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Queenwood offers the Catalyst Program to support high-potential learners and extend academic challenge through targeted enrichment and external competitions, including Da Vinci Decathlon, Women of Substance, Mock Trial, Mock Mediation, Model UN and Academy Lectures. Co-curricular STEM opportunities include Lego Robotics, Minisprint Solar Racing, Makers Club and the QUTE Electric Vehicle Project, with Year 8 completing the Arduino Coding Program as a foundation for design challenges. These experiences develop critical thinking, creativity and collaboration beyond the classroom.
The Arts foster creativity and expression. All girls in Years 3–6 learn an instrument and sing in a choir; there are around 15 different choirs, ensembles, bands and orchestras in the Junior School, with additional opportunities in the Senior School. Drama is taught from Kindergarten with regular performances and productions, and the Senior School offers a range of theatre productions; dedicated drama spaces and theatres support performances. Visual Arts, Design Technology and student exhibitions are active across both campuses, with specialist teachers and facilities enabling creative exploration.
Language exchanges are offered with Blanche de Castille (France), St Peter's School (New Zealand), Cheltenham Ladies' College (England) and Soshin High School (Japan). Students participate in language exchanges and immerse themselves in different cultures, with tours and immersion experiences continuing to evolve. Mandarin language tours and a French language tour to Noumea are also planned, broadening intercultural understanding and global perspectives.
Queenwood runs an extensive cocurricular program with afternoon sport, weekend fixtures, House activities, clubs, camps, ensembles, trips and excursions. Cocurricular sports include Aquatics & Swimming, Athletics, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Football (Soccer), Gymnastics, Hockey, Indoor Hockey, Netball, Rowing, Snow Sports, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Touch Football and Water Polo; Junior School adds Cricket, Fencing, Sailing and Yoga. There are also clubs and ensembles in Chess, Debating, Public Speaking, Robotics and other interests.
Service-learning blends community engagement with academic growth, encouraging students to address real-world needs, develop as responsible global citizens and reflect on their learning. Students contribute to Indigenous communities, international projects and local homeless services, fostering compassion, mindfulness and ethical action. Service-learning is embedded across co-curricular programs and the curriculum to connect learning with meaningful community impact.
Leadership begins Day One, with students encouraged to assume responsibility for themselves and others, and a culture that values practical leadership over prizes. Prefects and other leadership roles are part of a rich array of leadership opportunities that span across age groups, with alumnae returning to share experience and mentor current students. The school emphasises leadership as a practiced capacity—developed through formal and informal roles, collaboration and service.
Character Education & Wellbeing centers on truth, courage and service, guiding students to think critically, lead ethically and act with purpose. Counselling and peer-support networks provide ongoing wellbeing support and safe, inclusive environments. Outdoor Education camps from Years 3–11 build resilience, teamwork and real-world problem-solving as a core part of the student experience.
Queenwood School for Girls is a day school in Sydney's Mosman area for girls, established in 1925. The campus network includes the Junior School, Rennie Medway Campus, Lawrance Campus and the Art & Design Campus, with language labs, drama theatres, robotics labs and fine arts studios. The curriculum combines the Australian Curriculum in the Junior School with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the Senior School; Years 11–12 students may pursue either the HSC or IB Diploma. In the Junior School, core subjects are taught by specialist staff, with languages (French or Mandarin) beginning in Year 7 and a Latin or World Religions elective in Year 8. Foundational skills such as essay writing, research and information literacy are taught to support independent learning. A cocurricular program spans sport, arts and leadership, including debating, language exchanges and STEM activities; a Catalyst program supports high-potential learners and leadership opportunities throughout the school.
