Pembroke School

Pembroke Boarding offers accommodation for girls and boys from Years 7 to 12 across two residential facilities: the main Pembroke Boarding House beside Haslam Oval and Turner House on Girton Campus. Safety, security and wellbeing are priorities with staff on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; boarding staff and teachers provide pastoral care and academic support. Boarders have access to large common recreational spaces and social areas, and boarding wings are separate by residence to support a secure living environment.

Pembroke has shifted to a trans-seasonal uniform wardrobe with no separate summer or winter uniform. Years 3–12 wear an Academic Uniform, with a transition period underway from 2025 to 2028 during which new items replace old ones; the uniform is supplied and fitted through Noone with support from the School Shop. Uniform Guidelines and fittings are provided, and items began rolling out from Term 4 2025 with additional purchasing options via Noone's Campbelltown store and online.

A professional catering company provides balanced, varied and nutritious meals, with careful management of allergies, intolerances, religious requirements and dietary preferences. Fortnightly dining menus are published in advance; a Boarding House Catering Committee collects feedback. Breakfast and dinner are served in the John Moody Dining Room on King's Campus, while recess and lunch are collected from the King's Café for Middle School boarders and the Senior School Refectory for senior boarders; boarding common rooms are stocked with fruit, bread, cereals, milk, juice and snacks, and boarders may bring personal snacks.

Pembroke has eight Houses: Hill, Medlin, Mellor, Oats, Reeves, Smith, Wright and Yates. Students are allocated a House in Year 7 and that House remains their home base until graduation, providing pastoral care, inter-House sport and cultural activities, and outdoor education opportunities. Reeves House is one example of a vibrant House community with leadership roles, House Buddies mentoring across year levels, and strong Spirit and community engagement.

The governance of the School is vested in the School Board, which delegates day-to-day management to the Principal. The Board sets the strategic direction, initiates and reviews policies, monitors performance, and ensures compliance with the School Constitution and legislative requirements; the Board comprises up to 12 members with four Board-appointed, three to seven elected at the AGM, and the Principal ex officio as a non-voting member. Pembroke School is a co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school; the Principal serves as an ex officio Board member, and the school holds a CRICOS Provider Number 00367B.