The Peninsula School

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The Peninsula School
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Quod Bonum Tenete
Hold fast that which is good
Established 1961
School type Private
Principal/
Headmaster		 Mr Ray Hille
Location Mount Eliza, VIC, Australia
Campus Mount Eliza
Enrollment Approx 1,200
School colours Blue, Red, Gold & White
Homepage www.tps.vic.edu.au


The Peninsula School was founded in 1961 by a group of high profile old boys of Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne Grammar School and Wesley College who wanted a high quality private boys school on the Mornington Peninsula.

The Peninsula School is set on the large hilly green fields overlooking Port Phillip Bay in the Mornington Peninsula.

It is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria or AGS as it's more widely known. Its "sister" school for many years was Toorak College until Peninsula became Co-Ed in 1994.

Just recently, a new Middle School building (Years 7,8 & 9) has been built.

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[edit] Houses

  • Ansett, Purple
  • Carr, Navy Blue
  • Clarke, Red
  • Country, Yellow
  • Newton, Green
  • Town, Sky Blue

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

The School Has Recently won its Fifth Consecutive AGSV (Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria) girls championship, and Their Third consecutive Boys Champoionship.

[edit] Snowsports

The school has had a long association with snowsports. It competes in the Buller Interschools, ASSTC, and other Cross Country races.

[edit] Future Projects

In 2008 the construction of a new school hall (Ansett Hall) and a music block will be commencing. This project is said to cost around $10m. No funding is supplied by the government. All money for this project is from the School. The hall will be able to seat approx 2000 people and will be larger than the Frankston Arts Centre and the Robert Blackwood Hall. The School is hoping to rent out the hall to theatre companies and other schools when it is not in use. This project is being managed by the schools construction coordinator, Stephen Colley.

Some notable students who attended the school in the past include

Peter Mitchell - News presenter

Stewart Loewe - Ex St. Kilda AFL footballer

David Hille - Essendon AFL footballer and son of current principal Ray Hille.

Matthew McCarthy - Geelong AFL footballer

Luke Forsythe - AFL footballer

Nathan Jones - Melbourne AFL footballer

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Members of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria, Australia

Assumption | Camberwell Grammar | Ivanhoe Grammar | Marcellin | Mentone Grammar | The Peninsula School | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar | Trinity Grammar | Yarra Valley Grammar

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