Pymble has formed agreements with the following international schools, which have a similar approach to education and spirituality yet are unique and different to Pymble Ladies’ College. Exchange opportunities usually journey for 4 to 6 weeks (either side).
Depending on the individual agreement, an Exchange school will usually agree to exchange a minimum of 2 students per school.
Shropshire, England
About: A co-educational boarding and day school for ages 11 to 18. Students vary from day, full and weekly boarding from UK and international pupils. The school has over 570 pupils, and in 2007 the Governance of Wrekin College merged with The Old Hall School to create The Wrekin Old Hall Trust, sharing facilities and offering education from the age of four years through to 18 years. For many years the school was known locally as ‘The School in the Garden’ owing to its extensive gardens and playing fields.
Pymble has a long standing relationship with Wrekin with over 10 years of ongoing exchanges. Students may be hosted in the Wrekin Boarding House.
Length of Exchange: 6 weeks approx
Hosting Dates: Term 3, 2026 (possibly in the July school holidays)
Travel Dates: Term 2, 2026
North Yorkshire, England
About: A leading independent co-educational day and boarding school. Scarborough offers opportunities in sport, outdoor education and the arts. Scarbourough is a new partner for the International Exchange Program at Pymble.
Students will likely be boarding at Scarborugh however this will be confirmed close to the date of appointment.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks approx
Hosting Dates: Term 3, 2026
Travel Dates: Term 4, 2026 (post yearly examinations) - TBC
Perthshire, Scotland
About: A co-education boarding school and day school for 7 to 18-year-olds. Strathallan School is situated in 153 acres of picturesque, rural Perthshire and is within easy reach of Edinburgh and Glasgow with their international airports. Their safe, green setting and our stunning campus provide the perfect environment for an all-round, progressive education focused on bringing out the best in every pupil.
Students may be hosted in the boarding house at Strathallan with weekend release
Length of Exchange: 5 weeks approx
Hosting Dates: 2026, Term 3 (July/August) - possibly in the July school holidays
Travel Dates: 2026, Term 3 (August/September)
United Kingdom
About: We are working to secure more English schools for the 2026 exchange season in London. If you are interested in this location for 2026, please put this as an option, and we will give you more information as soon as possible.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks approx
Hosting Dates: 2026
Travel Dates: 2026
Venice, Italy
About: Marco Foscarini in Venice is a co-educational school. There is an international stream for students learning English.
Students are not required to know the language of Italian.
Please note: Italy does not have a national child safeguarding screening system. We work closely with our Exchange Partner to ensure strong internal safeguarding processes are in place.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks approx
Hosting Dates: 2026, June (term 2)
Travel Dates: 2026, November/December
Madrid, Spain
About: Gredos San Diego, Madrid is a co-education school. Gredos is part of a cooperative school network that operates internationally. They have an international community of sister schools promoting the entire GSD Educational Community interacting with people from other environments, other cultures and diverse backgrounds, providing out-of-the-ordinary life experiences that prepare students to be able to function in the global and changing world in which they live.
With this vision, and over the years, GSD has created a network of friendship, exchange of knowledge and ideas, educational methodologies and, of course, personal contact and shared activities with schools around the world, with whom we are united mainly by our passion for education and how it can improve the world.
Please note: Spain does not have a national child safeguarding screening system. We work closely with our Exchange Partner to ensure strong internal safeguarding processes are in place. Families who previously hosted Spanish students in Australia may not necessarily be the same families that host Australian students in Spain. This will be clearly communicated to students and their families. Hosting families will be students of Gredos San Diego.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks approx
Hosting Dates: 2026, July
Travel Dates: 2026, November
Buenos Aires, Argentina
About: St. Philip the Apostle College is a co-education school for kindergarten to Secondary school students. They are a private school in Don Torcuato, Province of Buenos Aires. Pymble has had a long-standing partnership with St. Philip for exchange. They also partner with St Catherine's, Waverley.
Students are not required to speak Spanish. English is widely spoken at St Philip.
Please note: Argentina does not have a national child safeguarding screening system. We work closely with our Exchange Partner to ensure strong internal safeguarding processes are in place.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: 2026 - July/August (possibly Term 2)
Travel Dates: 2026 - August/September
Toronto, Canada
About: Havergal College is an independent girls' school for K-12 (boarding and day girls). It will become a new partner for Pymble in 2024. Its ethos and standards are similar to Pymble's, with Sport, Performing Arts, and Service.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: 2027, Term 1 (students will be in Year 11)
Travel Dates: 2026, Term 4
Toronto, Canada
About: Branksome Hall is a leading independent school for girls. It is a globally docused school with state of the art facilities. With over 900 students in K-12, hey offer an IB program for their students with boarding houses.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: TBC
Travel Dates: TBC
West Vancouver, Canada
About: Collingwood School is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational, university-preparatory school founded in 1984. Located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it delivers the British Columbia Ministry of Education curriculum from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: 2026 - to be confirmed
Travel Dates: 2026 - to be confirmed
Vancouver, Canada
About: Crofton House School offers a girl-centred learning environment for students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. Founded in 1898, Crofton House has a long history of all-girls education and provides a learning environment where students are motivated to strive for their best selves, embracing academic challenge and diverse experiences, guided by staff who know them and believe in them.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: 2026 - February - March
Travel Dates: 2026 - April - May
About: Ashiya Gakuen is a co-education high school in Osaka. This cultural exchange allows our girls to immerse themselves in the Japanese culture without actually speaking any Japanese. Ashiya has an international stream as part of their school in which their students are taught their studies in English. Students will be hosted with a family from Ashiya Gakuen. This may not be the student of the family that you host however they are from the same school community.
Please note: Japan does not have a national child safeguarding screening system. We work closely with our Exchange Partner to ensure strong internal safeguarding processes are in place. Families who previously hosted Japanese students in Australia may not necessarily be the same families that host Australian students in Japan. This will be clearly communicated to students and their families.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks (hosting) and 5 weeks (travelling)
Hosting Dates: 2026 - Term 3
Travel Dates: 2026 - Term 3
About: Ecole Globale Independent Girls school in a boarding school in Dehradun India providing opportunities for girls to learn, grow and excel in all areas of their schooling
Please note: India does not have a national child safeguarding screening system. We work closely with our Exchange Partner to ensure strong internal safeguarding processes are in place.
This exchange will be exclusively boarding.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: TBC
Travel Dates: TBC
About: Tanglin Trust School Singapore provides world-class education through British-based learning with an international perspective for students aged 3-18 years. It is a co-educational school which has a strong emphasis on sports and performing arts.
Students will be hosted in Singapore in Condo or apartments.
Please note: Singapore does not have a national child safeguarding screening system. We work closely with our Exchange Partner to ensure strong internal safeguarding processes are in place.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: 2026 - July/August
Travel Dates: 2026 - November
Woodford House
About: Woodford House largest boarding girls schools in New Zealand. This exchange is a boarding house opportunity, which can cater for both day girls and boarders. Woodford House offers a Home to Excellence for both boarding and day students. Located in Hawke’s Bay, Woodford House is a special character school that provides every girl with an exceptional education and endless opportunities, allowing her to flourish and achieve her personal best. The school has an extensive range of educational facilities from heritage buildings to modern learning suites.
Students will be hosted in the boarding house during the week however students may be hosted by a day girl.
Length of Exchange: 4 weeks
Hosting Dates: 2026 - Term 2
Travel Dates: 2026 - Term 3