Facilities

Pittwater House's 3.5 hectare campus provides an abundance of space for students to run, play and develop.

Our extensive grounds are big enough to facilitate dedicated playgrounds for each age group.

• Pre-Kindy students have their own dedicated play area.
• Kindergarten – Year 2 (Infant School) students have their own specific playground, with age-appropriate play equipment.
• Year 3 - 6 (Primary) student also have their own playground which is suited to older Junior School students.
• Junior School and Senior School students have separate access to the oval during their lunch break.
• In addition to the oval, the Senior School students also have access to an amphitheatre, multi-purpose courts, the Kiss and Drop area, and comfortable common rooms.

The Great Hall has a tradition of hosting many music, drama and social functions and is the venue for school ceremonies and assemblies. It’s a professional-quality performance space and the Hall’s acoustic ceiling was designed by Louis Challis who was the sound engineer for the Sydney Opera House and Parliament House in Canberra. The Great Hall seats 600 and is equipped with two grand pianos and the historic organ. The organ is one of only five organs installed in Australia which was made by T.C Lewis of London.

The Hall’s facilities allow students to develop their artistic talents through music, choir, language, debate and drama as well as theatre set-design and construction.

Your musical or artistic child will love Pittwater House’s arts facilities.

We have specialised music and ensemble rooms plus tutorial rooms with the latest music composition software.

Our Performing Arts Centre is a bespoke space for dance and performing. Situated alongside the Performing Arts Cottage, this multi-functional environment is perfect for various forms of dance, yoga, drama and performance.

We offer two large visual art rooms to accommodate our senior students and a smaller scale art room for the Junior School. The senior art rooms cater to budding photographers, ceramicists, sculptors and visual artists.

Pittwater House has the perfect combination of specialised teaching spaces and extensive resources.

Our campus holds numerous specialised classrooms, including:

• A library and resources centre (see below for more information)

• Science laboratories with preparation rooms

• Art rooms, complete with firing kilns for pottery and ceramics

• Applied technology classrooms for food technology and textiles classes

• Industrial arts laboratories for woodwork, metalwork and plastics

• Language labs

In the classrooms, students have the best of modern teaching technology and tools, including:

• Interactive whiteboards and media centres in all teaching spaces

• Computer laboratories with individual work stations, printers, scanners and data projectors

• Secure intranet and high-speed digital internet access with whole campus wireless LAN and remote-access connections

• Audio-visual collection materials

• Classroom sets of Apple iPads and laptops

We teach students to use the ever-evolving technology as a way of thinking - to create, analyse and problem-solve. We can teach coding, robotics and 3D printing.

Providing an open, warm and welcoming environment, the Pittwater House library and resource centre is centrally located within the school’s grounds. It is a multipurpose facility, staffed by Teacher Librarians and used by both our Junior and Senior Schools for weekly library visits and information literacy lessons. It also caters to the wider research needs of the students.

The library provides a comprehensive range of books to meet the various learning needs and interests of the students. Additionally, the library subscribes to online encyclopedias and subject-specific databases that give students access to thousands of electronic, peer reviewed, full-text articles.

We have electronic access to hundreds of worldwide newspapers, allowing students to stay up to date with current affairs and worldwide news and events. We offer an online, electronic referencing system for students to easily access a large e-Library and audio books for both the Junior and Senior Schools.

The library is a place for all students to feel comfortable and relaxed in. It is available to everyone and provides services and resources to meet the needs of our students and community. Parents and students can access the library catalogue and services through their TASS Student Cafe and Parent Lounge Links via the Portal.

Our onsite Health Centre is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 3:30pm by a registered nurse.

The nurse provides health care for the whole school community, from our youngest students in the Junior School to those in the Senior School.

The nurse can administer prescribed medication, if required, and conducts the school-based immunisation programs.

Our canteen provides an extensive menu based on healthy, tasty and seasonal produce which will nourish your child’s body and mind. We have an on-site Chef and Chef's Assistant to cook nutritious, child-friendly, hot meals and provide fresh salad options daily.

View our Canteen Menu here.

We offer our families a Before, After and Holiday Care service, here on campus, so your child can move safely and easily from School to care. This service is provided by Aspire, a provider that has been hand-picked by Pittwater House for their experience and high standard of care. The service is available from Monday to Friday for students from Pre-Kindy to Year 6.

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Information brochure for parents