Facilities

Facilities

The college is an oasis in the Kimberley with private rooms, a swimming pool, recreation rooms, sports facilities, study areas and landscaped gardens.

Accommodation

Students playing table tennis at Broome Residential CollegeBroome Residential College is a modern facility with all the comforts of home for your children. The college accommodation includes purpose built junior dorms, a state of the art recreation hall, swimming pool and full-size basketball court.

A typical bedroom at Broome Residential CollegeComfortable, spacious and beautifully designed, each room is air-conditioned and complete with study desks and storage. Senior dorms have their own bath and laundry facilities. Supervisors are in every dorm and dorms are cleaned daily by professional cleaners.

Our accommodation is divided into male and female dorms, with junior and senior dorms.

 
Common rooms

Broome Residential College common roomThe college has a variety of common spaces that students can use to socialise and spend time with friends.

A large common room for all students has been fitted out with comfortable seating, including couches and giant bean bags which are perfect for weekend movie nights. Recreation room at Broome Residential College with a pool tableThere are large televisions with Foxtel and a dining hall for students to have meals in.

Each dorm has a separate lounge area that includes a kitchenette with sink, cold filtered drinking water and a microwave. There are decked courtyards and plenty of shaded outdoor space for students to hang out together and enjoy the lovely Broome weather.

 
Recreation

Boarders have the use of an equipped music room at Broome Residential CollegeBroome Residential College boarders and supervisors playing volleyball on the college lawnYour child has a range of recreational facilities to use while boarding at the college. We offer a large and spacious hall equipped with a pool table, ping pong table, foosball table, large screen projector, comfortable seating and a big screen television.

There is also a sound-proof music room with drums, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, microphones and sound system and Wii Station for up to 4 players.

Fun in the swimming pool at Broome Residential CollegeOutside there is a full sized under cover basketball court with spectator seating, a tennis wall, gym equipment, a 15 metre swimming pool which can be enjoyed year round, and a large grassed area for footy, soccer, obstacle courses and games.

Students can access free WiFi around the college grounds and in dorms.

 
Transport

Fun in the college bus at Broome Residential CollegeMural at Broome Residential College reading: Broome boarding, a great way of life, a great way to learnAt Broome Residential College, we have 5 vehicles to transport students to various activities, such as sport, dance, shopping and camps.

These include a:

  • 25-seater bus Mitsubishi FUSO
  • 22-seater bus Toyota Coaster
  • 11-seater mini-bus Toyota Hiace
  • 5-seater Hyundai iX35
  • 7-seater iMAX.
 
 
Access to school

Students who attend Broome Senior High School walk to school. The school is conveniently located next to the residential college.

Students who attend St Mary's College are driven to and from school by our staff in the college buses.