Saint Ignatius' College (Lane Cove)

A Catholic, Jesuit day and boarding school providing a well-rounded education for boys in Years 5–12.

The peninsula at Riverview is home to around 330 boarders in Years 7–12, 50 families of staff at the College, and a small, but vibrant, Jesuit community. The Boarding community has been an integral part of the College for all of its 128 years.

The College is a full-time Boarding community, and approximately 70% of our boarders come from country NSW and outside the Sydney metropolitan area. Recently, there has been an increasing number of Boarders from the expatriate community living overseas.  The boys are allowed one Saturday night leave per fortnight. Many of our country families appreciate the common leave system for all boarders as well as the relaxed and caring environment that is provided.

The Boarding Community aims to provide a second home, in a family environment, for the Boarding students at Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview. A Boarder should enjoy, as far as possible, the welcome, the security, the care and the privacy which would be his were he living at home. Students are well supervised but in a relaxed and friendly family atmosphere that allows for the individual care of each student. The boys live in the modern boarding houses with peers of their own Year group (a Division) and are cared for by experienced teaching staff from the College. The people primarily responsible for the boys (the Division Masters) live with their families attached to the boarding houses.