Dormitory (Dorm)
Dormitory (Dorm) is the bedroom accommodation inside a boarding house, ranging from shared rooms for younger students to single study-bedrooms for seniors. Modern boarding schools pair dormitories with common rooms, quiet study areas and staff accommodation, so the question for a parent is less about furniture than about who is nearby at ten at night.
Key facts
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Occupancy | From shared rooms for juniors to single rooms for seniors |
| Bathrooms | Shared along a corridor, or en-suite to each room |
| Study space | A desk per student, in the room or in a shared study area |
| Supervision | Residential staff living in or on duty overnight |
| Personalisation | Rules on what a student may put on walls and shelves |
| Laundry | Usually a school service on a weekly cycle |
| Contact | A phone point or arranged calls where personal phones are restricted |
What to actually look at on a visit
Photographs show furniture; a visit should answer other questions. How many students share, and does that change as a child moves up the school? Is the bathroom en-suite or shared along a corridor, and how many people to a shower? Where does a child do homework — at a desk in their own room, or in a shared space? Where do the residential staff sleep, and how does a child reach an adult at two in the morning? What may a student put on the walls, because a room a child cannot personalise is a room they never settle into. And how does laundry work, which sounds trivial until the first term.
Why the room matters more than it looks
A boarding room is simultaneously a bedroom, a study and the only private space a child has for ten weeks. Those three uses pull against each other, and schools resolve them differently: some move study out to a supervised hall and keep rooms for sleeping, others build the desk into the room and accept that homework happens there. Neither is wrong, but it tells you where the school expects concentration to happen — and that is worth knowing before a child who studies best alone is placed in a system built around a shared hall. Our dormitories and campus are described in detail.
At Schloss Krumbach
Rooms at Schloss Krumbach hold two or three students, measure 22–40 m² and were recently renovated. Every room is en-suite, with separate sinks for each student, and every student has an individual working station with a desk, chair and work-light. Walls are magnetised so students can put up photographs and mind maps without damaging them — personalising the room is encouraged. Each room has Wi-Fi, charging ports and an IP phone station for reaching the boarding team at any hour. Laundry runs weekly and uniforms are ironed. The wider campus holds 18 classrooms, two science laboratories, three libraries, an art room and a PC lab, under round-the-clock security. Ask the Admissions office to show you a room on a visit.
Frequently asked questions
How many students share a room?
Two or three, in a room of 22–40 m² with its own bathroom and a separate sink for each student.
Can my child decorate their room?
Yes, and it is encouraged. The walls are magnetised, so photographs, pictures and mind maps go up without tape or damage.
How does my child reach staff at night?
Every room has an IP phone station connected to the boarding team, and staff are on duty across the castle around the clock.
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