About Our School
The Richard Gill School is a comprehensive, secular, independent primary school with a musical focus, tailored around the educational philosophy of Richard Gill AO. With music and physical education as cornerstones of the curriculum, the school will provide an opportunity for regional students to engage in a unique education where creativity plays a central role in all key learning areas, including English and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
The School is located at 157 Maitland Street, Muswellbrook.
Why Enrol at Richard Gill School?
A focus on Music, PE and STEM will engage young minds and prepare them for the industries of the future
Small class sizes and a small school size means that every child is known and nurtured in their learning and wellbeing
Exceptional teaching staff who work hard and care deeply for their students
Outstanding facilities and grounds
Scholarships are available.
Strategic Plan
In collaboration with our parent body, the Board, staff and friends of Richard Gill School, we have put together a Strategic Plan which we feel aligns with the vision and educational philosophies of Richard Gill. See our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan here.
School Fees
While we are an independent school and rely on fees to run, our vision is to keep our fees at a low rate so that the school is accessible to as many families in the community as possible. We will be doing all we can to match our fees to other independent schools in the region. You can download our fees here. This is updated annually.
There will be a number of scholarships available each year and we suggest you contact us for more information of visit our scholarships page here.
School Timeline
The school currently teaches K-5 and plans to grow to be a K-6 primary school by 2026.
MUSWELLBROOK
Muswellbrook Shire is located in the beautiful Upper Hunter Valley and incorporates the towns of Muswellbrook, Denman and Sandy Hollow. Muswellbrook is ideally located, just 2.5 hours drive from Sydney and 1.5 hours from Newcastle.
Muswellbrook Shire is located within the Wonnarua/Wanaruah indigenous nation. Muswellbrook Shire acknowledges that the local Aboriginal People are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land.
For over four decades Muswellbrook Shire has been at the heart of the State’s energy industry; with two of NSW’s base load power generators located in the Shire, Bayswater and Liddell. Muswellbrook Shire’s coal industry exports 25% of NSW’s thermal coal, it is also the home of the two largest thoroughbred horse studs in the southern hemisphere, it produces a large volume of the Hunters viticulture and is home to the largest dairy industry in the Hunter.
Muswellbrook Shire is a welcoming community offering all the cultural, recreational, educational and community facilities that you would expect to find in a city including brilliant food and wine, schools, arts and entertainment. It is the main regional centre for the Upper Hunter.
The population of Muswellbrook Local Government Area (LGA) sits at around 16,000.
To find out more about Muswellbrook Shire’s Community Profile visit: www.communityprofile.com.au/muswellbrook
*Muswellbrook content sourced from https://muswellbrook.org.au/ and Muswellbrook Shire Council Annual Report.