St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
About
St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School is an award-winning independent day and boarding school for girls from Pre-Prep to Year 12 and boys in Pre-Prep. Approximately 1450 students attend the school.
St Margaret's is consistently recognised as an outstanding school, reflected in the prestigious awards it has earned. In 2025, the school was recognised by The Educator magazine as one of the nation's 5-Star Best Schools and an Employer of Choice. The staff at St Margaret's are highly qualified and committed to the learning and wellbeing of their students. Many of the school's educators have received recognition for their exceptional and innovative expertise in teaching and learning.
The school's six core values - Spirit, Inclusivity, Integrity, Courage, Respect and Passion - and the school's motto, Per Volar Sunata (Born to Fly Upwards), inspires St Margaret's students to grow and achieve their personal best in all endeavours.
Teaching and Learning
As a leading girls' school for over 130 years, St Margaret's aspires to prepare confident, compassionate, capable women able to contribute in a global community. The school is well known for its holistic approach to education which reflects the philosophy of its founders, the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent. Girls are encouraged to balance their pursuit of academic excellence with discovering their strengths and passions through extracurricular and other school activities. This makes for very vibrant sporting, music, performing and visual arts programs and community service experiences. Additional clubs and activities also allow girls to explore a range of interests.
Boarding
A boarding school since its inception in 1895, St Margaret’s has a long and proud boarding tradition.
As the only full-time boarding school in Brisbane, boarders have a significant impact on the life of the school, contributing to its spirit, curricular and extracurricular programs. Around 190 boarders live and learn at St Margaret's, hailing from regional and rural Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and overseas and each contributes to the wonderfully diverse school community.
St Margaret's is a three-time winner of Boarding School of the Year (Australian Education Awards - 2019, 2020 and 2025).
To find out more about Boarding at St Margaret's you can take a tour any working day by appointment with the Admissions Team or attend the Open Day or Open Morning each year. St Margaret's staff also regularly tour the regions which boarders call home and details of the regional touring schedule can be found on the school's website.
Global Learning
St Margaret's is a local school with a global outlook, offering students a variety of international learning experiences from cultural/languages/history trips, music touring, competitions and even a recreational Japan skiing trip. Each opportunity seeks to broaden students' horizons and give them a greater global perspective of the world. The school's distinctive Global Exchange Program gives Year 10 students the chance to study abroad in South Africa, New Zealand, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom or the USA for an extended duration, usually one term.
Wellbeing
The Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent established St Margaret's with a focus on educating the whole child. This educational philosophy remains true today and is articulated through the school's Student Wellbeing Framework, the school's values and unique philosophy 'The St Margaret's Way'. A well-rounded pastoral care program underpins the academic program for all year levels and all stages of development, from Pre-Prep to Year 12.