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Boarding Cranbrook School offers a supportive, full-boarding experience designed to help students grow academically and personally. Boarders benefit from structured study time, access to exceptional facilities and a strong sense of community within each house.
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Entrance examinations and boarding suitability interviews...
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We have six boarding Houses at Cranbrook: Cornwallis,...
- Blubery
Blubery House was opened in 1974 and is named after...
- Crowden
Crowden (Boys) Crowden House was established in 1910 and is...
- Cornwallis
Cornwallis (Boys) “Osborne Lodge was bought and occupied by...
- School Lodge
The boarding House provides a home for 34 year 9 boys coming...
- Scott
Scott House is named after one of the school’s former...
- Rammell
Rammell House is a traditional boarding house founded in...
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CRANBROOK SCHOOL BOARDING ADMISSIONS POLICY FOR ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER 2021. 1. PHILOSOPHY. 1.1 This policy is in accordance with the statutory requirements of the 2014 Schools Admissions Code. 1.2 The School is an Academy and the Governors have primary responsibility for admissions arrangements.
Cranbrook School will be offering 52 boarding places for Year 9 entry in September 2025. If you wish to apply for a Year 9 boarding place, your child will be assessed using the Cranbrook School Entrance Exam, further information of which can be requested from the Registrar.
Sydney, boarding at Cranbrook offers boys a strong, supportive home in an educational environment which epitomises creativity, exploration and a generosity of spirit. The boarding experience helps develop important study skills and discipline essential for life beyond the school gates. Our students feel known, valued and purposeful.
Term 1. Senior School Monday 29 January – Meet the Mentor Day (All Students 7 – 12, parents welcome to attend). Senior School Tuesday 30 January – First day of term. Junior School & Pre-School Tuesday 30 January (JS Year 1 – 6) Kindergarten Thursday 1 February. Friday 12 April.
We offer all of our boarders the very best boarding accommodation available, prioritising interaction, education and personal space. All students are offered the same level of secure, modern accommodation in the buildings of Street House and Rawson House.
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There are six boarding Houses at Cranbrook: Cornwallis, Crowden and Rammell for boys, and Blubery and Scott for girls. In addition, School Lodge provides a Year 9 settling-in House for all boys entering Cranbrook aged 13.