Newington College
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| Newington College | |
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| In Fide Scientiam (Latin:"To Our Faith Add Knowledge") |
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| Established | 1863[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church[2] |
| Key People | David Scott (Headmaster) Rev. John Manton (Founder) The Hon. Justice Angus Talbot (Chairman) |
| School Fees | AU$11,304–21,114 p.a (Day) AU$37,845–39,159 p.a (Boarding)[3] |
| Location | Stanmore and Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~1,580 (K–12)[4] |
| Employees | ~146[5] |
| Colours | Black and White |
| Homepage | newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au |
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1863 at Silverwater, Newington is open to boys of all faiths and denominations. The college has two preparatory schools, Wyvern House, in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, and the Preparatory School at Lindfield, on Sydney's Upper North Shore.[6] There is a rowing facility on the Parramatta River at Abbotsford. Newington currently caters for approximately 1,580 students from Kindergarten to Year 12,[4] including 48 boarders from Years 7 to 12.[6]
The school is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[8] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[6] and a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).[9]
Newington College is a full fee paying institution and 2008 fees range from AUD$11,304 (Kindergarten) to AUD$21,114 (Year 12) per year for day students, and in excess of AUD$37,000 for boarders. Overseas students are required to pay approximately an extra AUD$5,000 per year on top of this school fee.[3]
The college prepares students from the School Certificate, the Higher School Certificate, and from 2008, the International Baccalaureate.[1]
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[edit] History
At the Methodist Conference of 1862, the Rev John Manton proposed that a collegiate institute, "decidedly Wesleyan in character", be founded in Sydney. It was expected that the school would "be open to the sons of parents of all religious denominations", and on Thursday 16 July 1863, the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute opened with 16 boys and a small number of theological students. As no suitable buildings were available in Sydney at the time, Newington House, the centrepiece of the 1200 acre Blaxland family estate at Silverwater, was leased.
Newington College, as the school soon became known, prospered during its time on the Parramatta River and in 1869 was the first Australian school to play rugby football (against the University of Sydney),[citation needed] and soon after was the first school in Australia to hold an athletics carnival.[citation needed] The Newington College Cadet Unit is the oldest corps in the Australian Army Cadets.[citation needed]
Expanding student numbers meant that more extensive premises closer to the city were required. A bequest, by John Jones, of land at Stanmore, saw the College move to the newly fashionable inner-city suburbs in 1880. By resolution of the College Council, the name Newington College was perpetuated on the new site, and Newington has remained at Stanmore ever since. Seventy school and theological students migrated from Silverwater to Stanmore, and took residence in the grand stone edifice, designed by Thomas Rowe, that is still the centrepiece of Newington. The architecturual historian Morton Herman said of Rowe's design, "the 1881 building is an almost perfect example of scholastic Gothic Revival architecture".[10]
A gymnasium was built in 1890, and a swimming pool was opened in 1894. Newington ceased to be a Methodist theological training school in 1913, when Leigh College was founded at Enfield. In 1921, a stone War Memorial, designed by Old Newingtonian William Hardy Wilson, was opened in memory of those old boys who had paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I. A separate preparatory school was first opened in 1921, after a bequest by Sir Samuel McCaughey. It became known as "Wyvern House" in 1938, when a new building was opened by Old Newingtonian Sir Percival Halse Rogers.
In 1925 a rowing facility was built at Abbotsford, and in 1957 an additional preparatory school was founded on the North Shore - first at Killara, but now at Lindfield. Since the Second World War, the College buildings and facilities have expanded significantly. A new Physical Education Centre, opened by Old Newingtonian Nick Farr-Jones AM, and a new boatshed at Abbotsford are two of the most recent additions. In 1998, Wyvern House moved to a separate campus in Cambridge Street, Stanmore.[11]
[edit] Presidents and Headmasters
From its founding in 1863 until 1900, Newington had a system of dual control with a President (who was an ordained minister) and a Headmaster. As an ordained minister, Charles Prescott assumed both roles on his appointment in 1900 and on his retirement in 1931 the role of President was abolished.
[edit] Campuses
Newington College is situated over three suburban campuses, located in Stanmore and Lindfield:[2]
[edit] Secondary school
The secondary campus is located in Stanmore, in Sydney's inner-west. The student body consists of approximately 50 boarders and 1,050 day students from Years 7 to 12. Newington boarders come from country and city, interstate and overseas. Day students are drawn from all over the Sydney greater metropolitan area.[5]
[edit] Wyvern House preparatory school
Newington has educated primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) aged boys since 1863. In 1938 Wyvern House opened in a separate school building on the Stanmore campus and accepted its first students in 1939. Wyvern moved to new premises in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, a few minutes' walk from the secondary school, in 1998. It has approximately 370 students - all day students. There are two classes each in Years K to 4 and three classes in Years 5 to 6.
[edit] Preparatory school
The Newington College Preparatory School was established initially at Killara (1957) and later at Lindfield (1967), in response to requests from Old Newingtonians that a preparatory school be established on the North Shore of Sydney. Lindfield is a single-stream school, with approximately 160 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. David Hine has been Head of Lindfield since Term 4, 2006. From 1998 until 2000 he was the Federal President of Junior School Heads Association of Australia.
[edit] Curriculum
The school teaches the core curriculum outlined by the NSW Board of Studies (BOS) between Kindergarten and Year 8. In addition to this curriculum, the students study one major language other than English. From Years 9 to 12, students adhere to the Board of Studies curriculum standards that all NSW schools follow.
Newington became an IB World School in May 2007,[12] and from 2008 has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) to Year 11 students,[1] as an alternative to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).
[edit] Co-curriculum
Newington students may participate in the following co-curricular activities:[5]
- Cadets - The Newington College Cadet Corps (now Unit) was founded in 1869 and pre-dates the Australian Army. Activities include abseiling, archery, bushcraft, canoeing, drill, first aid, lifesaving, mapping, orienteering and radio operation. There is also a service band and service orchestra.[13]
- Newington Challenge - The scheme teaches the skills needed to survive in the bush including first aid, orienteering and camp craft. Year 10 there are activities including: archery, self defence and indoor climbing. There are also two camps per year.[14]
- The Duke of Edinburgh's Award - This scheme is offered either as a stand alone activity, as part of cadets or Newington Challenge.
- Music - Founders Concert is Newington's major music performance annually and joint choral concerts are held with MLC School. The Symphonic Winds group compete in public festivals and challenges and the Chapel Choir provide music year long at house services and evensong. All group participate in the GPS Music Festival.
[edit] Sport
Newington is one of the nine members of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (GPS)[9] and participates in all GPS sporting competitions as well as several non-GPS or traditional sports.
Newington students may participate in a variety of sports including: Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Fencing, Rowing, Rugby Union, Small Bore Rifle Shooting, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo.
[edit] 2006 Industrial Relations dispute
During 2006, the press reported on an industrial relations dispute at Newington when 40 department heads and housemasters were forced to reapply for their positions in a restructure that would also reduce their holidays. Mr Scott advised that if senior teachers did not reapply for their current positions they could stay on as classroom teachers or be made redundant. 69 of 70 teachers voted at a union meeting not to apply for 40 senior positions Mr Scott had made available as part of a reorganisation of middle-management at the college.
Following a meeting between the Independent Education Union and Newington College, the Headmaster agreed not to declare senior staff positions vacant and the school continued to negotiate collective arrangements covering salary and working conditions for staff.[15]
In October 2006, a facilitator was appointed to assist the College through issues that were generating significant concern amongst the teaching staff. These issues have been addressed by a working group established by Council and coordinated by the facilitator. The working group first met on 24 January 2007 and reported to the College Council in April 2007. [16]
[edit] Old Newingtonians' Union
The Old Newingtonians' Union is the alumni association of Newington College. It was founded in 1895, with the Newington College President, Rev Dr James Egan Moulton, as its inaugural President and Sir Thomas Bavin as Secretary.[17]
The aims of the Union, as stated in its constitution, are to:
"strengthen the bonds between Old Newingtonians and between Old Newingtonians and the College; foster and develop active participation in, and support of, the affairs of the College and of the Union; support and promote the Newington Foundation and the Old Newingtonians' Union Centennial Trust; organise and carry out social functions in pursuance of the objects of the Union; promote the interests and welfare of the College in all its aspects; commemorate those Old Newingtonians who have given their lives in the service of their country; and provide club facilities for members of the Union either solely or in conjunction with other clubs, unions or associations of ex-students of other schools".[18]
A bi-annual publication, Newington Wyvern is sent to all old boys whose current addresses are known to the Union. The Union previously published directories of Old Newingtonians at five yearly intervals[19] but that publication has been superseded by an on-line directory.
Affiliated organisations of the Union are: Wyvern Cricket Club, playing in the Sydney Suburban Competition; Lodge Wyvern, a Masonic Lodge; and The 70 Club, a luncheon club for senior Old boys. The Old Newingtonians' Union is a member of the GPS Old Boys Unions' Council.
[edit] ONU Presidents
Presidents of the Union are normally elected for two one-year terms and are supported by a council. The council is made up of a treasurer, a secretary and assistant, councillors, metropolitan vice-presidents, regional vice-presidents and past presidents. During the Centenary of Newington College Sir Keith Jones was Presidemt of the Union and in the Centenary year of the Union in 1995 His Honour Judge Fred Kirkham was President. In 1997 and 1998 the current Chairman of Newington College Council, The Hon. Justice Angus Talbot served as President.[19]
[edit] Notable alumni
Alumnus of Newington College are commonly referred to as 'Old Boys'[20] or 'Old Newingtonians', and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Newingtonians' Union.[21] For a list of notable Old Newingtonians', see List of Old Newingtonians.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Newington College. New South Wales. School Choice (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b Newington College (Sydney). Sydney. The Good Schools Guide International (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b Fee Schedule 2008 (PDF). Fees. Newington College (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ a b School Profile. Welcome to Newington. Newington College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b c 2006 Annual Report (PDF). Annual Reports. Newington College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b c Newington College. New South Wales Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ AHISA Schools: New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b AAGPS History. Info. Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ The Architecture of Victorian Sydney (Syd, 1956)
- ^ Swain, Peter (1998). A Short History of the College. Welcome to Newington. Newington College. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ Newington College. IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Cadets - History. Outdoor Education. Newington College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Newington Challenge. Co-curriculum. Newington College (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ Newington College And IEU Reach Agreement On Staffing. General News. NSW ACT Independent Education Union (2006-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ Callaghan, Bruce; Meares, Peter (2007-01-24). A Report to Newington Community On the Establishment of Newington Working Group (PDF). Council. Newington College. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ The Newingtonian, Editorial (October 1895)
- ^ Old Newingtonians Union Inc., Constitution (1994)
- ^ a b Directory of Old Newingtonians (Melb, 1999)
- ^ Welcome Back!. Alumni. Newington College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ The Old Newingtonians' Union. Alumni. Newington College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
[edit] See also
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales
- List of boarding schools
- Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition
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