Case Study: Residential, Rural and Community-Living Models
Rural and Community-Living Models involve middle-years designs in which students, most commonly in Year 9, leave their home campus for an extended experience that often combines academic learning with outdoor, community-based and personal development opportunities.
Case Study: Overnewton Anglican Community College
Overnewton Anglican Community College is a mid-fee independent Prep-Year 12 school in Melbourne’s north-west, enrolling approximately 2,146 students across two campuses in Keilor (Yirramboi) and Taylors Lakes (Canowindra) (Overnewton Anglican Community College, 2024). Its defining feature is a standalone Year 9 Centre at the Canowindra campus, physically separated from both Middle School (Years 5-8) and Senior School (Years 10-12).
Case Study: Carey Baptist Grammar School
Carey Baptist Grammar School is an independent co-educational school in Kew, Melbourne, founded in 1923. With approximately 2,564 students across five campuses and an ICSEA of 1177, Carey is one of the largest and most resourced independent schools in Victoria (My School, 2025). Its academic performance is consistently strong, with recent cohorts achieving high proportions of ATARs above 90 alongside robust IB results.