An Education for Life

A St Leonard’s College education provides wonderfully diverse opportunities for students to thrive; opportunities provided in an unrivalled atmosphere of love and commitment to developing the whole child.

Wominjeka - Hello and Welcome to

Bayside’s School of Choice
on Bunurong Country

We are one of Australia's premier independent co-educational schools, educating students from ELC3 to Year 12. For over 100 years we have provided young people with outstanding educational experiences in an environment that nurtures and develops the whole person – head, heart and soul. Our students excel academically and enjoy access to first-class facilities and an outstanding array of cocurricular experiences. Learn More

Exceptional education tailored to each age and stage

Our highly acclaimed programs are informed by the very best global research, designed to develop the necessary knowledge, attributes, values and skills that allow our students to confidently engage with the world around them.

Our ELC follows the world-renowned Reggio Emilia approach, providing an enriching and stimulating educational program for children aged three to five years.

Our McMillan House Junior School offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme - an inquiry-based approach to learning incorporating personal, social and international values.

Our unique program for years 5 and 6 offers specialist educators across all subjects; students learn mathematics from a mathematician and science from a scientist, providing them with the ideal environment for engagement and agency.

Our Middle School programs are designed to assist student’s academic and personal development during this exciting time of change and growth with an incredibly diverse range of opportunities to explore.

Our Senior School students are offered the valuable choice between the VCE or IBDP. Our programs are designed to support our students’ successful transition into the world beyond our school gates.

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Acknowledgment of Country

We acknowledge the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we meet, teach and learn. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Learn More