Redlands

Redlands has offered the IB Diploma Programme since 1988, making it the longest-running IB school in New South Wales. In Years 11 and 12 students choose either the IB Diploma or the NSW Higher School Certificate. IB students take three Higher Level and three Standard Level subjects over two years, together with Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity and Service, and bilingual students can aim for the Bilingual Diploma. The HSC route offers a wide range of courses at standard, advanced and extension levels.

Redlands House preschool takes children aged three to five in two-, three- and five-day programmes. The Junior School covers Kindergarten to Year 6, split into a K-2 section and a Years 3-6 section on the Junior Campus. The Secondary School covers Years 7 to 12 on the Senior Campus, with a Year 9 immersion programme at the High Country Campus and a choice between the IB Diploma and the HSC in Years 11 and 12.

Redlands aims to inspire girls and boys to become ready for life and to let their light shine through a contemporary, internationally recognised education. Its mission is to offer a diverse and inclusive co-educational environment built on innovative, research-based teaching, in which staff and parents work together to instil sound values. The school lists six values: compassion, curiosity, integrity, moral courage, respect and responsibility. Its Anglican motto is Luceat Lux Vestra, Let Your Light Shine.

Redlands operates three campuses. The Junior Campus in Cremorne houses the Redlands House preschool, the Junior School, a learning hub and sports and performing arts spaces. The Senior Campus on Military Road includes the John Roberts Music Centre and Edwards Auditorium opened in 2019, a library, the Roseby science building, a learning hub, Dunnet Hall and Redlands Hall, and the Fahl Garden. The High Country Campus near Jindabyne has student accommodation, dining and recreation areas in a bushland setting. A 20-year master plan is reshaping the Senior Campus around a central green.

A specialist wellbeing team supports social and emotional learning through a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework, circle time and friendship clubs. Junior School families can use after-school care until 6 pm and a vacation care programme during school holidays. Redlands runs private bus routes to Pittwater, the Inner West and the Eastern Suburbs for Years 3 to 12, and students can also use subsidised public school buses. There is a uniform shop, an active Parents and Friends association, and academic, all-rounder, music, dance and means-tested scholarships for entry to Year 7.

Sport is compulsory in representative teams from Year 5, and Redlands competes in the Independent Sporting Association. Sports include basketball, rowing, sailing, swimming, tennis, touch football, water polo, AFL, athletics, cross country, football, hockey, netball, rugby union, snowsports and gymnastics, and the school runs the annual Redlands Cup snowsports competition. The Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy trains more than 230 dancers, and students take part in drama, musicals and music ensembles. Junior students can join debating, the Da Vinci Decathlon, coding and robotics. Outdoor education camps at the High Country Campus complete the programme.