Private Schools Guide Queensland 2021/22

BOARDING SCHOOLS
Generally boarding fees listed below do not take into account tuition fees.
SCOTS PGC COLLEGE
Warwick, QLD: 07 4666 9811
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SOMERVILLE HOUSE
South Brisbane: 07 3248 9202
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ST BRENDAN’S COLLEGE
Yeppoon: 07 4939 9300
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BOARDING YEAR LEVELS: 5 - 12
AFFILIATION: Uniting
BOARDING ENROLMENTS: 110
FEES: $25,185 - $30,470 (inclusive of tuition)
WEB: www.scotspgc.com.au
SCOTS PGC has been a co-educational
boarding school since 1918. Since that time
thousands of students from around Australia
and overseas have boarded at SCOTS PGC
whilst they study at school, play sport and
actively take part in the College community.
They have developed friendships for life and
learned new life skills. SCOTS PGC offers
boarding Iin separate campuses for boys and
girls from Year 5 through to Year 12.
Students can make themselves at home in
comfortable surroundings within the boarding
facilities. All rooms are air conditioned/heated
and have access to monitored Wi-Fi.
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BOARDING YEAR LEVELS: 6 to 12
AFFILIATION: Uniting Church,
Presbyterian & Methodist
BOARDING ENROLMENTS: 100
FEES (2021): $25,200 p.a. (boarding only)
WEB: www.somerville.qld.edu.au
A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Nowhere is the celebrated Somerville House spirit
more evident than among its boarding community.
Friendship, a sense of belonging, and the shared
commitment to growing, living and learning in a
contemporary location in the heart of Brisbane’s
dynamic arts, sporting and cultural precincts, make
Somerville House a world-class boarding experience.
Somerville House provides boarding for students
in Years 6 to 12. The School offers a high-quality
education in a safe and nurturing environment to
approximately 100 local, rural and overseas students.
Boarders enjoy purpose-built, modern and secure
facilities. Occupying designated levels in two buildings,
the boarding houses include modern bedrooms,
shared leisure and kitchen areas, supervised study
rooms and balconies overlooking the city.
Specialist staff are considerate to an age-appropriate
balance between individual needs and a cohesive
shared lifestyle. Somerville House provides a true
home away from home.
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BOARDING YEAR LEVELS: 7 - 12
AFFILIATION: Catholic
BOARDING ENROLMENTS: 264
FEES: Contact College
WEB: www.sbc.qld.edu.au
St Brendan’s College Boarding is nestled
within an expansive 300 acre coastal campus,
comprised of numerous dedicated facilities
assisting staff in the pursuit of academic,
sporting, and pastoral excellence. This curated
blend contributes to the unique nature of the
College as a holistic facility, providing students
the convenience and safety of being able to fulfil
their needs without additional travel.
The College has specialised in the provision
of residential care for young men from Central
Queensland and beyond since 1940. This wealth
of experience ensures staff understand the
unique needs of boarding students, providing a
familial environment of care, and belonging.
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ST HILDA’S SCHOOL
Southport: 07 5532 4922
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ST JOSEPH’S NUDGEE COLLEGE
Boondall, Brisbane: 07 3865 0555
55
ST MARGARET’S AGS
Ascot, Brisbane: 07 3862 0777
61
BOARDING YEAR LEVELS: 6 - 12
AFFILIATION: Anglican
BOARDING ENROLMENTS: 170
FEES: Please refer to website
WEB: www.sthildas.qld.edu.au
For more than a century, St Hilda’s School has
provided an outstanding education and a caring,
community life for Boarders. Boarding is offered
from Years 6 to 12 and accommodation features
individual cubicles in a dormitory-style setting, to
twin-share and private rooms.
St Hilda’s honours its heritage while providing
first-class spaces designed for optimal learning,
training, community and creativity. As the only allgirls’
school on the Gold Coast, St Hilda’s offers
a unique and supportive environment for girls to
develop and achieve their potential.
To register for an upcoming Boarding Experience
Day, contact Admissions on 07 5577 7232 or
enrolments@sthildas.qld.edu.au
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BOARDING YEAR LEVELS: 5 - 12
AFFILIATION: Catholic
BOARDING ENROLMENTS: 280
FEES: $18,020 - $22,170 p.a.
WEB: www.nudgee.com
Nudgee College is one of Australia’s largest
boarding schools, with a capacity of 332 boys
from Years 5 to12.
In 2015, Nudgee College opened the
redeveloped Boarding Village with a state-ofthe-art
facility which forms the heart and soul of
the College.
Each boy has his own individual room that feels
like his home inside a larger house. Features
include his own window, natural light, single bed,
space and quietness to study, a desk, shelving,
cupboard, large lockable storage areas, task
lighting, wireless internet, overhead fans, and
bench seating.
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BOARDING YEAR LEVELS: 5 - 12
AFFILIATION: Anglican
BOARDING ENROLMENTS: 185
FEES (2021): $21,840 p.a.
WEB: www.stmargarets.qld.edu.au
St Margaret’s is very proud of its 125-year
boarding tradition with long standing connections
across rural and regional Queensland, NSW,
NT and beyond. Located in beautiful Ascot,
the calm ambience of this quiet suburban
location makes for a wonderful home away
from home. Specialist boarding staff care for
the girls and assist them with all aspects of their
busy lives, including academics, wellbeing and
extracurricular sports and activities, promoting
their personal growth as they mature into young
women. St Margaret’s was named the nation’s
top boarding school in 2019 and 2020 in the
prestigious Australian Education Awards.
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