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We look forward to the 2016 Conference in Queenstown (NZ), to be held in conjunction with the New Zealand Boarding Schools Association (NZBSA). We are keen to hear from those who are interested in attending, as we are starting to put together a fu... Read more

Boarding Australia is active on many fronts raising awareness of the needs and rights of boarding students, staff and families. The Royal Commission, Abstudy and the Senate Inquiry into educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan... Read more

In partnership with Greyhound Australia, Boarding Australia members are eligible to receive 10% discount on charters and tours booked through Greyhound. If you have a tour or charter in mind, please give Bonnie (Executive Assistant) a call on 0400 81... Read more

2016 is a funny year, with no 'overlap' period across the states in the mid-year holidays. This is traditionally when we hold the Boarding Australia National Conference. For 2016, we have collaborated with the New Zealand Boarding Schools Association... Read more

Boarding Australia is interested in finding out about any 'Parent Portal' systems - a platform by which parents can be actively engaged in what is going on at the boarding house / residence. If you have a system, software, or are have a process in pl... Read more

Boarding Australia is proud to offer small grants to members (it's not too late to become a member, click here for membership information). The Student Retention and Wellbeing Grant aims to support students in extra-curricular activities or to imp... Read more

The Transition Support Unit forms an essential element of A Share in the Future - Indigenous Education Strategy 2015-24 developed by the Northern Territory Department of Education. The Unit has commenced initial operations to establish a comprehen... Read more

At the recent Boarding Australia National Conference, we were fortunate to have representatives from the Department of Human Services provide information about Abstudy and hear some of the concerns of delegates. Since the conference, we have conti... Read more

BA has been receiving new and return applications following our recently revised membership offer, including 50% discounts for organisational members and free individual membership. For those yet to lodge their application form, we encourage you t... Read more

The 2015 Boarding Australia National Conference in Adelaide was a great success. Feedback has been very positive – the following summarises the evaluation responses we received: Panel discussion was considered useful by 87% of participants. 1... Read more