Kinross Wolaroi School
| Kinross Wolaroi School | |
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Scientia, Amicitia, Integritas
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Orange, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°17′25″S 149°6′47″E / 33.29028°S 149.11306°ECoordinates: 33°17′25″S 149°6′47″E / 33.29028°S 149.11306°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Co-educational Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Established | 1886 (Wolaroi College) 1928 (Presbyterian Ladies' College, Orange) 1975 (Kinross Wolaroi School) |
| Chairman | Tony Cheney |
| Principal | B Kennelly |
| Employees | ~92 |
| Enrolment | ~1005 (P–12) |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Website | www.kws.nsw.edu.au |
Kinross Wolaroi School is an independent, Uniting church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Orange, a provincial city 260 kilometres (160 mi) west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was formed in 1975 with the merger between Wolaroi Methodist Boys College and the Kinross Presbyterian Ladies' College, Orange (PLC). It is a non-selective school and currently caters for approximately 1005 students from the Preparatory school to Year 12, including 300 boarders. Classes and boys boarding occur at the Wolaroi Site on Bathurst Road, while girl boarders live at the PLC Site on Coronation Drive.
Kinross Wolaroi School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), Association of Independent Co-Educational Schools (AICES) and is an associate member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA).
Weymouth House, a small privately owned school for boys, was opened in 1886, on the corner of Byng and Sale Street, Orange. The school was a success, and in 1893 the Wolaroi mansion was purchased, enabling the boys to move to a larger campus. The move led to a change of name for the school, to Wolaroi Grammar School.
In 1925, the Methodist Church took control and changed the name again, this time to Wolaroi College. The College continued to educate boys from until 1973, when girls were enrolled.
The Presbyterian Ladies' College (P.L.C) opened in Orange in 1928, providing an education based on Christian principles for girls in the Western Area. In 1973, P.L.C also became co-educational, and changed its name to The Kinross School.
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