Boarders' Buzz

It feels like yesterday when myself, Prue and Nora said farewell to the boarding community back in December of 2015! Although I have always missed the St Philip’s College community, I never thought we would be back, and this time we have Pixie and Hugo! 

My message to all our boarders: an incredible and exciting adventure awaits you at the St Philip’s College Boarding program – get involved, enjoy all that is on offer, make the most of these amazing opportunities to engage in a vigorous & dynamic curriculum in an incredible setting!

St Philip’s offers an outstanding boarding experience and we invite our students to both engage in and respect our boarding programs and activities. Take comfort in the knowledge that every boarder at St Philip’s College has an unequalled opportunity to learn. Choose to spend your time wisely – find what you are passionate about and pursue these interests with great vigour. Above all, make the most of the opportunities available to you – get to know your peers and forge life-long friendships that will stand you in good stead, now, and into the future.

Learning to live in a community is a vital skill, and research teaches us that boarding students develop close friendships and values, such as resilience, tolerance and independence often much earlier than others who are not given the same educational opportunities.

Living at school offers many advantages – time that would otherwise be allocated to travel can be better utilised, enabling boarders to be fully engaged in their schoolwork, sporting endeavours, and other co-curricular activities. Our boarders also have access to learning support from a selection of staff who are available throughout the day and after school hours.

2025 has kicked off with a bang! All our new boarders are navigating their way through the structure and routines of our boarding program, while making new friends in the day school. It was also great to see so many familiar faces returning to Heaslip and McKechnie House from last year!

We spent last weekend swimming at the Alice Springs Aquatic Centre on Saturday and then it was off to the Dust Bowl on Sunday afternoon for some ten-pin bowling! There will be lots of exciting activities planned over the course of this year

Birthdays

We celebrated Asaph Kariuki’s 16th birthday last Saturday! Happy birthday Asaph

Mr Kris Wheeler

Director of Boarding