Daily routine

Boarders follow a structured weekday routine that supports healthy habits and academic focus. Rising and bedtime vary by year level to reflect students’ growing independence:

• Year 9: Wake at 6.30am, bedtime at 9.00pm
• Year 10: Wake at 6.40am, bedtime at 9.15pm
• Year 11: Wake at 6.50am, bedtime at 9.30pm
• Year 12: Wake at 7.00am, bedtime at 9.45pm
• Year 13: Wake at 7.10am, bedtime at 10.00pm

Daily Routine 

• 6:10 am – Morning exercise (Term 1)
• 6:30-7:00 am – Rising by year level
• 7:00 am – Breakfast
• 8:00 am – House meeting (Monday); Chapel (Tuesday and Thursday); Assembly (Friday)
• 8:30 am – Classes begin
• 10:15 am – Morning tea
• 1:00 pm – Lunch
• 3:30 pm – Classes end (afternoon tea available)
• 3:45 pm – Sports practice or music/cultural rehearsals
• 5:30 pm – Dinner (formal dinner on Thursday)
• 6:30-8:00 pm – Prep (supervised homework time)
• 9:00-10:00 pm – Bedtime by year level

School begins at 8:45 am on Wednesday, allowing boarding students a later rising and breakfast time.

Meet our Head of Boarding prefects as they take you on a tour of a typical day in the life of a boarder at St Paul’s Collegiate School. From morning routines and meals to classes, sport, study and time with friends, they share what daily life is really like in the boarding community and what students can expect when they make St Paul’s their home away from home.