Queenwood School for Girls

At Queenwood, our commitment is too liberal education – an education which, at its core, develops rigorous thinking and the practice of inquiry. In their personal and intellectual development, we support and stretch our girls, encouraging increasing engagement with the broader world. We aim to develop in our students the character, disposition, and skills they will need to flourish in and contribute to a world of complexity and change.
From Kindergarten to Year 12, our programs are unusual in their richness and breadth and are delivered by specialist teachers. We have excellent facilities, and we emphasize participation in a wide range of opportunities in the classroom and beyond. However, the essence of a Queenwood education is found not in the buildings and grounds but its people.
Young people learn best in an atmosphere of warmth, openness, and trust, and the quality of the relationship between students and teachers is at the heart of our success. Queenwood girls genuinely enjoy and respect their peers' achievements, which underpins a culture of mutual encouragement and motivation.
Our approach rests on the conviction that every student needs to experience both success and frustration to achieve full intellectual, social and emotional development. As girls move through the school from Kindergarten to Year 12, there are increasing opportunities and expectations for independence. Our curriculum, pastoral care structures, and extra-curricular programs create a safe but challenging framework within which girls learn to manage their work, their time, their relationships, and responsibilities – skills that are essential to a happy and productive life.
Powerful moments of insight can come through merely connecting with people different from ourselves – whether through their background, abilities, history, age, or experience. Our girls are keen to engage with contemporary social and political issues, thereby deepening their knowledge of themselves and gaining more profound and more nuanced perspectives on the world.
We aim to develop in our students the character, disposition, and skills they will need to flourish in and contribute to a world of complexity and change.