The Geelong College
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| Established | 1861[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Key People | Dr. Pauline Turner (Principal) Rev. Alexander James Campbell (Founder) |
| School Fees | AU$9,936–17,188 p.a (Day) AU$24,488–33,564 p.a (Boarding)[2] |
| Location | Geelong, Victoria, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~1,185 (K–12)[3] |
| Colours | Navy Blue, White and Green |
| Homepage | www.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au |
The Geelong College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Newtown, an inner-western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Established in 1861 by Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, The Geelong College was formerly a school of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and is today affiliated with the Uniting Church. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,185 students from Kindergarten to Year 12,[3] including 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12.[4]
The college is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[7] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[4] and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) since 1908.
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[edit] History
Following the closure of the Geelong Grammar, Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, established a committee to found a new Presbyterian school. On Monday 8 July 1861, the school was officially established by Campbell in Newtown. George Morrison was appointed the first Principal, and three years later, he became the owner of the School. The school moved to its present-day location in 1871.
In 1908, the College returned to the ownership of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and became a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS). Land was acquired for a new campus in 1946. A new Preparatory campus opened in 1960. In 1974, the College accepted girls for the first time.
[edit] Principals
| Period | Details |
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| 1861 – 1898 | Dr George Morrison |
| 1898 – 1909 | Mr Norman Morrison |
| 1910 – 1914 | Mr W. R. Bayly |
| 1915 – 1919 | Mr W. T. Price |
| 1920 – 1945 | Rev F. W. Rolland |
| 1946 – 1960 | Dr M. A. Buntine |
| 1960 – 1975 | Mr P. N. Thwaites |
| 1976 – 1985 | Mr S. P. Gebhardt |
| 1986 – 1995 | Mr A. P. Sheahan |
| 1996 – Present | Dr P. Turner |
[edit] Campuses
- Senior School - Years 9 to 12
Talbot Street, Newtown
- Preparatory School - Years 4 to 8
Aberdeen Street, Newtown)[8]
- Campbell House - Years Kindergarten to 3
Minerva Road, Newtown
[edit] Geelong College Challenge
The Geelong College Challenge is a competition run hosted at The Geelong College Preparatory School, where government schools in the region can enter. Schools send in an entry based on the set theme, and the teams with the sixteen best entries are accepted. These schools then form a team of four Year 6 students (two boys and two girls). On the weekend of the Challenge, the teams participate in various challenges, which include Art, Music, Drama, Technology, Information Technology, Physical Education and Mathematics challenges. The winner in 2008 was Wallington Primary School.
[edit] Notable alumni
Alumnus of The Geelong College are known as Old Geelong Collegians, and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Geelong Collegians Association (OGCA).[9] Some notable Old Geelong Collegians include:
- Academic
- Sir Robert Honeycombe – Emeritus Professor of Metallurgy, Cambridge University, UK
- Dr. John Marden – First Headmaster of The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (1888–1919), and Pymble Ladies' College (1916–1919); Pioneer of women's education; Presbyterian elder[10]
- Business
- Don Kendell – Founder of Kendell Airlines[11]
- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Russell Boyd – Cinematographer: Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipolli, Crocodile Dundee
- John Duigan – Film Director/Writer
- Gideon Haigh – Journalist and author
- Robert Ingpen – Artist, writer, and illustrator
- George Ernest Morrison – Australian adventurer; Correspondent for The Times Peking[12]
- Guy Pearce – Actor
- Medicine and science
- Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet – Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine
- Politics, public service and the law
- John Button – Federal Politician in the Hawke Government
- Sir Arthur Coles – Former Lord Mayor of Melbourne; First Chairman of Australian National Airlines (TAA)
- Robert Doyle – Liberal Party politician; Member for Malvern in the Legislative Assembly (1992–2006); Leader of the Victorian Opposition (2002–2006)[13]
- Major General Sir James Harrison – Former Governor of South Australia
- Fergus Stewart McArthur MP – Federal Member for Corangamite (Liberal Party)
- Sir Gordon Stewart McArthur – Liberal Party politician, President of the Victorian Legislative Council (1958–1965), grazier and barrister[14]
- Sir William Gilbert Stewart McArthur – Supreme Court Judge[15]
- Justice Bernard Teague – Supreme Court Judge[citation needed]
- Religion
- Thomas Henry Armstrong – First Bishop of Wangaratta[16]
- Sport
- Tim Callan – Current AFL footballer for the Western Bulldogs
- Tim Clarke – Current AFL footballer for the Hawthorn Hawks
- Edward Curnow – Current AFL footballer for the Adelaide Crows[citation needed]
- Edward Greeves – Winner of the inaugural Brownlow Medal for the best and fairest player in the Victorian Football League (1924)
- Lindsay Hassett – Captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1949 to 1953
- Lachlan Henderson – Current AFL footballer for the Brisbane Lions
- John Neil McArthur – Horse racing identity[17]
- Edward Russell Mockridge – Olympic Cyclist[18]
- Ian Redpath – Australian Test Cricketer
- Will Schofield – Current AFL footballer for the West Coast Eagles
- Paul Sheahan – Australian Test Cricketer; Former Headmaster of The Geelong College, and currently Melbourne Grammar School
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Geelong College. Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ 2008 Fees Schedule (PDF). Admissions. The Geelong College. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b School Performance Report - 2006 (PDF). News, Events & Publications. The Geelong College. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b The Geelong College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association (2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ International Members. HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ Victoria. School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members. Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ The Geelong College Contact Us. Community. The Geelong College. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA). Community. The Geelong College. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Dougan, Alan (1986). "Marden, John (1855 - 1924)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online) 10. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp.407-408. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ History of Kendell Airlines. Kendell. Ansett Australia Limited. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ George Ernest Morrison. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2004). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Doyle, Robert Keith Bennett. re-member. Parliament of Victoria (2004). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Wright, R. (2000). "McArthur, Sir Gordon Stewart (1896 - 1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online) 15. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp.152-153. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Young, J. McI. (1986). "McArthur, Sir William Gilbert Stewart (1861 - 1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online) 10. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp.195-196. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ McVilly, David (1979). "Armstrong, Thomas Henry (1857 - 1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online) 7. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp.95-96. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Young, J. McI. (1986). "McArthur, John Neil (1857 - 1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online) 10. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp.195-196. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Hazlehurst, Cameron (2000). "Mockridge, Edward Russell (1928 - 1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online) 15. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p.385. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
[edit] Further reading
- Notman, G.C. & Keith, B.R. 1961. The Geelong College 1861-1961. Geelong College Council, Geelong.
- Deakin University. 1979. Portrait of the Geelong College: Continuity and Change in an Independent School. Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic. ISBN 0868280097.
[edit] See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
- List of boarding schools
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