Full Boarding

• Available for Years 5-12 at Corio
• Year 9 at Timbertop
• Weekend leave by arrangement and parents welcome to visit
• Sport or activity each afternoon and Saturday sport for Years 7-12

Full Boarding is available from Years 5-8 in the Middle School, Years 10-12 in the Senior School and is compulsory for Year 9 at Timbertop. There are approximately 530 boarders at Corio, and approximately 200 at Timbertop, making full boarders approximately half of the total school population. These two campuses provide a home away from home for students from places throughout Australia and approximately 25 overseas countries.

The Boarding House is far more than a place of residence; it is a vibrant, close-knit community rich in traditions. It is where staff and students develop a close working relationship; one of goodwill, trust and affection, and where the opportunities for pastoral care, individual attention and supervised study are greatly enhanced. Girls and boys learn to exercise leadership, to accept discipline, to co-operate and, best of all, to make life-long friendships. At Corio there are four boys' and three girls' boarding houses within Senior School, and two boys' and one girls' boarding houses within Middle School, each of which is like a 'mini-school within a school.'

The School encourages a comfortable atmosphere in which students and staff live and work together seven days a week in an extended family relationship. All Boarding Houses are staffed by a resident Head of House and his or her family, a Deputy Head of House, three tutors who are also teachers at the School, and a full-time matron.

Year 12 students have their own study-bed rooms, Year 11's generally share smaller rooms, and younger students are in dorm-style accommodation. All houses have common rooms, computer work areas, tennis courts and other games and recreational facilities.