Geelong College

The Geelong College
Location
Newtown, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates 38°9′5″S 144°20′18″E / 38.15139°S 144.33833°E / -38.15139; 144.33833Coordinates: 38°9′5″S 144°20′18″E / 38.15139°S 144.33833°E / -38.15139; 144.33833
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]
Founder Alexander James Campbell
Principal Peter Miller
Enrolment 1,200-1,300 (K12)
Colour(s) Navy blue, white and bottle green
              
Website geelongcollege.vic.edu.au
The official crest of The Geelong College

The Geelong College is an independent and 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 now affiliated with the Uniting Church in Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 1,200 students from kindergarten through to Year 12, including 100 boarding students from Years 7 to 12.[2] The boarding students are accommodated in two boarding houses at the senior school campus, one for each sex. Boys reside in Mackie House, while girls reside in Mossgiel House.

The college is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[3] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[2] and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) since 1908.

History

The Geelong College, 1906

Following the closure of the first Geelong Grammar, Campbell established a committee to found a new Presbyterian school. On 8 July 1861, Geelong College was officially established. The school year later started with an enrollment of 62. George Morrison was appointed the first principal and three years later became the owner of the school. The school moved to its present location in 1871. The architects Alexander Davidson and George Henderson designed its 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 in 1946 but the new preparatory campus did not open until 1960. This particular campus became co-educational in 1974, with co-education being extended to the senior campus in 1975. The college undertook an extensive redevelopment and refurbishment of the middle school, which is on the preparatory campus, in 2012.

Principals

Period Principal
1861 1898 G. Morrison
1898 1909 N. Morrison
1910 1914 W. R. Bayly
1915 1919 W. T. Price
1920 1945 F. W. Rolland
1946 1960 M. A. Buntine
1960 1975 P. N. Thwaites
1976 1985 S. P. Gebhardt
1986 1995 A. P. Sheahan
1996 2012 P. C. Turner
2013 2015 A. M. Barr
2016 current P. D. Miller

Campuses

Main Oval at the Senior School

Talbot Street, Newtown

Aberdeen Street, Newtown

Minerva Road, Newtown

(Under Development)

House system

A house system operates at both the senior and middle schools. Each house is named after a significant person in the college's history. Sporting and music competitions are held between them each year.

House Colour Origin of name Year founded
Calvert Maroon Stanley B. Hamilton-Calvert, an Old Collegian, council member from 1908–39 and council chairman (1922–29) 1921 Barwon; Renamed 1925
Coles Pale blue Sir Arthur Coles, co-founder of Coles Supermarkets, a major college benefactor, Old Collegian and council chairman (1939–69) 1975
Keith Green Bertram Robert Keith, Old Collegian, staff member (1927–71), co-author and editor of the 1961 Geelong College Centenary History 1981
McArthur Black A. Norman McArthur, Old Collegian, council member (1908–47) and interim acting council chairman (1939-1941) 1952
McLean Red Ewen Charles McLean, staff member 1940-78, first chaplain from 1954 and honorary archivist (1979–98) 1980
Morrison Brown George Morrison, founding principal from 1861–98 and owner (1864–98) 1921
Shannon Dark blue Charles Shannon, council member (1908–21) and chairman of council (1908–21) 1921
Wettenhall Gold Roland R. Wettenhall, Old Collegian and council member (1927–58) 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 Roman mythology.

Sport

Secondary students of the college participate in the summer, winter and spring seasons of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) / Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) sport competition. Choices offered for summer sports include Badminton, cricket (boys only), softball (girls only), tennis and rowing. Winter sports include AFL football (boys only), netball (girls only), soccer and basketball. Students may also participate in a number of local competitions and the college is particularly known for its excellence and achievement in rowing competitions.

Geelong College Challenge

The Geelong College Challenge is a competition run by the college at the preparatory school campus in which government schools in the region can enter. The challenge started in 1993.[6] Participating schools send in an entry based on the set theme and the teams with the 16 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.

Notable alumni

Alumni of the school are known as Old Geelong Collegians and may elect to join the alumni association, the Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA).[7] Some notable Old Geelong Collegians include:

Academic
Business
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine and science
Politics, public service and the law
Religion
Sport

See also

References

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