The Peninsula School
| The Peninsula School | |
|---|---|
|
Latin: Quod Bonum Tenete Hold fast that which is good | |
| Address | |
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20 Wooralla Drive Mount Eliza, Victoria, 3930 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38°11′55″S 145°5′27″E / 38.19861°S 145.09083°ECoordinates: 38°11′55″S 145°5′27″E / 38.19861°S 145.09083°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Stuart Johnson |
| Key people | Nay Nay |
| Enrolment | 1,380 (P-12) |
| Colour(s) |
Blue, Red and Gold |
| Slogan | "The School with Spirit!" |
| Website | www.tps.vic.edu.au |
The Peninsula School is an independent co-educational Anglican day and boarding school located in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.
Founded in 1961, originally as a boys-only school and began enrolling girls from 1993.[1] The school is set on large hilly green fields overlooking Port Phillip Bay on the Mornington Peninsula. It is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,400 students from Pre-school to Year 12.
The school won a statewide RACV Energy Breakthrough award in 2009, and was congratulated in Parliament for its Year 6 human-powered vehicle team.[2]
The school has a compulsory Saturday sport program from Years 7 to 12 involving attendance of at least one training per week (two, depending on the sport) as well as having to participate in games on Saturdays. A medical certificate is required to gain exemption from this.
Houses
- Ansett, purple
- Carr, navy blue
- Clarke, red
- Country, yellow
- Newton, green
- Town, sky blue
Alumni
- Peter Mitchell - Channel 7 News presenter
- James Reyne - musician
- David Reyne - musician and actor
- Cameron Daddo - actor
- Andrew Daddo - actor
- Lochie Daddo - actor
- James Sorensen - actor
- Matt Tilley - radio presenter
- Stewart Loewe - former St Kilda AFL footballer
- David Hille - Essendon AFL footballer
- Greg Hunt - Liberal member for Flinders since 2001
- Nathan Jones - Melbourne AFL footballer
- Brad Robinson - musician
- Simon Binks - musician
- John McCarthy - Port Adelaide AFL footballer[3]
- Bryce McGain - Australian cricketer
- Rob Hulls - Victorian Attorney General
- Sammy J - comedian
- Mick Molloy - comedian
- Jarrad Grant - Western Bulldogs AFL footballer
- Dale Stevenson - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in athletics
- Matson Lawson - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in swimming
- Lachie Whitfield - Greater Western Sydney AFL Footballer (Number 1 AFL Draft Pick for the 2013 season)
- Zac Waters - Musician & Music Producer
- Mitchell Thomas - Musician & Producer
- Billy Hartung (footballer) - Hawthorn AFL Footballer (Number 23 AFL Draft Pick for the 2014 season)
See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of Education
References
- ↑ Leeung, Chee Chee (30 November 2006). "Private School Rivals in Merger Talks". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ Web site of Bruce Billson MP: Peninsula School comes home with the bacon
- ↑ http://mornington-peninsula-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/sorrento-in-shock-over-death-of-footballer-john-mccarthy/