Brisbane Grammar School

A directory profile can tell you where a school is and what kind of boarding it lists. It cannot tell you whether the house suits your child this year. These are the questions we suggest every family puts to admissions in writing, so the answers can be compared side by side with other schools on your shortlist.

1. Boarding years and places. Which year levels currently board, which entry years have the most places, and how the waitlist works.
2. Full or weekly board. Which nights are included, what happens on closed weekends and exeats, and whether occasional or casual boarding is offered. See weekly vs full boarding.
3. House culture. Ask whether the boys’ house runs a co-educational junior school alongside it, and how younger and older boarders are mixed. Ask how many boarders typically stay in on a weekend.
4. Pastoral care. Who is on duty overnight, how health and wellbeing are handled, and how the house communicates with parents. Our homesickness guide covers what good support looks like.
5. Current fee schedule. Request this year’s tuition, boarding, levies and extras in writing — this directory does not reprint dollar figures. Read how boarding fees work.
6. Financial help. Ask about scholarships and bursaries, and — if you live in a remote area — whether families commonly claim the Australian Government’s Assistance for Isolated Children payments.
7. Travel. Term dates, airport or coach transfers, and how students travel home from Brisbane and regional QLD.
8. Applications. Deadlines, interviews, reports and testing. Our application guide walks through the usual steps.

New to boarding? Start with the parent guide to boarding school in Australia, then come back to this profile with your questions ready.