The Armidale School

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The Armidale School
Motto: Absque Deo nihil ' Without God Nothing'
Established	1894
Type	Independent
Headmaster	Mr Murray Guest
Chaplain	Rev Richard Newton
Students	800
Grades	K–12
Location	Armidale, NSW Australia
Campus	19 acres
Colours	Navy Blue and straw
Website	www.as.edu.au

The Armidale School (TAS) is an Anglican boarding and day school for boys, located on the New England Tablelands of northern New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1894, and is a member of the GPS.

Contents 1 The School 2 Pastoral Care 3 Notable Alumni 3.1 Academic 3.1.1 Rhodes Scholars 3.2 Media, Entertainment and the Arts 3.3 Sport 4 Associated Schools 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] The School

TAS, which is part of the Round Square, has a coeducational junior school, with classes for:

• transition (four years old) to Year 5;
• an award-winning middle school for boys from Years 6 to 8; and
• a senior school from Years 9 to 12.

[edit] Pastoral Care

It organises an annual Pilgrimage of Hope to India.

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Academic

[edit] Rhodes Scholars

• 1949 - Robert Clarence Robertson-Cuninghame - BSc(Agric) University of Sydney

[edit] Media, Entertainment and the Arts

• Richard 'Peter' McGregor - first radio broadcaster at 2AD Armidale
• Angus Sampson - TV & Film actor/entertainer. Recently apppearing in Kokoda (film) and Thank God You're Here

[edit] Sport

• Greg Cornelson - Wallaby
• Joe Roff - Wallaby (graduated marist brothers canberra)
• Luke Spooner - Gymnastics

[edit] Associated Schools

Neighbouring schools include:

• The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale
• New England Girls School

[edit] See also

• List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales

[edit] External links

• The Armidale School website
• NSW Rhodes Scholars