| The Geelong College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Newtown, Victoria, Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day and Boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Sic itur ad astra (Thus is the way to the stars') |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Established | 1861[1] |
| Chairman | Rev. Alexander James Campbell |
| Principal | Pauline Turner |
| Enrolment | 1,203 (K–12) As of 2010[update][2] |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White and Bottle Green |
| Website | 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 the 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 over 1,200 students from Kindergarten through to Year 12, including 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12.[3]
The college is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[6] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[3] and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) since 1908.
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Following the closure of the first Geelong Grammar, Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, established a committee to found a new Presbyterian school. On Monday 8 July 1861, the Geelong College was officially established in Newtown, Geelong. 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. Architects Alexander Davidson and George Henderson designed the college's main building.
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, but the new Preparatory campus did not open until 1960. In 1974, the College accepted girls for the first time.
| Period | Principal |
|---|---|
| 1861 – 1898 | Dr. G. Morrison |
| 1898 – 1909 | Mr. N Morrison |
| 1910 – 1914 | Mr. W. R. Bayly |
| 1915 – 1919 | Mr. W. T. Price |
| 1920 – 1945 | Rev. F. W. Rolland |
| 1946 – 1960 | Mr. 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. C. Turner |
Talbot Street, Newtown
Aberdeen Street, Newtown[7]
Minerva Road, Newtown
Wensleydale[8]
The Geelong College operates a house system at both its Senior School and Middle School.
At the Senior School, the house system is a main part of the pastoral care system, and there are various house sporting and music competitions every year. There are eight houses, each named after a significant person in the College's history:
| House | Colour | Origin of name | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert | Maroon | Stanley B Hamilton-Calvert,an Old Collegian,Council Member from 1908–1939 and Council Chairman 1922-1929 | 1921 Barwon; Renamed 1925 |
| Coles | Pale blue | Sir Arthur Coles, co-founder of Coles Company, a major College benefactor, Old Collegian and Council Chairman 1939-1969 | 1975 |
| Keith | Green | Bertram Robert Keith, Old Collegian, staff member 1927-1971, co-author and editor of the 1961 Geelong College Centenary History | 1981 |
| McArthur | Black | Dr A Norman McArthur, Old Collegian, Council Member 1908-1947 and interim acting Council Chairman 1939-1941 | |
| McLean | Red | Rev. Ewen Charles McLean, staff member 1940-1978, first chaplain from 1954 and honorary archivist 1979-1998 | 1980 |
| Morrison | Brown | Dr George Morrison, founding Principal of The Geelong College 1861-1898 and owner 1864-1898 | 1921 |
| Shannon | Dark blue | Charles Shannon, Council Member 1908-1921 and Chairman of Council 1908-1921 | 1921 |
| Wettenhall | Gold | Dr Roland R Wettenhall, Old Collegian and Council Member 1927-1958 | 1975 |
At the Middle School, there are four houses, Pegasus (white), Bellerophon (blue), Minerva (red), and Helicon (green), which meet for sporting events throughout each year. The house model is not used for pastoral care at this campus. The names of these houses originate from Greek mythology.
The Geelong College Challenge is a competition run by the Geelong College and hosted at the Preparatory School campus, where government schools in the region can enter. The Challenge started in 1993[9] Participating 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.
Alumni of The Geelong College are known as Old Geelong Collegians, and may elect to join the School's alumni association, the Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA).[10] Some notable Old Geelong Collegians include:
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