Founded in 1919 the College is a co-educational day and boarding school with a maximum enrolment of 430. The Blackheath and Thornburgh College has an enviable reputation for producing high academic standards, providing sound discipline and instilling traditional values. The school is imbued with a "family" atmosphere as generations of students have attended the College since it was founded. Blackheath and Thornburgh College is a non-denominational, co-educational school for Day Students from Pre-School to Year 12 and Residential Students Years 5 to 12. One of the many features of Blackheath and Thornburgh College are the number of facilities on offer to all students. These include an Assembly Hall seating 500, air-conditioned classrooms, Science and Technology Laboratories, Music Rooms, Manual Arts building, a well-equipped Library and a Dining Hall.