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The school offers a broad cocurricular program with numerous academic competitions and clubs. Students participate in OZCLO (Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad), Brain STEM Innovation Challenge, the da Vinci Decathlon, the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition, Future Problem Solving, and the Informatics Club. Debating, Mooting, Public Speaking, and Chess are also available to develop critical thinking and communication skills. Model United Nations is offered for senior students, supporting opportunities in diplomacy and policy discussion.
Arts thrive through the Hart Theatre Company, which produces five performances annually, including three musicals and two plays, with students involved on stage and behind the scenes. The Music Program offers solo performances, choir, bands, jazz ensembles, and orchestras. The Visual Arts cocurricular program covers drawing, painting, sewing, construction and design, with ceramics, exhibitions of student work, and opportunities to explore open studio and design lab activities.
Languages offered by the College are Chinese, French and Spanish. Language study is undertaken by all students from Prep through to the completion of Year 9, becoming optional from Year 10 onward. PLACE (Program for Language Acquisition and Cultural Engagement) supports international students with English language development and cultural transition, including Intensive English Language and English as an Additional Language entry streams. There are English Language Conversation Club and International Friends Group to help families engage with the community.
The cocurricular program includes social and hobby groups such as Art Club, Board Games, Chess, Debating, Model United Nations, and Public Speaking, fostering collaboration and social connections across year levels. House-based Competitions and the Junior School Running and Fitness program provide ongoing team-based activities. Ethics Olympiad and Future Problem Solving are among the additional clubs and competitions that broaden student interests.
Service is an integral part of Experiential Education at St Leonard's College. The program emphasizes action, reflection and community engagement across Junior to Senior years, guiding students to contribute meaningfully to society.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is offered for Years 9 to 12. Student leadership programs and personal development activities are central to the cocurricular program, providing opportunities to build leadership, teamwork and career-related skills.
Outdoor Education runs across Years 2 to 10 with overnight camps and year-level experiences that blend adventure with personal growth and environmental education. Yearly programs include the Year 2 Sleepover, Year 3 Anglesea camp, Camp Ibis for Years 4–8, and the Year 9 Big Experience, followed by a Year 10 hike. The College is affiliated with Outdoors Victoria to support outdoor learning, and students participate in Interschool Sport, Club Sport, and Swimming Club to promote physical wellbeing.
St Leonard's College is an independent, coeducational Australian school serving students aged 3 to 18. The curriculum blends the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for younger years with the Diploma Programme for senior students, alongside the Australian Curriculum. Prep to Year 4 focuses on inquiry, independence and international mindedness, supported by specialist teachers across English, Science, Mathematics, Humanities, Languages, Wellbeing, DigiSTEM, Drama, Art and Music. The Cove (Years 5 and 6) is an upper-primary program with dedicated teachers across English, Science, Mathematics, Humanities and Languages (Chinese, French or Spanish). Middle School (Years 7–9) offers elective options and an experiential Year 9 SEA program, with curriculum informed by Harvard GSE and Monash and participation in the OECD 2030 project. In Years 10–12 students choose between VCE and IBDP, with course guides published. Since 1914, the school has evolved as a coeducational community, celebrating 50 years of coeducation and the IB Diploma.
