Why choose to board at Caulfield Grammar School? 

Boarders at Caulfield Grammar School’s Caulfield campus in Melbourne generally come from country Victoria and Southern New South Wales, along with a small contingent of students from other states and overseas. Students come to experience the rich and varied learning programs of Caulfield Grammar while enjoying the benefits of boarding life and all that Melbourne has to offer. Caulfield Grammar has always been a boarding school and is committed to providing a secure, supportive and caring learning environment for girls and boys living away from home.

Caulfield Grammar School’s boarding house is the closest coeducational APS boarding school to the heart of Melbourne, offering boarding for boys and girls – brothers and sisters. Boys and girls share common recreation and dining facilities but are accommodated in separate boarding houses. Students have supervised study blocks in which tutors are available. All living arrangements, including meals, social activities and study are supervised by boarding staff.

Computers are situated throughout the boarding houses and are all linked to the school’s computer network, enabling students to access the school’s online educational resources. Each bedroom within the boarding house has network access for students who wish to bring in their own computer.

While enjoying the friendly, family atmosphere of the small boarding community of around 95 boarders, students can enjoy the excellent facilities of Caulfield Campus, including: library, fully equipped  gymnasium, music school, tennis courts, indoor basketball courts, netball courts, 650 seat auditorium, performing arts studio, playing fields and a heated indoor swimming pool.

Caulfield’s location, only 8 kms from the city is well serviced by public transport.  Boarders are ideally located to access the attractions of one of the world’s most liveable cities, including shops, theatres, beaches and sporting venues.

Our pastoral care program is designed to meet the physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual needs of students. It is a key element of our student-centred approach to education.   

With a carefully selected team of boarding house staff, led by the Head of Boarding and Assistant Head of Boarding, our boarding students can be confident that there will always be someone nearby who understands and can respond to their needs.   

Boarding students are a highly valued and integral part of Caulfield Grammar School. As a testament to the high level of support and care they receive, students consistently achieve strong VCE results. Their involvement in a wide range of school activities is rewarding for them and recognised as a valuable contribution to the life of the School.   

For a personal conversation with our boarding team, please contact us on (03) 9524 6333 or admissions@caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au. To view our Boarding Life Video Tour visit caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au/visit-us 

At Caulfield Grammar School, we offer a holistic education that provides learners with the foundation for a mind for life. 

The school years are some of the most formative and important years in a young person’s life. This is the time when students can learn not just the academic skills required to build the life that’s right for them, but the emotional intelligence and cultural awareness to be able to do so with motivation, resilience and humility.  

At Caulfield Grammar School, they will learn within the classroom and beyond, developing a mind that is equipped to thrive and to live their life with passion. It is my aim that every learner can feel a sense of belonging here, and enjoy an authentic experience where they can be not just their true selves, but become the best version of themselves.  

You can view our Principal’s welcome and learn more about our school by visiting caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au/visit-us/.  

The gift of opportunity is given to all students at Caulfield Grammar School Caulfield Grammar School will make available a number of scholarships to new entry and currently enrolled students. Applications are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents only. 

Scholarships are offered subject to satisfactory progress and achievement, as well as conditions of involvement pertaining to individual scholarships. 

Applications for scholarships should be made by completing the appropriate application form, except in the case of Academic and Music Scholarships where the application is completed online. 

Please visit our website for a listing of our available Scholarships caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au/scholarships-archive/ or please email scholarships@caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au for more information.  

Of the 444 graduates from our Class of 2021: 

ATARs: 

Our ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) outcomes pared with Victoria’s graduates:

• 4% of Caulfield Grammar School graduates were in the top 1%
• 34% in the top 10%
• 58% in the top 20%
• 77% in the top 30%

The Median ATAR was 84.1

Outstanding results for an open entry school.

Study Scores: 

19.5% of students achieved study scores of 40 or more (out of a maximum of 50). The Median Study Score was 34

Students obtained 11 perfect study scores (50) across 8 subjects, including: 

• Accounting (2)
• Arts (2)
• Economics
• English (2)
• Further Mathematics
• Mathematical Methods
• Languages: Arabic (external)
• Physics
• Psychology

Duce:  

Congratulations to our School Duces, Eric He (Wheelers Hill Campus) and Victor Hong (Caulfield Campus), who each achieved an impressive ATAR of 99.85. This is a wonderful accomplishment as only around 70 students of 45,000 achieved this ranking.

Our Scholars: 

Congratulations to our 27 Scholars who scored in the top 2% of the state with ATARs of 98.00 and above.

Ramona Bhattacharya
Maggie Cao
Lucinda Clifford
Grace Cregan
Jiaxin Gong
Eric He
Victor Hong
Natalia Hrysikos
Jack Hutton
Makar Kiselnikov
Lucy Lau
Angelina Leung
Gabriella Lidgerwood
Nathan Liu
Lachlan Macphee
Paige Marinos
Edward Qu
Jiakai Qu
Weijian Situ
Samuel Sutherland
Linus Talacko
Alexander Theodore
Jingyi Wang
Jessie Wu
Jinghan Yu
Chenxiao Zhou
Max Zhuang

Tom Feng, Year 12 Boarder 2020, China

My parents and I came to Australia in 2016. We were attracted to Melbourne because Melbourne is one of the most liveable cities in the world and it is very multicultural. 

I came to Caulfield Grammar in Year 9 and found a friendly and supportive community both within the overseas students' group and within the broader community of students and staff. We have students from all over the world - overseas boarders, students whose parents migrated to Australia, and local students who are learning Chinese and German. There is no way a student here could remain invisible or be ignored because there is a strong culture of diversity, tolerance and multiculturalism.  

I would also like to highlight Nanjing Campus. Caulfield Grammar has always been passionate about interacting with the other parts of the world through Nanjing and various overseas programs. There I played the role of translator between local Chinese and our students. I found it particularly enjoyable when I saw our students mixing with the local community in the park which demonstrates the School value of ‘Embracing diversity’’. 

Shelly Liu, Year 12 Boarder 2020, China 

My family and I arrived in Australia in 2016. I was always passionate in exploring the big world and I chose to start my new adventure in Melbourne for its humanities culture and unique lifestyle. I came to CGS by following the advice of my cousin who was a past graduate of Caulfield Grammar. He told me there was an excellent study environment and cultural diversity within the campus which made me looked forward to studying in one of the best co-educational schools in Melbourne. 

My highlight is definitely the International Assembly. This assembly is not about how excellent people can be, but more about how diverse Caulfield Grammarians are. I am a terrible dancer, but my first stage experience at Caulfield was presenting K-pop in international assembly. That was the first time I didn’t really care about how bad I looked or how awkward the movements were, but I was more excited at the prospect of getting to learn something new and being part of the positive energy of dance. And more importantly, the cheering from my peers who sat in the auditorium where I found a feeling of acceptance and being valued. This experience helped me to explore more about the meaning of cultural diversity. 

With more than 3200 students and 800 well qualified and highly dedicated staff, Caulfield Grammar School is a multi-campus school, with five campuses (three in Melbourne, Yarra Junction, and Nanjing – China). The school encourages cultural diversity and internationalism and has for many years welcomed girls and boys from overseas. In fact, our first overseas student, Wilkie Lum, joined us in 1911!

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