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An elite private school has been rocked after social media gossip among its wealthy parents blew up an incident between two boys on a camping trip into a wild White Lotus-style sex act.
Cranbrook School – an all-boys school at Bellevue Hill in Sydney’s eastern suburbs which charges up to $49,500 a year in tuition – notified parents this week that inappropriate behaviour had taken place at the camp.
Daily Mail Australia understands that other students had seen two junior school boys kissing each other.
When adults became aware of the incident, mandatory reporting rules required the school to launch a probe, which brought in external investigators and even the police.
The school advised parents of the incident but was not able to go into any specifics, leading the rumour mill to go into overdrive among parents.
The speculation sparked claims of a much more serious sex act to spread, similar to one shocking scene in the current season of the HBO TV drama, The White Lotus.
The reality however was much more naïve and innocent, sources have stressed to Daily Mail Australia, despite the wild allegations in parents’ WhatsApp groups.
‘I think the (school) handled it very poorly by sending out an email that was too vague,’ said one parent, who wished to remain anonymous.
Cranbrook School, an all-boys school at Bellevue Hill in Sydney ‘s eastern suburbs, notified parents this week that inappropriate behaviour had taken place at the camp
Rumours described an act similar to one shocking scene in the current season of the HBO TV drama, The White Lotus
Contrary to claims among parents, no White Lotus-style sex act took place on the camping trip
‘The (school) were looking out for their own interests and not the interests of the boys. They should have handled it internally.
‘Of course you would jump to conclusions if you received an email like that.’
A Cranbrook spokesperson said an ‘incident that occurred at the school’s outdoor education programme was addressed by the school’.
‘The school received external advice from the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW),’ the spokesperson said.
‘Cranbrook contacted the police at this time who confirmed it was not a police matter.
‘As a school, we seek to balance our duty of care to any students involved with the need to provide appropriate information and reassurance to our parent community.
‘The wellbeing and safety of all our students remains our highest priority.’
Cranbrook is the fifth-most expensive school in Australia. Its alumni include billionaires such as Mike Cannon-Brookes, James Packer and Will Vicars.
The current acting head of school is Michele Marquet (pictured), who will make way for Cranbrook’s first female leader, Anne Johnstone, in term three
Cranbrook (pictured) is due to start accepting girls for Years 7 and 11 in 2026, with the goal of becoming fully co-educational by 2029
The Anglican school is due to start accepting girls for Years 7 and 11 in 2026, with the goal of becoming fully co-educational by 2029.
Cranbrook has attracted unwanted attention since the ABC’s Four Corners program exposed claims of bullying and a toxic culture in March 2024.
Among the allegations aired was that a female teacher was the victim of an attempted blackmail attempt by a male student, who demanded she send him nude photos.
The ABC later claimed a teacher allegedly sent graphic emails to a former female student at a previous school where he worked.
The teacher allegedly boasted about looking up girls’ skirts in class and having sexual fantasies about his students.
Cranbrook headmaster Nicholas Sampson was aware of the emails but kept the teacher on staff and even promoted him, the ABC alleged.
Mr Sampson resigned in the wake of the scandal.
The school held an independent review of its culture and apologised to the community for what it described as ‘past failings’.
The current acting head of school is Michele Marquet, who will make way for Cranbrook’s first female leader, Anne Johnstone, in term 3.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Cranbrook School for comment.
