Upper School

Progressing into Upper School - Years 9 and 10 - your daughter is now recognisable as a young woman who will soon take on the world.

In Upper School, our girls are guided to develop into young women of compassion and determination who take responsibility for their own learning and the welfare of others. They are given the opportunity to expand their horizons, broaden their perspective and achieve their best in both academic and co-curricular areas of education.

Beyond the direct curriculum experiences, learning activities in the Upper School have been designed to promote communication, problem-solving, creativity and collaboration. Pymble’s research-driven learning culture means Upper School girls benefit from effective and engaging personal development experiences that focus on the College’s core values. External speakers are regularly included in the Upper School programs. Leaders in the field and experiential opportunities connect the girls to key issues influencing society, locally and internationally.

In Year 9, students participate in our mandatory Residential Program at Vision Valley living away from home for four weeks with their peers. Learning is different at Vision Valley. Every aspect of the Residential Program, from lessons to physical challenges and downtime, builds real world learning and problem solving into the context of living in the natural environment. Our goal for each student attending the program is to grow, flourish and leave with a developing understanding of themselves, strong connections to others and an affinity with the natural environment.