Ravenswood School for Girls

Ravenswood School for Girls is located on Sydney's North Shore in Gordon, NSW, at 10 Henry St, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia. The campus is about 15 kilometres north of Sydney's Central Business District and is a three‑minute walk from Gordon railway station and bus interchange. Ravenswood provides six dedicated private bus routes for students in Year 3 and above, with buses operated by CDC Coach Lines.

Prep (Pre-Kindergarten) to Year 12, with a Junior School and a Senior School.

Day and boarding school.

The school provides Learning Enrichment and Gifted Education, Positive Education and Wellbeing, and Academic Care.

Australia

Uniting Church in Australia

Ravenswood operates a private bus service for students in Year 3 and above. The service offers pick-up and drop-off at the school gates (Cecil Street), a fixed timetable and route with daily chartered bus services, fully air‑conditioned buses provided by CDC Coach Lines, and a Mobile TransportMe App to monitor buses. Bus routes include Avalon/Mona Vale, Freshwater/Narrabeen, Brookvale/Seaforth, Mosman/Castle Cove, Longueville/Hunters Hill, and Bella Vista/Hills District.

Ravenswood Prep offers a nurturing early-learning transition with a curriculum that combines the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), the Reggio Emilia philosophy and Ravenswood's Positive Education approach. An inquiry-based approach to learning drawn from the IB PYP Learning Framework is used throughout Junior School from Kindergarten to Year 6. Senior students may undertake either the Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. In Years 7–10, Ravenswood follows the NSW Education Standards Authority syllabuses that incorporate the Australian Curriculum. Languages are compulsory in the IB Diploma, with options including Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese and Latin; core subjects include English, Mathematics, Science, PDHPE, Religious Education, History, Geography and Positive Education.

In 2025 Ravenswood had 31 IB Diploma students and 138 HSC students. One IB student scored 45 (ATAR 99.95); three scored 44, and 34% of the IB cohort scored 40 or above; the IB median was 38. In the HSC, Ravenswood ranked 6th among NSW Independent Schools and 14th overall; seven HSC students achieved ATARs above 99. Seventeen students were named on the HSC All-round Achievers list, five were Top Achievers in specific courses, the Class of 2025 earned 344 Distinguished Achievers mentions and the HSC median ATAR was 91 (combined Class of 2025 median ATAR is 92.30).

Recent Ravenswood graduates have gained entry to Harvard University, the University of Oxford, Princeton University, New York University, Imperial College London and the Royal College of Music, as well as leading Australian universities.

Gifted and High-Potential learners have access to specialised extension classes in Mathematics and English. Initiatives such as the Future Problem Solving Program, Maths Olympiad, Ethics Olympiad, Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, WriteOn and Da Vinci Decathlon champion advanced study and creative problem solving.

Enrolment steps: Step 1 – Submit an Enrolment Application Form online. Applications can be submitted online, and an Application Fee of $400 (including Overseas Students) is payable when submitting the online application. Step 2 – Provisional Offer. A Provisional Offer may be made after the Enrolment Application Form, supporting documentation and the Application Fee are received and reviewed, subject to place availability and completed documentation. Acceptance is required within the time stated in the offer, with a non-refundable Acceptance Fee of $1,900 to secure the place on the Provisional Offer Enrolment List. If a place is not available, the student will be placed on a Waiting List and no Acceptance Fee is required until a Provisional Offer is proposed. Step 3 – Interview. Two years prior to entry, prospective students and parents complete a Pre-Enrolment Form and attend an interview. School reports and NAPLAN results (if applicable) are required. Interviews are conducted with a Deputy Principal and/or the Head of Enrolments to discuss expectations and elective choices. Step 4 – Confirmed Place. Following a satisfactory interview, a Confirmed Offer of Enrolment may be made. Acceptance is required within the specified time, with payment of the Enrolment Fee of $2,500; this payment is non-refundable and final. Amendments to commencement dates may not be accommodated, and if the School is able to accommodate the request, a change fee may be applicable.

Ravenswood offers a number of Scholarships each year to current and new Ravenswood students. Ravenswood scholarships include Academic, Music, The Kim Buchan All Rounder Scholarship, The Margaret Donaldson Scholarship, Ravenswood Alumni Scholarship, The Rural Residential Scholarship, 2026 Creative Arts Scholarship and AIEF First Nations Scholarships. Scholarships cover full or part tuition fees and are offered to girls commencing at Ravenswood in Year 7 and Year 11 to encourage and acknowledge excellence. Ravenswood scholarships are conducted by Academic Assessment Services. All scholarship candidates are required to take the Scholarship Examination conducted at Ravenswood; the test will incur a fee of $150. Late applications or registrations will not be accepted. Girls applying for all Scholarships, excluding Academic Scholarships, must check the additional requirements listed. For Ravenswood Scholarships enquiries, please contact enrol@ravenswood.nsw.edu.au. 2027 Ravenswood Scholarship applications are now closed. 2028 Scholarship applications will open Monday 1 June 2026 and close on Friday 8 August 2026. 2028 Scholarship testing will take place on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Ravenswood.

Waiting List: If a place is not available, the student will be placed on a Waiting List and no Acceptance Fee is required until a Provisional Offer is proposed.