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Princess Helena College is a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 – 18. Founded in 1820 in London, the school was named after Queen Victoria’s third daughter Princess Helena. We pride ourselves on caring for the individual, nurturing their abilities, and ultimately allowing them to depart with an excellent all-around education and set of experiences and achievements, be that academic or extra-curricular with some wonderful memories of their time here ready to take on the next stage of their lives. We believe there are three strands to an excellent education, the academic, pastoral, and co-curricular experience. Here at PHC, we are rightly proud of our academic success, exam results have been excellent but it is more than just grades that prove our success. Our excellent overall value-added also reflects what PHC is all about, looking after and nurturing the individual so that they can succeed to the very best of their ability, allowing them to discover their true potential. Students succeed the most when they are happy, the pastoral system at PHC enables students to be happy. The size of our school and the ethos enables us to care, mentor, and value every student. We experience a warm and purposeful atmosphere staff know students very well and students know and support each other. For some students, success comes from being able to undertake co-curricular activities. We have a strong program here that allows students opportunities to be involved in sport, drama, music, outdoor adventure, debating, wellness, and academic extension classes. As part of the United Learning Group, we have access to resources to develop our overall educational facilities. We have already seen investment in the building of new washroom facilities, upgrades to the boarding house, and an extensive overhaul of our IT provision allowing better connectivity and more up-to-date equipment within the teaching rooms. We hope you will get a greater feel for PHC by coming to visit us shortly and I promise a very warm welcome when you do visit. Deciding your child’s education is a very important decision and we hope we may be part of this. Princess Helena College is characterized by mutual respect between the students and staff: everyone is expected to accept responsibility for their actions and to behave with care and consideration towards others. Our excellent pastoral care is a key part of what makes Princess Helena College such a special place for students. The formal pastoral structure is provided by the Assistant Head (Pastoral), Heads of Key Stage, Form Teachers, Academic Mentors, the School Nurse, and Boarding House Staff. Every student is appointed a mentor from our team of staff, who works with them on a one-to-one basis to guide them academically and personally. Mentors help to develop independence, resilience, and perseverance and challenge students to push themselves outside of their comfort zones to make and seize opportunities. We believe in the importance of spiritual and moral education. Whilst we are a Church of England school, we welcome students of all religions and support their wishes to observe festivals, diets, and traditions. View full school

The Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics thanks to its offer of technical. managerial and economic faculties is a unique higher education institution in Poland that focuses on practice and provides its students with a solid education and a good start into their professional career. Variety of offered programs, high level of teaching, outstanding scientific and didactic staff, programs consistent with the current labor market trends, and an attractive scholarship system are just a few assets of studying at Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics. View full university

Princess Helena College is a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 – 18. Founded in 1820 in London, the school was named after Queen Victoria’s third daughter Princess Helena. We pride ourselves on caring for the individual, nurturing their abilities, and ultimately allowing them to depart with an excellent all-around education and set of experiences and achievements, be that academic or extra-curricular with some wonderful memories of their time here ready to take on the next stage of their lives. We believe there are three strands to an excellent education, the academic, pastoral, and co-curricular experience. Here at PHC, we are rightly proud of our academic success, exam results have been excellent but it is more than just grades that prove our success. Our excellent overall value-added also reflects what PHC is all about, looking after and nurturing the individual so that they can succeed to the very best of their ability, allowing them to discover their true potential. Students succeed the most when they are happy, the pastoral system at PHC enables students to be happy. The size of our school and the ethos enables us to care, mentor, and value every student. We experience a warm and purposeful atmosphere staff know students very well and students know and support each other. For some students, success comes from being able to undertake co-curricular activities. We have a strong program here that allows students opportunities to be involved in sport, drama, music, outdoor adventure, debating, wellness, and academic extension classes. As part of the United Learning Group, we have access to resources to develop our overall educational facilities. We have already seen investment in the building of new washroom facilities, upgrades to the boarding house, and an extensive overhaul of our IT provision allowing better connectivity and more up-to-date equipment within the teaching rooms. We hope you will get a greater feel for PHC by coming to visit us shortly and I promise a very warm welcome when you do visit. Deciding your child’s education is a very important decision and we hope we may be part of this. Princess Helena College is characterized by mutual respect between the students and staff: everyone is expected to accept responsibility for their actions and to behave with care and consideration towards others. Our excellent pastoral care is a key part of what makes Princess Helena College such a special place for students. The formal pastoral structure is provided by the Assistant Head (Pastoral), Heads of Key Stage, Form Teachers, Academic Mentors, the School Nurse, and Boarding House Staff. Every student is appointed a mentor from our team of staff, who works with them on a one-to-one basis to guide them academically and personally. Mentors help to develop independence, resilience, and perseverance and challenge students to push themselves outside of their comfort zones to make and seize opportunities. We believe in the importance of spiritual and moral education. Whilst we are a Church of England school, we welcome students of all religions and support their wishes to observe festivals, diets, and traditions. View full school

Helena is undoubtedly an academic school, providing the right environment for most students to achieve WACE results that qualify them for entry to the university of their choice. For others, our general course study program enables them to make robust applications for challenging TAFE courses. It is no more or less than any school should offer – so what makes Helena different. At Helena College, from Kindergarten to Year 12, we focus on developing the whole person, equipping each child with the skills and knowledge to embrace life after school fully. Academically we stretch our students through an inquiry-based approach to learning, delivered within the renowned International Baccalaureate Primary Years (K-5) and Middle Years (6-10) Programmes. We offer specialist classes right from Kindergarten, so even our youngest students stretch themselves through Physical Education, Indonesian, Performing Arts, and Computing as well as core curriculum subjects. From Pre-primary to Year 12, our students stretch themselves physically and emotionally through our integrated camps program, with age-appropriate experiences to enhance resilience and personal growth and forging strong relationships. Relationships are the basis of school culture and must be built on a foundation of mutual respect. Respect, tolerance, and empathy are the cornerstones of the value system at Helena College. There is no doubt that our unique environment also makes Helena special. The natural bush setting enhances learning for our junior students at our Darlington Campus, Kindergarten to Year 5, and at our Glen Forrest Campus, home to the Middle School (Years 6-9) and Upper School (Years 10-12). At Helena College, heart, mind, and body align to affirm independence, self-motivation, and responsibility for self, others, and the environment. I invite you to visit us and experience it for yourself. To be a school where students are inspired to be the best they can be, where they are encouraged to develop confidence, ability, and passion for achieving their goals and having the skills and commitment to leave a positive footprint on the world. Our Mission To educate and inspire students to be the best they can be by providing a balanced focus on whole child development To be a school where students, teachers, and parents actively engage as partners in the educational process To be a school with high expectations of learning and achievement by offering creative, engaging, and challenging educational experiences in a nurturing environment Our Values Integrity and responsibility Inclusivity and participation Caring and compassion Respect for self, others, and our surroundings View full school