Why St Hilda’s

 

Why St Hilda’s?

Five reasons families choose St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls

Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions you will make for your daughter. At St Hilda’s, she is educated in a community where girls lift girls, where achievement is celebrated collectively, and where every girl is empowered to thrive. We partner with families to nurture capable, confident young women who are academically accomplished, deeply grounded in who they are, and prepared to shape the future with purpose. Across our three campuses in Perth and Pemberton, and built on a proud 130 year legacy, St Hilda’s equips your daughter with the confidence, compassion and capability to thrive in a complex and evolving world and to forge an extraordinary future.

Academic Mastery is in our DNA

At St Hilda’s, academic excellence is not just an outcome—it’s a mindset, deeply embedded in the way we teach, learn, and grow.

St Hilda’s is recognised for academic excellence, consistently achieving ATAR results that place us in the top five schools in the state, year after year. As a proudly non selective school, our results reflect high expectations, expert teaching and genuine care. Since 2010, more girls have graduated from St Hilda’s with an ATAR of 95 or above than in any other ATAR band.

As a Science of Learning School, we focus intentionally on literacy, numeracy and core academic foundations so your daughter understands, retains and applies her learning with confidence. Using data informed, student centred approaches, we personalise learning and track academic and wellbeing growth. Alongside strong ATAR pathways, an expanding range of alternative pathways ensures every girl is known, supported and guided towards success in the pathway that best suits her strengths and aspirations.

Australia’s Most Comprehensive Entrepreneurship Education Program

At St Hilda’s, we don’t just prepare girls for the workforce and beyond; we empower them to shape it.

At St Hilda’s, we do not simply prepare girls for the workforce. We empower them to shape it. Our ESSTEAM Program, spanning Years 3 to 9, is the most comprehensive school based program of its kind in Australia, developing creative, confident and future ready thinkers from the earliest years.

Entrepreneurship at St Hilda’s is a life skill, not a subject. Girls learn to identify real world problems, think innovatively, collaborate with purpose and turn ideas into action. Whether your daughter dreams of becoming a scientist, surgeon, lawyer, artist or founder, these capabilities matter. In 2026, our commitment deepens with the introduction of a Year 10 Entrepreneurship elective and expanded learning opportunities in Years 3 and 4, ensuring girls are equipped to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

A Girls Leadership Program: Changing the Face of Girls’ Leadership Education

At St Hilda’s, leadership is not reserved for the few; it is cultivated in every girl, every year.

At St Hilda’s, leadership is not reserved for a select few or a single moment. It is intentionally developed in every girl, every year. Leadership learning is embedded across Junior Kindergarten to Year 12, through the curriculum, cocurricular programs, service learning and wellbeing initiatives, giving girls repeated opportunities to practise leadership in authentic and meaningful contexts.

Our approach centres on identity, voice and agency. We support your daughter to understand who she is, what she stands for and how to lead with courage, empathy and purpose. St Hilda’s is committed to contributing to national and international research in girls’ leadership education, shaping the future of leadership learning and setting a benchmark for girls’ schools globally. Our dedicated Leadership programs in Years 5, 7 and 11

A Deeply Embedded Culture of Care

At St Hilda’s, care is not a program, it’s a way of being. Our girls thrive because they are seen, known, and supported to grow in every dimension of their lives.

At St Hilda’s, care is not a program. It is a way of being. Your daughter is known, valued and supported as she grows academically, socially and emotionally. This culture of care allows girls to take risks, build confidence and develop resilience, knowing they are supported every step of the way.

Our signature Year 9 Wandering Spirit program supports girls through one of the most complex stages of adolescence, fostering self awareness, resilience and leadership through challenge, reflection and connection to others and the natural world. This philosophy extends into earlier years with the introduction of Little Wanderers in Year 3. Across Junior Kindergarten to Year 12, our whole school Belonging Framework ensures every girl feels connected, included and safe to be herself, guided by our values of Excellence, Belonging, Authenticity and Imagination.

Our Own Regional Campus at Yeagarup

An immersive regional setting that allows girls to disconnect from the everyday and engage deeply in experiences that build confidence, resilience and perspective.

Located in Pemberton, just three and a half hours from Perth, Yeagarup is St Hilda’s own regional campus. It offers your daughter the rare opportunity to step away from daily distractions and fully engage with nature, herself and others.

Yeagarup is a defining part of the St Hilda’s experience. As one of the only girls’ schools in Western Australia to own and operate its own regional campus, we use Yeagarup for outdoor education experiences, Wandering Spirit retreats, leadership development, camps and immersive learning experiences across year levels. Set among forest and coast, this unique environment supports resilience, independence and connection, deepening learning in ways that cannot be replicated in a traditional classroom.

The question ‘Why St Hilda’s?” becomes easier and easier to answer.

Ultimately our girls want to perform well and are motivated and inspired to do so. Furthermore, they don’t want other girls to underperform.  Examples of this are plentiful.  Whenever a girl gets stuck other students immediately offer assistance without hesitation. They do this across all subject areas and do it in a very mature way. They ask leading questions rather than simply giving answers. They guide rather than show. They encourage rather than mock. “Let me help you” is part of their learning vocabulary.

Our girls’ ability to share their gifts for the common good is impressive and is what gives St Hilda’s the point of difference of not just being an academically excellent school but one with an amazingly impressive soul. It is the spirit of St Hildas, which comes from within our girls, that makes it the school it is, and a joy to lead.

Fiona Johnston - Principal

AWARDS

2021      Australian Excellence Awards – Best Strategic Plan (Winner)
2021      Principal recognised in the Australian Education Hotlist
2022      Australian Education Awards – Best Boarding School (Finalist)
2023      Principal recognised in the EdLeaders Impact List
2024      Outdoor Education Australia – Exemplary Outdoor Education Program for our Year 8 Cape to Cave Program
2024      EducatePlus Excellence Awards – Best Alumni Campaign.
2025      Australian Education Awards – Best Independent Senior School (Finalist)
2025      The Educator – 5-Star Best School 2025 List