Year 7. Founded in 1861, the school’s tight-knit boarding community comprises just 50 boys and 50 girls, from across the country and overseas. Co-curricular programs are available in music, drama, public speaking and sport, including an excellent aquatic facility designed to FINA standards.
20 Talbot Street, Newtown Vic 3220

THE KING’S SCHOOL
Specialising in boys’ education for almost 200 years, King’s aims to develop young men of good character and integrity. Located in North Parramatta, Sydney, King’s offers boarding from Year 7. Boys are encouraged to develop their talents and interests with first-class facilities in 194 hectares of space, including 17 sports fields, nine halls, and the renowned King’s Theatre, a 350-seat industry-standard performance space. The uniform — the oldest military uniform still worn in Australia — is symbolic of what it means to be a Kingsman, willing to live a life of service for the good of society and others.
87–129 Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta NSW 2151

THE KING’S SCHOOL, TUDOR HOUSE
The Southern Highlands campus of The King’s School, Tudor House, caters for girls and boys from Pre-kindergarten to Year 6, with boarding offered from Year 3. Set on 68 hectares, Tudor House offers exceptional indoor and outdoor learning facilities that provide space for children to learn through active investigation and exploration. Tudor House is committed to nurturing students to achieve their full potential.
6480 Illawarra Highway, Moss Vale NSW 2577

THE ROCKHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Queensland’s largest boarding school, The Rockhampton Grammar School (RGS) is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, established in 1881. Students from Early Learning to Year 12 are welcome, with boarding offered from Year 6. At RGS, the co-curricular program is a complement to students’ academic pursuits. RGS boasts a demonstration farm and access to a commercial cattle herd; as well as a Dance and Musical Theatre Academy, providing professional tuition as well as a performance and rehearsal space.
Archer Street, Rockhampton Qld 4700

WHITSUNDAY ANGLICAN SCHOOL
In the tropical surrounds of Mackay and the Whitsundays, Queensland, this regional school offers co-educational classes for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, with boarding offered from Year 6. Whitsunday Anglican places great emphasis on helping boarders maintain connections with their lives and communities, providing a chartered bus service to surrounding areas each weekend. Full-time boarding is also offered for students who need it.
2–16 Celeber Drive, Beaconsfield Qld 4740

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