About Our Expos
The Boarding Schools Expo is designed to be an essential and convenient service to families living outside Sydney, who are interested in boarding schools as an option for a child's secondary education. This includes families living in rural or regional areas as well as towns and cities outside Sydney, and even those who live in Sydney itself.
The leading schools from Sydney and regional NSW will travel to a centre near you and be available to discuss your family's educational needs. These schools will showcase the exceptional opportunities they offer including boarding; available on a full time or weekly basis.
The Boarding Schools Expo endeavors to take the time, travel and cost out of investigating all the choices available by making these schools accessible to you under the one roof. The Expo allows you to explore your options closer to home.
It is never too early to start considering options for your child's education.
Choosing the right school that best suits your child is one of the most important decisions you as a parent will make, even more so when it involves boarding.
It is vital you choose a school that shares your core values and beliefs. You want your children to be living, learning, creating, playing and growing up in a nurturing environment within a dynamic community. It is important that this community and those working within it have the utmost belief in your child; in his or her honesty and goodness, happiness, hopes and dreams, and strengths and confidence. They must be prepared to work with your child in order to build strengths, overcome weaknesses and develop him or her into a wonderful young person full of ambition and courage
who will go out into society full of personal pride and belief, ready and keen to contribute to the world.
Parents want to know their children have access to the highest standard of education and be given every opportunity and encouragement to realise their full potential in whatever area their gifts and talents may be in whether it be sport, creative, or academic.
The schools exhibiting at the Boarding Schools Expo are all exceptional schools. Their past and present students are their best advertisement and you may get the opportunity to meet some of them at the Expo.
Boarding life at these schools is characterised by the formation of enduring friendships. Boarders share a sense of spirit and belonging. They are challenged to appreciate the strength and individuality of others, and they begin to establish their own personal goals and visions for the future.
Researching and talking with school representatives about each school's values and beliefs is part of the crucial decision-making process. You can look at what each school has to offer then take the information away to discuss and consider.
Ask about the wide range of scholarships and bursaries on offer. If you live relatively close to Sydney, investigate the weekly boarding options.
The Expo has also extended its reach to the ACT in recent times.
There is an increasing awareness that boarding schools are not just for geographically isolated families.
Admission to the Expo is free and all are welcome, including children.