Wesley boarding offers a purpose-built home for students in Years 7 to 12. Located within our vibrant Glen Waverley campus, these contemporary residences create a safe, nurturing, and dynamic environment where students excel across academics, sport, music, leadership, service, and performance.
Living at learning
Our innovative, student-centred boarding program is open to domestic students in Years 7 to 12 and to international students from Years 9 to 12. From the courses on offer to the architecture and location of the facility, everything has been designed to further enhance student learning.
Located at our Glen Waverley Campus, our state-of-the-art boarding facility provides a safe, supportive and enriching home away from home.
Student wellbeing
Wesley College boarding places student wellbeing at the heart of its program. With live-in mentors, academic supervisors, health professionals and counsellors, boarders receive personalised care and guidance so they feel safe, connected and confident.
A strong sense of community is fostered through shared celebrations, nutritious meals, and wellbeing practices, ensuring every boarder belongs and develops independence and resilience.
Academic pathways and support
All students complete the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program in Years 7 to 10, before choosing between two educational pathways for their final years:
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP)
- Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Students are supported through structured evening and weekend programs that help boarders consolidate their daily learning. Small group tutorials and individual learning assistance provided by expert mentors and experienced College teaching staff support boarders in completing homework and assignments.
Regular communication with and between the students, their teachers and boarding staff means that academic, social and emotional wellbeing is supported inside and outside the classroom.
Weekend activities
After the end of a busy school week, students unwind with games and activities, which commence on Friday nights and continue throughout the weekend. This includes compulsory Saturday morning sport alongside day students and bespoke recreational activities for boarders such as cultural excursions around Melbourne, festivals and events, games nights, quizzes, school socials, cinema screenings and karaoke. Boarders can also learn new skills through barista and first aid courses, as well as learn to drive programs.
Our facilities
Our modern boarding facilities features single-sex twin-share rooms with suites for students in Years 7-11, single rooms with ensuites for Year 12 students, and a communal dining room.
Situated within the grounds of the Glen Waverley campus, students have immediate access to the gym, extensive playing fields, swimming pool, basketball and netball courts, music and drama facilities.
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Boarding Scholarships
Wesley’s Boarding Scholarships offer students from regional Australia the opportunity to live and learn within the contemporary boarding facilities at the Glen Waverley Campus. Applicants must demonstrate leadership and community service and/or cocurricular achievements and outline how they will contribute to the College and boarding community. Shortlisted applicants invited for an interview will be required to demonstrate their accomplishments and articulate their motivations for joining Wesley College.
Hear from our boarders about their experience
Contact us
For information about boarding, our enrolment process and boarding scholarships, please contact the Glen Waverley admissions team. Private tours can be arranged with Tom Giles, Head of Boarding, upon request.
Call +61 3 8102 6508
Email gw.admissions@wesleycollege.edu.au.
