Pembroke School, Adelaide

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Pembroke School
Image:Pembroke logo.gif
Ex Unitate Vires
(Latin:"In Unity, Strength")
Established 1915 (Girton Girls' College)
1923 (King's College)
1974 (Amalgamation)
School Type Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
Denomination Non-denominational
Key People Mr. Malcolm Lamb AM (Principal)
Mr. John Branson (Chairman)
Rev. Jim Keatch (Chaplain)
School Fees AU$7,830-14,340 p.a (Day)
AU$25,650-28,470 p.a (Boarding)[1]
Location Kensington Park, SA, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 34°55′19″S 138°39′18″E / -34.92194, 138.655Coordinates: 34°55′19″S 138°39′18″E / -34.92194, 138.655
Enrolment ~1,545 (ELC-12)[2]
Employees ~153[3]
Colours Royal Blue, Green & Gold             
Homepage www.pembroke.sa.edu.au

Pembroke School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school, located at Kensington Park, a suburb 5 kilometres east of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia.

The School was established in January 1974 with the amalgamation of King's College and Girton Girls' School. Today the School comprises the two original campuses, the 'Kings Campus' and the 'Girton Campus', and caters for approximately 1545 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to year 12, including up to 130 boarders in years 7 to 12.[4] Pembroke also provides specialist education for a small number of hearing-impaired students, with the schools 'Hearing Unit'.[5]

Pembroke School is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[6] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia,[1] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[8] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[9] and is a member of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA).

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[edit] History

Pembroke School was established in January 1974 through the amalgamation of two small, single-sex, neighbouring independent schools, the King’s College for boys', and the Girton Girls' School.[10]

[edit] King's College

The King's College was an independent school for boys' founded in 1923 as a joint venture between the Congregational Church and Baptist Union in South Australia. [11]

[edit] Girton Girls' College

Girton Girls' College was an independent school for girls' established in 1915.[10]

[edit] Recent developments

Arsonists targeted the school's drama building in October 2003. The structure was gutted and students' art and drama projects destroyed.[12]

In 2006, Pembroke became the first school in South Australia to be granted an exemption from anti-discrimination laws in order to accept a greater number of girls than boys. The exemption was required because a gender imbalance had arisen in lower year levels that had to be redressed.[13]

Pembroke continues to embark upon ambitious building projects, funded in part by donations and fundraising. In November of 2007, plans to build a multi-million dollar visual arts and centre and auditorium were announced.[14]

[edit] School Structure

Bill's House, King's Campus
Bill's House, King's Campus

Pembroke is divided into three 'sub-schools':

  1. Junior School (Early Learning Centre - Year 6)
  2. Middle School (Years 7-10)
  3. Senior School (Years 11-12)

In the Junior School, students are allocated into one of four 'houses', Blue, Red, Green and Yellow, which are used for sporting events.

Upon entry into either the Middle or Senior schools, students are allocated one of the school's eight Houses: Hill (Red), Wright (Dark Green), Smith (Light Blue), Yates (Yellow), Mellor (Dark Blue), Medlin (Purple), Reeves (Orange) and the school's newest house, Oats (bright Green).

In the Middle school, Houses define tutorial groups, and have a significant effect on students' subject teachers.

The houses play an important role in the organisation of pastoral care, intra-school sport and other activities.

[edit] Curriculum

Angove House, Girton Campus
Angove House, Girton Campus

The Pembroke School curriculum follows a framework that covers the eight nationally recognised key learning areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Society and Environment, Languages, Arts, Health and Physical Education and Technology. Within each of Pembroke's sub-schools exists a branch of the 'Hearing Unit' which offers specialist assistance and support for hearing-impaired students.

From the ELC to year 6, students follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), and commence studies of a second language with Mandarin Chinese. Foreign language studies continue with a broader range of options in the Middle School up to year 10.

In the Senior School, a full range of South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are offered, as are a select number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) modules. The VET component allows students to gain double credit for work completed at school, and may be put towards Technical and Further Education(TAFE) certificates.[15]

[edit] Co-curriculum

[edit] Outdoor education

Pembroke has an Outdoor education programmae designed to promote respect for the Australian outdoors, and provide students with skills and knowledge of the environment.

In the Junior School, students visit places such as Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, Kangaroo Island, the Murray Lands, the Adelaide Hills and the Mid North.

The base of the programme in the Middle School is 'Old Watulunga', a 17 hectare property on the Finniss River, 75 kilometres south of Adelaide. Students participate in camps based at 'Old Watulunga' and participate in activities such as canoeing, sailing, bushwalking, rock climbing, and orienteering. [16]

[edit] Sport

The sporting programme at Pembroke is designed to encourage participation, at all skill levels. Students may participate as members of teams in inter-house and inter-school competitions.[17] Inter-school sporting competitions are facilitated through Pembroke's membership of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA) and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.

Sports on offer include, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country Running, AFL Football, Hockey, Netball, Orienteering, Rowing, Rugby union, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Touch Football Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling.[17]

[edit] Other activities

Since 1986, when teacher Campbell Whalley begun the program, Pembroke students have participated in teddy bear-making classes. Students construct bears by hand and donate the products to disadvantaged individuals. Over 3000 bears have been made over 20 years, and in 2002 the program had spread as far as the Aboriginal community in Marree.[18]

[edit] Green and Gold Cookery Book

The Green and Gold Cookery Book, 1933 edition.
The Green and Gold Cookery Book, 1933 edition.

The Green and Gold Cookery Book is a heritage icon for both Pembroke School and Australia. The book was first compiled in 1923 as a form of fundraising for the King's College. The school community contributed recipes and purchased advertising space within the book in order to cover the cost of publishing its first edition.[19]

Today the book is in its 36th edition,[20] and more than 400,000 copies have been sold in Australia, Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The Book is regarded as a classic Australian recipe book.[19]

[edit] Notable alumni

Former students of Pembroke School, Girton Girls' School and King's College are known as 'Old Scholars', and may elect to join the 'Pembroke Old Scholars’ Association'.[21] Some notable 'Old Scholars' include:

Business
  • Dr. Richard H. Allert AM, prominent Australian businessman[22]
  • Neil Balnaves, Director of Southern Cross Broadcasting, formerly executive chairman of Southern Star Group[23]
  • Jamie McPhee, Adelaide Bank managing director and former Australian U-19 Cricket captain (1983/4)[24]
  • Basil Sellers AM, businessman, philanthropist and art collector
Education
  • John Moody AM, former Co Principal Pembroke School and Headmaster Guildford Grammar School, Perth
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine
Politics and the law
Sport

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Pembroke School Inc. Association of Independent Schools of South Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  2. ^ Pastoral Care. Pembroke School. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  3. ^ Annual Report 2006 (PDF). Pembroke School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  4. ^ Pembroke School. South Australia Central. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  5. ^ Hearing Unit. Pembroke School. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  6. ^ International Members. HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  7. ^ AHISA Schools: South Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  8. ^ Pembroke School. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  9. ^ JSHAA South Australia Directory of Members. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  10. ^ a b Origins and History. Pembroke School. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
  11. ^ (1944) The Friendly Years. Adelaide: King's College. 
  12. ^ Riches, S, and Chapman, J. "A heartless act", The Advertiser, October 23, 2003.
  13. ^ The Sunday Mail: Top school in SOS for girls
  14. ^ Coultate, A. "Pembroke's multi-milion dollar centre", The East Torrens Messenger, November 7, 2007. Building commenced late 2007 with completion due at the end of 2008.
  15. ^ Curriculm- Overview. Pembroke School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  16. ^ Outdoor Education. Pembroke School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  17. ^ a b Sport. Pembroke School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  18. ^ Jory, R. "Bear threads a full life", The Advertiser, June 17, 2006.
  19. ^ a b Green and Gold Cookery Book. SA Memory- South Australia: past and present, for the future (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  20. ^ 2002 BankSA Heritage Icons. National Trust South Australia (2002). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  21. ^ Old Scholars. Pembroke School. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  22. ^ Australia Council. Major Performing Arts Board Members. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
  23. ^ Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list (accessed:26-06-2007)
  24. ^ The Advertiser: From No 2 to bank boss (accessed:05-09-2007)
  25. ^ Guide to the Papers of Margaret Barbalet. National Library of Australia (2001). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  26. ^ Sheffield Doc/Fest (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  27. ^ Nuala Hafner. Seven News (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  28. ^ Harris, S. "The King of showbiz", The Advertiser, June 20, 2006.
  29. ^ Network Ten. New host for Ten Motorsport. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
  30. ^ Goodfellow, N. "Superhero takes on his biggest challenge", The Advertiser, September 20, 2002.
  31. ^ Austlit Agent. Marcie Muir. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
  32. ^ McDonald, P and Yeaman, S. "From here to the stars", The Advertiser, December 3, 1999.
  33. ^ Victoria Taylor. Australian Art Gallery (1992). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  34. ^ Freeborn, A. "Farm boy at heart", The Advertiser, November 22, 2001.
  35. ^ Obituary: David Lewis Jones. The Medical Journal of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  36. ^ Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division). Vickie Chapman: State Election Candidate Details. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
  37. ^ Ransley, P. "Canberra's Girl-wonder", Sunday, March 8, 1998.
  38. ^ Yeaman, S. "First Ashes Test", The Advertiser, June 9, 2001.
  39. ^ Main, L. "Alison jumps one tour, lands another", The Advertiser, April 11, 1987.
  40. ^ Rielly, S. "Master Monfries, top of the class", The Age, April 1, 2005.
  41. ^ "Salute to our heroes", The Advertiser, August 22, 1996.

[edit] Further reading

  • Davis, J.R. 1993. A Remarkable Match: A Short History of Pembroke School 1974-93. Pembroke School, Adelaide.
  • Davis, J.R. 1991. Principles and Pragmatism: A History of Girton, King's College and Pembroke School. Hyde Park Press, Adelaide. ISBN 0-9590276-2-9.
  • Jolly, A. and Thomas, G. 1996. Willingly To School: Memories of Girton. Pembroke School, Kensington Park, South Australia. ISBN 0-9590276-4-5.
  • Harris, D. Tribal Territories: A Six Stage Tour with Ghosts of King's Campus.
  • Harris, D. and Thomas, G. Fun Without Games: Autobiograffiti of a Teacher.
  • 1923. The Green and Gold Cookery Book. King's College, Adelaide, South Australia.

[edit] See also

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