Westminster School

Specialties

Westminster School is an Early Learning to Year 12, co-​educational, Uniting Church, day and boarding School. Around 1100 students attend our School. Westminster is set on 23 spacious hectares in Marion, a suburb southwest of the City of Adelaide. Since it was established in 1961, Westminster has become one of South Australia’s leading independent Schools.

Westminster prides itself on its exceptional teachers, outstanding facilities and resources, extensive academic, co-​curriculuar and student wellbeing programs, and its genuinely inclusive, supportive community. This environment gives our students every opportunity to reach their potential.

History

Established in 1961.

Planning for Westminster School began in the late 1950s. On 19 June 1960 the Foundation Stone was laid, marking the construction of the first buildings of Westminster. The School opened on 7 February 1961, comprising 143 boys including 28 boarders. After 17 years as a boys’ school, coeducation was introduced in 1978 across all year levels. In 1993, girls commenced boarding at Westminster. Westminster has steadily grown into a leading coeducational school, offering an extensive curriculum that encourages all students to do their best. Academically Westminster students always achieve excellent results. Our Year 12 cohort achieves results that are consistently amongst the best in the state. Today, with a balanced number of boys and girls comprising around 1100 students, the School has grown to a 23 hectare campus with separate areas for an Early Learning Centre, Primary School (Reception to Year 7) and Senior School (Years 8 to 12).