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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 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12 and 4 in the Middle School.<ref name=ABSA/> The boarding students are accommodated in two [[boarding school|boarding houses]] at the senior school campus, one for each gender. Boys reside in Mackie House, while girls reside in Mossgiel House.
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 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12 and 4 in the Middle School.<ref name=ABSA/> The boarding students are accommodated in two [[boarding school|boarding houses]] at the senior school campus, one for each gender. Boys reside in Mackie House, while girls reside in Mossgiel House.


The [[college]] is affiliated with the [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]],<ref name=HMC>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm |title=International Members |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work= HMC Schools |publisher= The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference}}</ref> the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 |title=Victoria |accessdate=2008-02-05 |year =2008 |work=School Directory |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080307010312/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-07}}</ref> the [[Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] (JSHAA),<ref name=JSHAA>{{cite web
The [[college]] is affiliated with the [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]],<ref name=HMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm |title=International Members |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work=HMC Schools |publisher=The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080315000031/http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm |archivedate=15 March 2008 }}</ref> the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 |title=Victoria |accessdate=2008-02-05 |year =2008 |work=School Directory |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080307010312/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-07}}</ref> the [[Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] (JSHAA),<ref name=JSHAA>{{cite web
|url = http://www.jshaa.asn.au/victoria/directory/index.asp|title = JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members|accessdate = 2008-02-05|year = 2007|work = Victoria Branch|publisher = Junior School Heads' Association of Australia}}</ref> the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),<ref name=AISV>{{cite web|url = http://services.ais.vic.edu.au/ebiz/customerservice/schooldetails.aspx?ID=171|title = The Geelong College |accessdate = 2008-02-05|year = 2007|work = Find a School|publisher = Association of Independent Schools of Victoria}}</ref> the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),<ref name=ABSA>{{cite web|url = http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=161|title = The Geelong College |accessdate = 2008-02-05|year = 2005|work = Schools|publisher = Australian Boarding Schools Association |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071117110405/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=161 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-17}}</ref> and has been a member of the [[Associated Public Schools of Victoria]] (APS) since 1908.
|url = http://www.jshaa.asn.au/victoria/directory/index.asp|title = JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members|accessdate = 2008-02-05|year = 2007|work = Victoria Branch|publisher = Junior School Heads' Association of Australia}}</ref> the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),<ref name=AISV>{{cite web|url = http://services.ais.vic.edu.au/ebiz/customerservice/schooldetails.aspx?ID=171|title = The Geelong College |accessdate = 2008-02-05|year = 2007|work = Find a School|publisher = Association of Independent Schools of Victoria}}</ref> the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),<ref name=ABSA>{{cite web|url = http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=161|title = The Geelong College |accessdate = 2008-02-05|year = 2005|work = Schools|publisher = Australian Boarding Schools Association |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071117110405/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=161 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-17}}</ref> and has been a member of the [[Associated Public Schools of Victoria]] (APS) since 1908.


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The Geelong College
Location
Map
Newtown
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates38°9′5″S 144°20′18″E / 38.15139°S 144.33833°E / -38.15139; 144.33833
Information
TypeIndependent, co-educational, day and boarding
MottoLatin: Sic itur ad astra
(Thus is the way to the stars)
DenominationUniting Church
Established1861[1]
FounderAlexander James Campbell
PrincipalPeter Miller
Enrolment1,200-1,300 (K–12)
Colour(s)Navy blue, white and bottle green
     
Websitegeelongcollege.vic.edu.au

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 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12 and 4 in the Middle School.[2] The boarding students are accommodated in two boarding houses at the senior school campus, one for each gender. 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. It became co-educational in 1974. 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
  • Senior School - Years 9 to 12

Talbot Street, Newtown

  • Middle School - Years 4 to 8

Aberdeen Street, Newtown

  • Junior School - Years Kindergarten to 3

Minerva Road, Newtown

  • Mokborree (Otway Campus) - All Years

(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) 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 known for its winning results in the various rowing competitions in both genders.

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

Main category: People educated at The Geelong College

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

  1. ^ a b "The Geelong College". Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria. 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b "The Geelong College". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association. 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Victoria". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  5. ^ "JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members". Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  6. ^ The Geelong College - About - News, Events & Publications
  7. ^ "Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA)". Community. The Geelong College. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  8. ^ "Tributes paid to Professor Sir Robert Honeycombe (1921–2007)". 19 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  9. ^ Dougan, Alan (1986). "Marden, John (1855 - 1924)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 407–408. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  10. ^ "COLES, James Scoular". Geelong College. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  11. ^ "History of Kendell Airlines". Kendell. Ansett Australia Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  12. ^ "George Ernest Morrison". Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  13. ^ Quinn, Karl (24 September 2005). "The Guy outside". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "Doyle, Robert Keith Bennett". re-member. Parliament of Victoria. 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  15. ^ http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2008/media_release_0535.cfm
  16. ^ Wright, R. (2000). "McArthur, Sir Gordon Stewart (1896 - 1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 152–153. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  17. ^ Young, J. McI. (1986). "McArthur, Sir William Gilbert Stewart (1861 - 1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  18. ^ McVilly, David (1979). "Armstrong, Thomas Henry (1857 - 1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  19. ^ Young, J. McI. (1986). "McArthur, John Neil (1857 - 1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  20. ^ Hazlehurst, Cameron (2000). "Mockridge, Edward Russell (1928 - 1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 385. Retrieved 6 February 2008.

Further reading

  • Notman, G.C. & Keith, B.R. 1961. The Geelong College 1861-1961. The 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 0-86828-009-7.
  • Penrose, Helen. 2011. The Way to the Stars: 150 Years of The Geelong College. Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne. ISBN 978-1-921875-10-6.
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