Timbertop

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 are divided into single-sex 'units' of approximately 15 students. 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, and external news is typically received via newspaper or radio. Almost all communication from students to family and friends off campus is carried through hand-written letters. In order for students to receive hot water for showers, cleaning and heating, they must chop their own wood, which is then placed in a boiler accompanying each unit building.^[3]