Timbertop is a full-time boarding, co-educational campus of Geelong Grammar School located near Mansfield, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Established in 1953, by then Headmaster James Darling, Timbertop is attended by year-nine students attending Geelong Grammar School, although there are limited spaces and not all students are able to attend.[2] As of 2017 approximately 240 boys and girls attend Timbertop, where they participate in a wide variety of physical activities including running, hiking, and skiing, as well as a normal academic routine. Additionally, students at Timbertop do not have access to devices such as computers, mobile phones, or digital cameras. Almost all communication from students to family and friends off campus is carried through hand-written letters.[3]
- ^ "Bonzle-Timbertop".
- ^ Grammar School Timbertop
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