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Choosing the Right School Formal Venue

Schools across the North East can look to JDF Receptions in Windsor Gardens for a formal. It is a family reception centre with three rooms, so the room can be matched to the size of the year level.

Three JDF rooms for three sizes of formal:

Alto Room: up to 450 seated, or 700 for a canapé-style event.
Maria Pia: up to 160 banquet-style, with a sofa lounge area included.
Balcony Entertainment Centre: 70 seated, above the Alto Room.
Round tables for 10 to 12, or long tables of up to 42.
Graduation events are hosted as well as formals.

A stage and polished hardwood dance floor in the Alto Room.
A cordless microphone, data projector and lectern for the formal's speeches.
Italian food, or canapé and grazing-table menus.
Vegan, vegetarian and other dietary needs catered for.

Budget questions for the committee

Confirm there is no hall hire fee when JDF caters.
Price an outside caterer against the separate hall hire package if you have one in mind.
Ask how security is arranged for a student event.
Get the per-head menu price in writing.

Common Questions About School Formal Venues

Which North East venue hosts school formals?

JDF Receptions in Windsor Gardens, which takes both formals and graduation events.

What is the capacity for a formal at JDF?

The Alto Room seats up to 450; smaller rooms take 160 or 70 seated.

How long has JDF Receptions been catering events?

Its team has cooked for weddings, christenings and corporate events for more than 30 years.

Can a formal at JDF use an outside caterer?

Yes, under a separate hall hire package; there is no hall hire fee when JDF caters.