Boarding at Ballarat Grammar
- At Ballarat Grammar, the supervising staff, drawn from the ranks of the
senior teaching staff, aim to keep the students happy and positively motivated
towards their studies. The Academic Outcomes are that students often achieve
outstanding results
- Happiness is vital to the new boarder – if the child is happy, so
are you, the parents. If he or she is miserable, then parents worry. There
is an obviously direct relationship between happiness and a boarder's academic
progress.
- Security and Safety: Parents are assured that their children are safe throughout
the entire day and that supervision of matters such as homework is tight.
At Ballarat Grammar this supervision is enhanced by the fact that senior teachers
covering most subjects are available nightly for tuition and guidance.
- After School and weekend Activities. Busy minds lead productive lives.
At Ballarat Grammar the wide range of sporting and musical opportunities is
enhanced by weekend activities which include surfing, horse-riding, mountain
bike riding, theatre visits and community service. Boarders are encouraged
to participate in the School’s exchange program; our students exchange
beds for a term with a student from one of 50 Round
Square schools covering five continents. The international flavour of
the Houses is significant in broadening understanding and fostering insight
and tolerance.
- Protection of the individuality of the child. A good boarding house will
take great care to protect the privacy and sensitivity of the growing adolescent.
At Ballarat Grammar student accommodation varies from single, double, three
or four-bed studies depending upon age level. There is an emphasis upon privacy
without loneliness.
- Care for the students: The Supervision of each House aims to strike a balance
between ensuring the child remains part of the School’s corporate life
and allowing easy and reasonable contact with the house community. Each Head
of House provides care which is dictated by the question “What would
I do if this were my child?” Pastoral care is an integral part of the
Grammar community.
- The School must be Accessible…..our School is NOT in Melbourne and
there is easy access to country areas. We encourage parents to visit, to share
a meal in the Dining Hall and to stay overnight.
- Family Values: At Ballarat Grammar the Houses are full of normal, happy kids from stable homes who are keen to be involved. We aim to ensure that children relate easily to one another and to the House Staff and are eager to show off the House Spirit at Parent-House functions such as House Dinners. We offer a unique mother/daughter, father/son weekends when relationships can be strengthened. And our co-educational boarding environment is a natural extension of normal family structure.
Further insight into the Well Rounded Boarding Culture at Ballarat Grammar or a tour of the School’s facilities can be obtained by calling Ballarat Grammar’s Director of Admissions, Rob Olston on 03 5338 0830 or 0409 954 643 or through e-mail admissions@bgs.vic.edu.au
Ballarat Grammar's Director of Boarding, Mr Brad Fry; can be contacted through e-mail at DepHead@bgs.vic.edu.au
