Kinross Wolaroi is an independent co-educational day and boarding school for students from Pre-Prep to Year 12. The school offers a unique opportunity for co-educational learning with separate boarding sites for girls and boys from Year 7, as the boarding houses are located on two sites 4 kilometres apart on over 40 hectares. Students at the school are provided with a holistic academic education and the school has been consistently amongst the highest achieving schools in NSW. Kinross Wolaroi’s traditional country, family environment is fused with modern facilities such as an indoor recreation centre and swimming pool, reference library, music centre and expansive playing fields. This enables students to discover their talents, nurture them under the tutelage of highly skilled staff and ultimately succeed in whatever pursuits they choose to embark upon.

The Wolaroi site is where all day-to-day activities are conducted and it contains the boys boarding accommodation, while the girls board at the Presbyterian Ladies College site.

Facilities: Swimming pools (one indoor heated, one outdoor), expansive sporting fields, research and leisure library, indoor sport and recreation centre, art and technology centre, six computer laboratories, recording studio, performance theatre, rehearsal rooms. Many classrooms also
have interactive whiteboards.

Electives Years 7 to 10: French, Latin, World History, Food Technology, Geography, Commerce, Agriculture Technology, Music, Information and Software Technology, Physical Activity and Sports Studies, Textiles Technology, Drama. Others are available upon demand.

Electives Years 11 and 12: French, Music, Agriculture, Religious Studies, Business Studies, Mathematics, Visual Arts, PD/Health/PE, Hospitality, Biology, Ancient and Modern History, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Industrial Technology, Software Design and Development, Latin. Other subjects are available either upon demand or through distance education and TAFE.

Sport: Sports including rugby union, hockey, cricket, rowing, basketball, tennis, swimming, netball, triathlon, softball, soccer, equestrian and diving are offered. Other sports may be played within town competitions.

Co-curricular activities: Kinross Wolaroi offers a wide range of co-curricular activities of sport, music, drama, debating and cattle management. A large Cadet Unit also provides invaluable leadership training and outdoor education. Music is strongly encouraged with numerous bands formed in addition to the school orchestra, choirs and instrumental ensembles. Other activities include photography and drama. Students participate in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.

Welfare and personal development: The school operates a tutor house system for pastoral care in which students meet with their own tutor (a teacher) each day. Peer support and anti-bullying programs are established. A careers officer provides guidance and work experience can be undertaken in a student’s own time. A Director of Learning has also been appointed to offer accelerated learning for gifted students and guidance for students who need extra assistance in their subjects.

Special features: Kinross Wolaroi offers Special Achievement and Academic scholarships and bursaries annually.

From the school: Kinross Wolaroi School, like a traditional country family, is a school where ideals are based solidly upon friendship, spiritual strength, the security of family values, hard work and the pursuit of excellence to the best of one’s ability. Children are taught, cared for and nurtured in a family environment that fosters a lasting respect for, and genuine interest in others while bestowing the maturity and special qualities that equip them for success and happiness in today’s society.