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New Experience
Taj Marshall
Year 6 boarders Taking an opportunity
Rory, Brody, Taj, Bob, Allie and Lily have a different life to their fellow Year 6 students. They don’t go home at the end of each school day. Instead, they return to the RGS boarding community.
After school activities are filled with having fun with their friends, participating in co-curricular activities, attending Prep study sessions and having dinner in the RGS dining hall before an early lights out. Each morning the students get themselves organised, starting with getting showered and changed before having breakfast in the dining hall and then making final preparations for the school day ahead. Meet our six, RGS Year 6 boarders:
Rory Green, Rolleston
“The other kids in Primary ask a few questions about boarding. They ask what it’s like and what the food is like. It’s really tiring going up and down that hill! There’s more opportunities at RGS and I really like the sport here. My other school only had about 60 kids.”
Brody McCamley, Ulogie (between Dululu and Biloela)
“I started at RGS in Year 3 and this is my first year in boarding. It’s pretty okay in boarding. After school I play some football on the oval and I have homework around 5pm. I enjoy being around my friends all the time. I would recommend doing boarding because it’s really fun.”
Taj Marshall, Agnes Water
“Boarding has been really fun. You don’t have to ask for sleepovers when you’re in boarding. You get lots more opportunities to do different things. Lunch is a bit different for the boarders in Primary. You hand in your lunchbox at the dining hall each afternoon and collect it again in the morning.”
Bob Braitling, Springsure
“I started at RGS in Year 5 as a day student. I used to go to Gindie State School before that. It’s been enjoyable in boarding this year. It’s pretty fun being with the older kids. My brother Bill is in Year 9, but he didn’t really give me advice about starting boarding. My advice to others thinking about boarding is to just make the most of it and have fun.”
Allie Olive, Marlborough
“I started as a day student at RGS in Year 4. It’s good still being in Primary and boarding. You make lots of friends in boarding and it’s fun hanging out together. It doesn’t matter that I’m in Primary and the others boarders are in Secondary. Other primary students ask how we live without our mum and dad, but I can still call them every night.”
Lily Chung, Gold Coast
“This is my first year at RGS. Boarding was hard at first but then you get used to it. I had to get used to getting to sleep earlier. It’s fun hanging out with friends. It’s like a big sleepover. We do our Prep (study) time with the Year 7 boarders. I walk to school with Allie in the morning and in the afternoon after school I enjoy my dance lessons at the DMTA.”
