The Best Boarding Schools in Australia

Boarding Schools are very popular in Australia. Discover the Best Boarding Schools in Australia.
Studying in Australia will provide your child with an excellent education, as well as a caring living environment and great choices in extra-curricular activities to do with friends in an accepting environment.

Why Many International Students Choose a Boarding School in Australia?

Studying in Australia offers international students excellence in learning, terrific opportunities to engage in extra-curriculum activities with friends, and an accepting learning environment within a multicultural society. Private boarding schools offer the highest level of academic learning with many students from these schools consistently achieving the best results in state or national examinations.

International Environment

Students come from almost every country in the world, especially China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Greece, Germany, France, Russia, Turkey, the Netherlands, South Africa, Polynesia, and New Zealand.
Since Australia has embraced becoming a multicultural society, even the youngest students are taught to accept people from other cultures and nationalities. It is part of the national curriculum in every school. This means your child will make friends easily, which is essential within a boarding school. It is likely there will be other children from your country within the same school, which can help your child to settle down and enjoy school. Although teachers will only use English to teach a class, students will find many teachers and other students have come from other countries and are able to converse in other languages during non-class times within the boarding school.

Unique Australian Experiences

Australia offers students some very unique experiences, partly because of the landscape and the animals that are only found in this country, including kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, platypus, Tasmanian devils, and emus. Private boarding schools in Australia will provide school excursions and camps in different areas to allow students to explore the different areas such as the long stretches of sandy beaches where swimming and surfing are popular sports, rugged mountains covered in eucalyptus trees, stunning rainforests, dusty deserts, and cultural places like the Sydney Opera House, museums, and art galleries.

Great Facilities

Education is highly regarded in Australia and private boarding schools strive to provide the best learning environment for students of all levels and abilities. Excellent boarding schools in Australia are available in most cities for students from lower school (primary school) to the end of high school. Most boarding schools are gender specific and provide a very high standard of living facilities, extra-curricular activities facilities such as sports arenas, and classrooms filled with the latest technology and tools to provide the best education to each individual student. Private boarding schools offer many different extra-curricular activities including music, drama, arts, team and individual sports, chess, and other games. These help the boarding school students to fill in the non-classroom times with enjoyable activities with other students at the school. Living standards are high in Australia general and, as the richest Australian children attend private boarding schools, these schools provide the best in living facilities for children with excellent catering, cleaning, and live-in house supervisors.

Quality Teaching

Australian schools all have a very high level of curricula to teach and teachers must have a university degree in teaching, plus supervised practical teaching before being allowed to teach students alone. Private boarding school places are highly sought after by teachers, which means the schools select the most experienced and professional teachers. The general curricula of Australian schools include English, mathematics, sciences, history, social sciences, media studies, languages, geography, music, art, and sports.

International Diplomas

There are national and state tests for every student at various stages throughout primary and high school, with results available publicly, so you can compare schools with a consistently high percentage of high achievers in these exams. Some private boarding schools will have up to 25 per cent of students achieving the top five per cent score in these tests, and up to 40 per cent achieving scores within the top ten per cent of the nation or the state. Many private boarding schools are International Baccalaureate World Schools and offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma for senior years, so your child will be able to attend any university around the world.

Best Boarding Schools in Australia

Discover the best boarding schools in Australia. Find everything you need to know, including tuition, fees, curriculum, facilities, location, reviews, and more!

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    • location Newington College, 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore NSW 2048, Australia
    Newington College

    Newington College is a comprehensive Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12 Day and Boarding school located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1863, we are more than 160 years in the making and, as a Uniting Church school, offer high-quality education and a diverse co-curricular program to primary and secondary school students across four spacious campuses.

    gender Co-Education
    2140 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Cambridge Curriculum, International Baccalaureate, Other
    min fee From $24,390 to $42,201 UAD
    min fee From 3 to 18 yo
    • location Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), 207 Barkers Rd, Kew VIC 3101, Australia
    Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC)

    Established in 1882, Methodist Ladies’ College has long been recognised as one of Melbourne’s finest independent Prep to Year 12 day and boarding schools for girls and a leader in co-ed Early Learning. MLC is renowned for our extensive curriculum and co-curricular choice, innovative approach to education and wellbeing, inspiring learning environments, and outstanding academic […]

    gender Girls Only
    2200 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum International Baccalaureate
    min fee From $23,250 to $54,330 AUD
    min fee From 4 to 18 yo
    • location Cranbrook School, 5 Victoria Rd, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023, Australia
    gender Boys only
    1680 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum International Baccalaureate
    min fee From $10,396 to $56,346 AUD
    min fee From 4 to 18 yo
    • location Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie), Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane QLD 4169, Australia
    gender Boys only
    1900 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum International Baccalaureate
    min fee From $24,820 to $47,579 AUD
    min fee From 4 to 18 yo
    • location Scotch College, 1 Morrison St, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
    gender Boys only
    1890 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Australian Curriculum, Other
    min fee From $36,906 to $93,999
    min fee From 5 to 18 yo
    • location Knox Grammar School, 2 Borambil St, Wahroonga NSW 2076, Australia
    gender Boys only, Co-Education
    3300 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Other
    min fee From $19,720 to $49,950
    min fee From 4 to 18 yo
    • location St Catherine's School, 17 Heyington Pl, Toorak VIC 3142, Australia
    gender Girls Only
    0 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Australian Curriculum, Other
    min fee From $14,120 $89,820 AUD
    min fee From 3 to 18 yo
    • location The Scots College, 53 Victoria Rd, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023, Australia
    gender Boys only
    0 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Other
    min fee From $37,760 AUD
    min fee From 3 to 18 yo
    • location PLC Sydney, Meta St, Croydon NSW 2132, Australia
    gender Girls Only
    0 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Other
    min fee From $16,620 to $48,300 AUD (excl. boarding fees)
    min fee From 3 to 18 yo
    • location Abbotsleigh, 1666 Pacific Hwy, Wahroonga NSW 2076, Australia
    gender Girls Only
    0 students
    day boarding Day & Boarding School
    curriculum Other
    min fee From $21,050 to $39,030 (excl. boarding fees)
    min fee From 3 to 18 yo