Our Facilities - Now and for the Future

Our facilities are designed to inspire participation, excellence in the teaching and learning experience both within and beyond the classroom. Our campus has evolved over the past years to include state of the art facilities for Sport, Performing Arts, Design and the Junior School, as well as innovative classroom spaces in the Senior School.

In our facilities we have aimed to incorporate examples of best practice, whether that be in technology, environmentally sustainable features or ways that the design assists modern pedagogy: in classroom layout, furnishings and the spaces in which students and teachers interact. 

Somerset College is at a mature stage of campus development where new buildings and meeting spaces can be designed to reflect trends in the education space and the corporate world and especially provide opportunities for collaborative human interactions that emerging career skills demand. We see our campus masterplan and built environment as providing a competitive advantage to our students in their studies and sporting experiences, enabling them to perform at the highest level. 

Our range of general facilities include:

• The Arnison Building – the College's Main Reception, Accounts and staff office space.
• The Aitkenhead Building - a state of the art Junior School facility including eight classrooms and four specialist spaces, including Music, ICT, STEM and Art, the Yarning Circle and Moses Plaza. 
• The Design Centre - an architectural feature in the Senior School with classrooms for Digital Technologies, Design and Entrepreneurship. 
• The Ray Building – featuring teaching areas, dance rooms, a dining room, alfresco eating areas, cafeteria and Somerset Retail.
• The Dr Peter Brown Building – incorporating the Knowledge and Information Precinct (library) and flexible learning spaces.
• The Great Hall – a large hall for assemblies, chapels and important ceremonies.
• Student Services Hub – incorporating facilities for Senior School students such as locker rooms, meeting rooms and offices for key staff.
• Refurbished Junior and Senior School classrooms.
• In the Senior School – Science and Engineering Technology laboratories, an Art/Graphics Centre, a Year 11 Common Room and a Year 12 Senior Learning Centre.
• A Pre-Prep centre with classrooms and dedicated play space.