Roseville College - An Anglican School for Girls
Roseville College
Founded in 1908, Roseville College is a non-selective day school for girls in Kindergarten to Year 12 known for its Christian faith, participation, leadership and strong community, where each girl matters.
Here, she is part of a family-like community where she is known and where she can foster relationships to sustain her in her learning, wellbeing and life beyond the school gates. Our vision is to equip each girl with a deep sense of purpose for learning, for character and for who she can become. And our teachers provide a rigorous, personalised learning pathway that challenges and supports her in that vision.
The College is reputed for consistently strong results in the HSC and in all areas of learning. It is the only North Shore school to offer the prestigious, world recognised Cambridge International Courses in Years 9 – 10, while also delivering the IB PYP in the Junior years.
The College excels at preparing girls for post-school pathways, with university entry a dominant preference for Roseville graduates. In fact, University applicants from Roseville College achieve a high rate of pre-HSC early admission and leadership entry offers because of the College’s strong partnerships with tertiary institutions and the reputation of Roseville learners; they are in high demand. HSC results are published annually in an HSC Outcomes document at www.rosevillecollege.com.
Vision for Girls - A Community of Purpose
In the School’s caring, well-resourced surrounds, each girl engages in opportunities that are personally challenging to achieve both curricular and valuable transferable learning outcomes. Across the spectrum of College life, she is empowered to leverage who she is with what she knows (and what she has courage to try) to identify and affect positive change on the world around her; to lead, inquire, inspire and serve others.
The College offers a well-rounded and rigorous education, with a breadth of academic and co-curricular opportunities to encourage each girl to participate enthusiastically in school life, achieving her best standard as a leader of herself, and of others. Alongside the important work of her academic learning, our priority is on a balanced education that also develops her physical, spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
The College is known for – and remains committed to the wellbeing and health of its girls. Student wellbeing is vital because to learn well, students must also be well. The College’s well-resourced Wellbeing Department, with its team of psychologists and counsellors, works alongside our teaching staff to provide guidance and qualified support, and assists each girl in developing the tools to help her proactively understand and manage her own wellbeing as she matures.
Educational Profile
Roseville College reports consistently strong academic results, culminating in the HSC, and ranks among top educational performers in NSW.
2021 | 57% of students achieved an ATAR of 90.00 or above, including 1st in State for Food Technology and three 4th in State in Japanese Continuers, Japanese Extension and English Advanced. Six Premier's Awards were awarded and, in ten courses, 100% of HSC candidates achieved Band 5 - 6.
2020 | 63% of students achieved an ATAR of 90.00 or above, with a success rate of 95% for university early admission offers from five leading universities, including 61% in STEM-related fields. The Class of 2020 included 1st and 2nd in State for Food Technology. In 17 courses, the Class achieved upwards of 30% more Bands 5-6 than the state average
The rigorous academic curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12 is characterised by teaching excellence and a personal concern for how each girl learns best. Students are well prepared for Senior School by the innovative IB PYP program in Junior School.
Especially in Senior years, students choose from a very wide range of elective subject choices that allows each girl to tailor her learning in a meaningful way aligned with their life’s passions and purpose. As preparation for the rigours of the HSC, the College is the only North Shore school to deliver the highly acclaimed Cambridge Courses in Middle School years.
Student leadership and service learning opportunities nurture girls in their leadership confidence and capabilities in an environment where female role-models – students, staff, alumni and industry leaders – are celebrated as they lead others with ability, integrity and purpose. Social justice is likewise nurtured with compassion and responsibility, to empower students to consider how they can make a positive difference to others, whether on a local or global stage.
Co-Curricular Offering - Participation
Roseville College’s culture of participation encourages students to try new things. Our Extracurricular program provides a wide range of opportunities for girls from Kindergarten to Year 12 to participate in extracurricular activities that cater for a diverse range of talents and interests. Alongside the important work of her academic learning, our priority is on a balanced education that also develops her physical, spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
The many extracurricular opportunities on offer give our girls the joy of choice. From creative, STEAM, leadership, service and community pursuits our extracurricular offering includes; Indigenous immersion learning tours, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, Crusaders, clubs for Debating and Public Speaking, Robotics, Coding, STEM, Drama and Musical Productions, Music Tuition and Performance and Creative Arts.
Roseville College offers an extensive sports program that encourages students of all abilities to participate in and enjoy sport. We are proud of the high levels of participation in our sports programs, be that for recreation or as elite sportswomen. Our culture of participation encourages students to take part in physical activity and supports their physical fitness as they develop their sporting skills.
Location and Facilities
Roseville College is centrally located in the suburb of Roseville on Sydney’s North Shore. While its 2-hectare campus is a discrete, well-resourced and considered campus. Its facilities include a Junior School complex, Senior Girls’ Study and Recreation areas, Hall and Chapel, Performing Arts precinct (featuring an acoustic 350-seat auditorium, drama and recording studios), Creative Arts centre, Library and technology centres, a heated swimming pool and outdoor sport courts.
Our campus is situated among tranquil, heritage-listed residential streets between Bancroft Street and Victoria Avenue in Roseville, with easy access to major arterial roads (Boundary Road and Pacific Highway) and the North Shore train line enabling a straight-forward commute from the Upper and Lower North Shore areas, as well as Lane Cove, Ryde, Northern Beaches and the Hills District.
Public bus access is available at Boundary Road, and state school buses service the College. Roseville station, on the North Shore line, is 7 minutes’ walk via Bancroft Avenue and Hill Street.
The College’s well-renowned student development and wellbeing initiatives provide active guidance and support to each girl subject to the stage of her schooling, age-appropriated milestones, and in consultation with her parents and guardians. These may include all or a combination of the following: class and pastoral care groups, mentoring, chaplaincy services, outdoor education adventures and camps, established leadership and peer network programs that foster positive connections, careers guidance (including work experience and careers evenings), student wellbeing seminars and events, community service, co-curricular programs, philanthropic and social justice activities.
Scholarships and Open Days
The latest information about Scholarships and Open Days is available at our www.rosevillecollege.com.
Roseville Alumni (our graduates) consistently list the School’s indelible sense of community, as well as the variety of academic and co-curricular opportunities, as outstanding qualities of the College. Alumni also credit the school with a significant role in helping them develop life-ready qualities such as self-confidence, optimism, a spirit of inquiry, wisdom and personal accountability, a concern for others, and the courage and confidence to “have a go”. In essence, this is the character of a Roseville Girl.
Opportunities to join our learning community via scholarships include:
• Academic Scholarship for Year 7 Entry
• Academic Scholarship for Year 10 Entry
• Academic Scholarship for Year 11 Entry
• Music Scholarships for Year 7 Entry
• Music Scholarships for Years 8-11 Entry
• All Rounder Scholarships for Year 7 Entry
• All Rounder Scholarships for Year 10 Entry
• Roseville College Foundation (means-tested) Scholarship for
Year 10 or Year 11 Entry
The College’s Open Day is styled as a Learning Festival to showcase student engagement and learning at the school.
Our Registrar provides small group tours by appointment during term time. To book a tour, please visit our website.