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It’s The Ultimate Collaboration: Rural Boarders x Agricultural Advocacy
To the quiet achievers of agricultural advocacy. Our boarders and their families. Wherever you call home.
It’s school holidays again. They roll around quickly. Right across rural and remote Australia there are families reunited. Together again for the ordinary. For the joy. For the day to day of life at home.
Takeover Thursday… Destination Boarding with Scotch Oakburn College
For generations, families from across Australia have entrusted us with their child’s education and wellbeing. Located in the vibrant heart of Launceston, Tasmania, our boarding community is warm, inclusive, and deeply connected — where care is personal, friendships are lifelong, and every student is known and valued.
Why Are We Still Calling the Pursuit of a Quality Education for Our Children ‘Elite’ or ‘Privileged’?
Takeover Thursday… Destination Boarding with Ravenswood, NSW
Catch up with the experts: Certification of boarding school staff with Richard Stokes
Today I’m with Richard Stokes. Richard is the CEO of the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA). ABSA, as the leading authority in Australia on boarding for school-aged children, promotes the interests and well-being of boarders, boarding staff, boarding parents and boarding institutions in Australia. It is an organisation that fosters collegiality and professionalism at a regional and federal level…
Inside a Small Boarding Community at a Big School: With Danniella at Assumption College
Welcome back to another episode of Destination Boarding! This one is part of our special Summit Series, where we delve deeper into the topics from our Australian Boarding Schools Summit. One of the big questions we tackled was: “Big or Small — does size really matter when it comes to boarding cohorts?” It’s something we…
