Boarding School Atlas

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State and Public Boarding Schools


Publicly funded schools that offer boarding places, where the family usually pays for boarding but not for tuition. Eligibility rules vary by country and school.

By country: United States (10) · United Kingdom (7) · New Zealand (22) · Ireland (1) · Switzerland (1)

Schools

41 campuses from 40 schools, listed A to Z by school name. Paid placements are labelled and never change this order.

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    A public residential high school for 11th- and 12th-grade students with an interest in STEM, operating residential campuses in Durham and Morganton, North Carolina.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Not confirmed
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Ages taught: 11th and 12th grade

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

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    A public residential high school for 11th- and 12th-grade students with an interest in STEM, operating residential campuses in Durham and Morganton, North Carolina.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Not confirmed
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Ages taught: 11th and 12th grade

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

  1. Old Swinford Hospital School logo

    Old Swinford Hospital School

    Stourbridge, West Midlands, England

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    A state-funded voluntary aided boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 in Stourbridge, West Midlands, where parents pay boarding fees but not tuition.

    Boarding
    Full boarding, Weekly boarding, Flexible boarding
    Boarding entry
    Flexi-Boarding places are only allocated at Year 7 and Year 12 entry; Tailored Boarding places are allocated on the basis of a boarding interview and school references. (ages 11 to 18)
    School
    Co-educational, day places
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Ages taught: Years 7 – 13 (ages 11 to 18)

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

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    A state boys’ secondary school in Dunedin whose hostel, School House, accommodates about 135 boarders.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

  2. Palmerston North Boys’ High School logo

    Palmerston North Boys’ High School

    Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui

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    A state boys’ school in Palmerston North whose boarding house, College House, has nine dormitories for up to 180 students.

    Boarding
    Full boarding
    Boarding entry
    College House offers quality accommodation and provides seven day boarding.
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

  3. Royal Alexandra and Albert School

    Reigate, Surrey, England

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    A state-maintained, voluntary-aided boarding school at Gatton Park in Surrey for boys and girls, with full boarding, flexi boarding and a sixth form. Families pay…

    Boarding
    Full boarding, Flexible boarding
    Boarding entry
    Full Boarding is offered Years 3-13 on the boarding pages, and Years 5-13 on the admissions pages; Flexi Boarding is Years 3-11 (admissions overview page says Years 7-11). Sixth Form Non-Boarding places are also offered.
    School
    Co-educational
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Ages taught: Years 3-13 (ages 7 to 18)

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

  4. Sexey's School

    Bruton, Somerset, England

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    A state school in Bruton, Somerset, that offers boarding in Lower School and Sixth Form alongside day places. Boarders pay only boarding fees, with full, weekly and…

    Boarding
    Full boarding, Weekly boarding, Flexible boarding
    Boarding entry
    Full, weekly and part-time (3 pre-arranged nights) boarding for Lower School and Sixth Form; occasional boarding for existing day students. Part-time boarders joining in Year 7 can remain on these terms until Year 11.
    School
    Not confirmed, day places
    Curriculum
    GCSE, A Levels

    Public / state · Ages taught: Lower School (Year 7 onward) and Sixth Form

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

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    A tuition-free residential STEM high school for juniors and seniors in Hartsville, South Carolina.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Not confirmed
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Ages taught: Juniors and seniors (11th and 12th grade)

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

  5. Southland Boys’ High School logo

    Southland Boys’ High School

    Invercargill, Southland

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    A state boys’ secondary school in Invercargill with a boarding hostel, Coldstream Hostel.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

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    A state-integrated girls' school in Dunedin whose boarders live at Tolcarne, a boarding residence a short walk from the school.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Girls, day places
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

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    A Catholic state-integrated Year 7 to Year 13 girls' day and boarding college in Napier, principally for Māori girls, with a hostel on site.

    Boarding
    Weekly boarding
    Boarding entry
    Hostel boarding for Year 9 - 13 and for Year 7 & 8; 5-day boarding is offered for Year 7 & 8 only.
    School
    Girls, day places
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Faith-based · Ages taught: Year 7 - Year 13

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

  6. St Patrick’s College, Silverstream logo

    St Patrick’s College, Silverstream

    Silverstream, Wellington

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    A Catholic and Marist boys’ school in Silverstream, Wellington region, with Redwood House boarding facilities for 110 students.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state · Faith-based · Ages taught: Years 9 to 13

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

  7. Te Aute College logo

    Te Aute College

    Pukehou, Hawke's Bay

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    A state-integrated Māori Anglican boys’ college in Pukehou, Central Hawke’s Bay, with a boarding hostel and a day-student option.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state · Faith-based

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

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    A residential two-year STEM program for gifted high school juniors and seniors in Kentucky, hosted at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Not confirmed
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Ages taught: High school juniors and seniors

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

  8. The Royal School Armagh logo

    The Royal School Armagh

    Armagh, Northern Ireland

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    A co-educational day and boarding school in Armagh, Northern Ireland, founded by royal charter in 1608, with preparatory and secondary departments. Boarders can stay…

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Boys and girls are accepted as boarders from the age of eight in the Preparatory Department and at any age in the Secondary Department. (ages 8 and over)
    School
    Co-educational, day places
    Curriculum
    A Levels

    Public / state · Ages taught: Preparatory Department; Years 8-14

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

  9. Timaru Boys’ High School logo

    Timaru Boys’ High School

    Timaru, Canterbury

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    A state boys’ school in Timaru with an on-site boarding house, Thomas House.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

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    A state boys’ secondary school in Oamaru with an on-campus hostel, Don House, offering boarding.

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Boys, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.

  10. Whanganui Collegiate School logo

    Whanganui Collegiate School

    Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui

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    A co-educational state-integrated Anglican school in Whanganui with six boarding houses and full, regional, Whanganui, two- and three-night boarding options.

    Boarding
    Full boarding, Flexible boarding
    Boarding entry
    Regional Boarding for students within the defined Regional Boarding Area (up to five leave weekends per term); Whanganui Boarding for families within approx. 20km; part-time boarding of two or three fixed nights per week; casual boarding as space permits.
    School
    Co-educational, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA, IGCSE

    Public / state · Faith-based

    Annual boarding fee

    NZ$49,310 per year

    boarding (pattern not named). International pupils. 2027. Tuition (published per year) plus boarding charge (published per year).

  11. Wilson's Hospital School logo

    Wilson's Hospital School

    Multyfarnham, Westmeath

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    A co-educational Church of Ireland day and boarding secondary school in County Westmeath. It left the fee-paying sector in 2011 and now charges only for boarding and…

    Boarding
    Offered (type not named)
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Co-educational, day places
    Curriculum
    Not confirmed

    Public / state · Faith-based

    Annual boarding fee

    Fees not confirmed

  12. Woodford House logo

    Woodford House

    Havelock North, Hawke's Bay

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    A state-integrated girls’ boarding and day school in Havelock North, Hawke’s Bay, teaching Years 7 to 13.

    Boarding
    Full boarding
    Boarding entry
    Not confirmed
    School
    Girls, day places
    Curriculum
    NCEA

    Public / state · Ages taught: Years 7 to 13

    Annual boarding fee

    NZ$30,520 per year

    full boarding. Domestic pupils. 2026. Tuition and boarding, published per year.