our philosphy | nurturing

Our nurturing programmes ensure your child feels supported and encouraged throughout their school life. The school has well developed strategies in place to ensure a positive transition from home to the Early Childhood Centre (ECC) with the 'No Tears' programme.  We also have a middle schooling approach, for children in Years 5 through to 8, which gently introduces students to the demands and responsibilities of senior school.  Students in their senior years are also nurtured and taught to develop individual study habits, critical thinking skills and to take on personal responsibility, which will help to set them up for success at university and life beyond.

The small student population and low student-teacher ratio at Pittwater House means our teachers are able to create extraordinary opportunities for each child. Enrolment is capped at just 700 students to enable teachers to closely monitor each child's development and students have the chance to try new experiences that may pass them by at a larger school. As a smaller school, we can also nurture and follow our students emotional well being more closely, ensuring they settle into school and are able to face the challenges that school brings.