The Xavier Boarding House prides itself on creating a community based on Catholic values, where students and staff forge lasting bonds and where every student experiences a broad and challenging program in a small Boarding House setting.
At Xavier College we will strive to engender a love of learning that will last long after graduation from the College. We do this by providing a caring community within which boys from Years 9 to 12 are encouraged to develop personal leadership skills, to become responsible members of the community, to strive for excellence and to become ‘men for others’.
In the Xavier College Boarding House, we strive to foster a strong sense of community with all the freedom, responsibilities and obligations that this entails. This is evident in both the daily routines (where students are expected to participate in a number of tasks appropriate to each age level) and in the specially organised activities that may take priority over individual pursuits.
We actively promote leadership skills and a sense of independent responsibility. There are many different programs that operate within the boarding house that were designed to lead to personal growth in these areas.
The boarding house runs on a presumption of trust. There is a series of clearly explained expectations and principles that are designed to enable students to make reasonable choices in all situations. Consequently there is an important reliance on the conscience of each boy.
As a Jesuit school we are deeply committed to the academic pursuit of intellectual excellence. The Magis Scholars program is an illustration in practice of this ongoing commitment. The program runs every night in the Brennan Library, with two Magis Scholars in attendance to assist students with their studies and organisation. Boarders can take advantage of this academic support provided through the programs offers outside of the classroom.
The Xavier Boarding House seeks to enhance each boy's sense of respect for the members of his community. The relatively small size of the house ensures that students know one another well and are therefore in a position to contribute positively to the learning and development of their fellow boarders. This smaller scale also enables a degree of flexibility and a more personal approach in the administration of the house.
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