CLOSE TIES

IN MANY WAYS, S tuartholme School is a home away from home. Surrounded by the natural splendour of Mount Coot-tha Reserve, you enter Stuartholme via a tree-lined driveway, at the end of which you are greeted by a historic building at the heart of the school. Stuartholme boarding house is home to 125 students who are from regional Queensland, northern New South Wales and overseas.

With a school population of only 690 students, Stuartholme provides an inclusive and supportive environment for students to flourish. It is small enough for each girl to be personally known, yet large enough to offer an extensive, relevant and dynamic range of academic, cultural, wellbeing and sporting opportunities.

Stuartholme School feels like a village; it is a highly relational, inclusive educational community where everyone knows and cares for one another, just like being at home.

“At Stuartholme there is a true sisterhood, where friends become sisters and it is truly special,” explains Jane Morris, Dean of Boarding. “Our boarders hold a very special place in our school community. It’s not just due to location but to their active involvement, compassion, respect and care for each other.

“You will find that our boarders bring warmth and a genuine connection to all they meet. They are open and generous to all new students, knowing that a friendly face is very important, not only on the first day, but each and every day.”

With a mission of enabling each individual to flourish in a way that helps others at the same time, a Stuartholme education offers young women opportunities to build lifelong friendships and graduate with courage, confidence and self-belief.

This year sees the completion of the $6 million Boarding House redevelopment. The Boarding House provides individual rooms for each girl, shared bathrooms, common spaces and access to 21 hectares of grounds with ovals, pools, a gym and Mount Coot-tha walking trails for the girls to enjoy.

Visit Stuartholme on the road this year on one of our regional tours: see stuartholme.com for dates.