Woodleigh School, Melbourne
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| Type | Independent, co-educational, day |
| Motto | A School of Independent Thought |
| Established | 1856[1] |
| Chairman | Malcolm Taylor[3] |
| Headmaster | Jonathan Walter[2] |
| Colour(s) | Pine green and white |
| Website | www.woodleigh.vic.edu.au |
Woodleigh School is an independent, co-educational, K-12 day school located in the Melbourne suburb of Langwarrin South, Victoria, Australia. It has two junior campuses; "Minimbah" (38°10′25″S 145°06′49″E / 38.1735°S 145.1137°E), located in Frankston South, and "Penbank" located in Moorooduc. Its senior campus, "Woodleigh" (38°11′31″S 145°10′30″E / 38.192°S 145.175°E), is located in Langwarrin South.
History
Woodleigh School was founded in 1856 as the St. Paul's School,[1] and operated out of a hall on the grounds of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Frankston.[1] It was the first school in Frankston,[1] as well as one of the earliest in the then colony of Victoria,[1] and is the oldest co-educational school in the state of Victoria.[1][4]
In 1970, the school moved to a 3.5 ha property off Seaview Road in Frankston South (now Minimbah Court) which it named "Minimbah" – the Bunurong aboriginal word for "place of learning".[1] In 1975, it purchased the former 12.5 ha farm "Woodleigh" on Golf Links Road in Langwarrin South.[1] During this time, the Minimbah site became the junior campus and the Woodleigh site became the senior campus of the school.[1]
After acquiring further land at its Woodleigh site, creating a 22 ha campus, the school changed its name to Woodleigh School in 1999.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Our History. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
- ^ Our Principal - Jonathan Walter. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
- ^ Board and Governance. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
- ^ Co-Education. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014