Journey to St Cat's: From Boarding School to College
Congratulations to the graduating classes of 2020! You’ve made it through a pretty intense year, and soon you’ll be able to reap the rewards of all your hard work.
Graduating can be bittersweet, and it can be difficult to know that your friends may be moving in different directions to study, work or travel. Particularly if you’ve been boarding with all your friends, it can be hard to imagine life without them.
At St Catherine’s College, we have many residents that boarded at high schools in here in Perth before moving here for university. Here’s what they have to say on their journey’s from boarding to living at a residential college.
Bonnie teaching an art class to our residents
Bonnie is a second year St Catherine’s resident, but before this she was a boarder at MLC.
“It was very easy to settle into College because I was used to settling in to the boarding house at the start of every year. The RAs (Residential Advisors) made it even easier, because they were super helpful and friendly and were open to any questions that we might have.”
“I was really nervous about whether or not I would find friends at College, but there were so many events and opportunities that allowed me to make friends quite quickly. I even met my best friends at formal hall!”
“Uni was a bit of a different story. {…} It is kind of difficult to make friends at university but it is so easy to make friends at College. College is also the best place to start learning how to be independent but at the same time being surrounded by other young individuals and fun events to keep you entertained.
George (middle) with two RAs Angus (Left) and Jack (Right)
One of our first year residents George was a boarder at Hale last year before moving to St Catherine’s.
“Since I’ve been in a boarding house for the last five years, I found it easy to settle into College and uni life. I’d been told by a lot of people how good it was, so I didn’t have anything to be nervous about. My advice is to go to College! You’ll build awesome friend groups and there is always something going on to entertain you.”
So if you’re thinking about coming to a College next year, why not book a tour of St Catherine’s and see our facilities for yourself. Chances are that you might see some familiar faces around, and you’ll be able to see that while we still have the strong community feel of a boarding house, St Catherine’s is a great place to become more independent.
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