Independence, co-operation, teamwork, personal responsibility and environmental care are qualities the College’s Outdoor Education program is designed to promote.

A varied program of camps is a feature of Years 4 to 9. From surfing to abseiling, rock climbing to rafting, students participate in a huge range of age-appropriate activities and learn much about themselves and the environment.

Camps are held at Monbulk, Anakie, Airey’s Inlet, the Grampians, Anglesea and in Victoria’s high country, offering an appropriately challenging experience for each Year level. The school is poised to purchase a site in the Grampians near the Mount William Range, which will be developed to expand outdoor education possibilities generally.

Year 10 students with an interest in the environment are also given the opportunity to participate in a camping experience in the Anglesea area where they work with the local community and undertake a number of environmental projects.

Not for the faint-hearted, the Exploration Society’s annual expedition is a challenge relished by a number of senior students, staff and parents. The fifty-year anniversary reunion ascent of Tasmania’s Federation Peak in 1999 reignited the dormant Exploration Society tradition, and subsequent expeditions have explored the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia, the Kokoda Track in New Guinea, the Strzelecki Desert and the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia. These camping experiences extend the physical skills, endurance and resilience of all participants.