The Pittwater House School, located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is an independent non-denominational school, offering a Pre-School to Year 12 education. Founded in 1961, the School has built a reputation for its academic excellence, picturesque beachside location and boutique size which accommodates nurturing relationships with the pupils.
Pittwater House is one of Sydney’s most innovative private school, as it brings together the best of both a single-sex and co-educational approach to learning. We offer a unique twin school environment in which the Boys’ Grammar School and the Girls’ College mix on the same campus but are predominantly educated in single-sex classes, showcasing the best teaching practices of both approaches.
To ensure your child feels supported and encouraged throughout their time at school, Pittwater House has well developed strategies in place to ensure a positive transition for all stages of their journey throughout their school life.
Facilities
Pittwater House has more open and green space on campus per student than any other private school on the Northern Beaches. On our 3.5 hectare campus, we offer outstanding facilities including:
Curriculum
ECC: Inspired by the Regio Emilia approach, Pittwater House Early Childhood Centre offers a holistic approach to early learning and acknowledges that play is the best vehicle for early learning as it provides the most appropriate stimuli for brain development.
Junior School: Lessons are developed in line with the NSW Board of Studies Syllabuses, and include the six Key Learning Areas: Mathematics; English; Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE); Science and Technology; Creative Arts and Physical Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
At Pittwater House we offer French and Chinese, taught by our specialist Foreign Language teacher to all Students from Year 3. Specialist teachers also teach music, choir, visual art, science, technology, Physical Education and Health.
Senior School: In Year 7, in addition to the compulsory core subjects, students will be able to choose one Elective Subject from the following: Dance, Drama, Latin, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and Crossing Borders – a cross curricular, critical thinking project.
Elective subjects are chosen in Year 9 and 11 and can be viewed via the following link
http://www.pittwaterhouse.com.au/academics/curriculum/senior/
Co-curricular Program
Pittwater House believes in providing a well-rounded education, offering students the opportunity to develop their talents beyond the classroom. Our broad range of co-curricular activities can be categorised into: Leadership and Outdoor Education, Music and the Arts, Sports, Cadets, Skills and Services and finally Competitions.
For more information visit http://www.pittwaterhouse.com.au/beyond-the-classroom/
Positive Education and Pastoral Care
Our aim is to provide a complete education – not just focus on traditional academic outcomes. We want to ensure that our students have the best opportunity to succeed in life by providing skills that build resilience, positive emotion, engagement and meaning.
We achieve this through a combination of our Pastoral Care programs and our focus on Positive Education. Positive Education developed from Professor Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology model, gives children life tools such as resilience, confidence and optimism enabling students to flourish.
Single-sex classes