Facilities

Rossbourne is located in Melbourne’s inner suburb of Hawthorn, The mansion is the prominent corner building that houses Administration, Student classrooms and our Food Technology area. It is surrounded by landscaped gardens that provide our students peaceful breakout spaces.  The school is 300 meters from Hawthorn station and has the tram route 70 Waterfront City Docklands – Wattle Park that travels along Riversdale Road and route 75 Central Pier Docklands – Vermont South that travels along Power Street. 

The library provides students a calm space to read, view movies or further develop their research skills.  There is always a staff member in the space to assist students and guide activities if required.

The Living Skills house is in a fully function home, next to the school with a front and back garden.

This space allows hands on learning opportunities for our students to develop their skills in a real world environment.  During their time in the house students learn about sustainability, daily home chores, home maintenance and garden cultivation.

A modern purpose-built industrial space where our students learning about food handling, preparation and cooking. Safe and hygienic work practices are instilled for the use of all equipment and the handling and storage of food. Students learn how to present and serve their creations to visitors at school functions throughout the year.

This multi-purpose building gives the school a space to gather for learning, performing and functions. It is used for school assemblies, musical productions and community gatherings.

In the studio, students have the opportunity to explore a wide range of art materials and processes. Resources allow students to explore a range of creative endeavours through painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, photography, mix media, sculpture, ceramics, which are fired in our onsite kiln, and set design

In the ICT Lab students develop a range of skills exploring software applications and hardware functions. Equipped with a 3D printer, students are encouraged to see where technology can take them.

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The design tech workshop is set up with a wide range of equipment and materials that give the students the space to explore working with mediums such as wood, metal, leather, fabrics, screen printing and learning about graphic design.

Housing an indoor basketball court, the gym has a vast range of sporting and gymnastic equipment available for the physical education and the outdoor education programs on offer.