Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

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Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

Ad altoria (Penleigh) 'To higher things' Sapienter ac Viriliter (Essendon Grammar) 'Strength through knowledge'
Established	1977
School type	Independent
Principal/ Headmaster	Mr Tony Larkin, Principal Dr Laurie Williams, Chairman of Board
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Campus	Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Keilor East
Enrollment	over 2300
School colours	Navy, Maroon, Pale Blue
Homepage	www.pegs.vic.edu.au

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (PEGS) is a Uniting Church School for boys and girls with campuses located in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The school is the product of an amalgamation of two local schools, Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School which was completed in 1977. Uniforms were still different for boys and girls up until 2006 when a new combined uniform was launched, boys and girls at all year levels generally share a common curriculum. PEGS is one of the largest private schools in Melbourne and has a reputation for the provision of strong and successful academic and sporting programmes. PEGS has achieved very high VCE results in north-western Melbourne for many years.

The school is a member of the AGSV and competes against the other member schools in a number of sports including table tennis, cross country running, Australian Rules football, soccer, hockey, cricket, basketball, netball, tennis, softball and athletics.

PEGS offers a blend of single sex and coeducational experiences to over 2000 students, which has recently been implemented by Haileybury College. After Kindergarten students attend either the girls' campus in Moonee Ponds, which caters for girls from Prep - Year 6 and Year 7 - Year 10 or the Essendon Campus for boys in Prep - Year 6 and the Keilor East campus for boys in Years 7 - 10.

The senior campus, McNab House, also located on the Keilor East campus, brings boys and girls together for all classes for the first time in their schooling at PEGS.

1 Notable alumni
2 Senior Staff
3 Board of Management
4 History
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Notable alumni

Eric Bana - actor
Curtis Stone - chef and restauranteur
Shannon Bennett - celebrity chef and owner of Vue du Monde
Joan Kirner- ex Victorian Premier
Jayne Colton, Angela Chiodo & Eve Park - actresses - currently appearing in 'Kenny'
Dustin Fletcher- Australian Rules footballer & Ken Fletcher - Father and AFL Player
Scott West- Australian Rules footballer
Mark & Jason Moran - Melbourne underworld identities
Brett McLeod- Newsreader with National Nine News
David Tweed- businessman

[edit] Senior Staff

Mr Tony Larkin, Principal
Mrs Nina Bilewicz, Vice-Principal
Mrs Meg Benney, Head of Middle School (Girls)
Mr Peter Chaplin, Director of Music
Mrs Barbara Deery, Head of McNab House
Mr Russell Dow, Head of Camp
Mrs Christine Hallman, Head of Junior School (Girls)
Ms Pam Hocking, Head of Kindergartens
Mr Michael Jongen, Head of Libraries
Miss Catherine Lane, Director of Sport (Girls)
Mr Dean McCarter, Head of Junior School (Boys)
Mr Michael Mihaljeck, Director of Sport
Mrs Merilyn Petricevic, Head of Middle School (Boys)
Mr Mina Pitilangas, Director of Finance
Mr Graeme Sharman, Deputy Head of Junior School (Boys)

[edit] Board of Management

Dr Laurie Williams, Chairman
Mr Greg Alpin
Rev P Blacker
Mr T Bonvino
Mr G Collinson
Mr Robert Gottliebsen
Mr B Henderson
Dr G Johnston
Mrs Margaret Kinton
Mrs Wendy McMaster
Mr P Phelan
Dr D Pitkin
Mrs Eleanor Pugsley
Mr D Whiting
Mr Peter Wilson

[edit] History

The history of Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School is the history of two schools, Penleigh Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School. Each of these schools has its origins in the early years of Melbourne. Essendon Grammar School was established for boys in 1934 following the amalgamation of Northern Grammar School and St.Thomas' Grammar School. Northern Grammar School commenced in 1921 in the Moonee Ponds area but soon moved to new premises on the site of St.John's Church in Essendon. In 1924, the school acquired the present site at 59 Raleigh Street, Essendon. St.Thomas' was founded in Essendon in 1855. Soon after, Carlton College opened in 1872 and this school occupied several premises in the Parkville area. These two schools were combined in 1910, when they moved to a larger property in Essendon. In 1948 Essendon Grammar School began its affiliation with the Presbyterian Church. The site of the senior school in Keilor East was purchased in 1956 and this new campus of the school was officialy opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Robert Menzies in 1960. Penleigh was originally established in 1871 as Dorset House, Mrs. Tulloch's School for Young Ladies. The school occupied several sites in the Moonee Ponds area. The school developed and expanded particularly under the guidance of the Limerock sisters. The school was re-named Penleigh Ladies' College during the First World War and it moved back to the present site at 83 Park Street, Moonee Ponds in 1921. After the Second World War Penleigh was purchased from the Limerock sisters by the Presbyterian Church. The first links between Essendon Grammar School and Penleigh Ladies' College were established in 1952 when Intermediate and Leaving students participated in some common classes. By 1969, the councils of the two schools agreed to integrate the two schools at the senior levels. In 1973, the co-educational senior college, McNab House was established on the Keilor East site. The two schools were amalgamated in 1977 to form Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School; the school also joined the Uniting Church in 1977 and became an incorporated body in 1982. In the following year, the school purchased property at Lake Eildon to develop an Outdoor Education Programme. The sites at Raleigh Street, Park Street and Keilor East have been developed into state of the art school environments. Another site of approximately 40 acres was purchased in the Keilor area in 2006 to be developed as sporting grounds.