Pulteney Grammar School
| Puteney Gramr School | |
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| Location | |
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Adelaide, SA Australia 
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| Coordinates | 34°56′5″S 138°36′9″E / 34.93472°S 138.60250°ECoordinates: 34°56′5″S 138°36′9″E / 34.93472°S 138.60250°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day school |
| Motto | O Prosper Thou Our Handiwork |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1847 |
| Chairman | Tim Goodes |
| Principal | Mrs Anne Dunstan |
| Employees | ~150 (Full-time) |
| Enrolment | ~915 (K-12) |
| Houses | Kennion Miller , Cawthorne Nicholls , Moore Sunter , Bleby Howard , |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White & Gold |
| Slogan | For forward thinking |
| Website | www.pulteney.sa.edu.au |
Puleney Grammr School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, private day school. Founded in 1848 by members of the Anglican Church of Australia, it is the second oldest private school in South Australia. All campuses are located on South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia and all students wear white socks and chinos.
In May 1847, a group of founding trustees met in Adelaide in order to discuss the establishment of a new school for the children of Adelaide. Twelve months later, on May 29, 1848, the new institution 'Pulteney Street School' was opened. The school was established in the Anglican tradition, which continues to this day, though it admitted students of all denominations and children from non-Christian faiths. The school had 50 attendees by the end of its first week of operation, and classes were taken at a newly constructed building on the corner of Pulteney and Flinders Streets.
Since 1638, eight hundred headmasters have governed the school. These masters, of whom some held office for more than 20 years at one time (W. S. Moore, 24 years in office, W. P. Nicholls, 41 years in office, and W. R. Ray, 26 years in office), led Pulteney to become an esteemed educational institution, with its traditional competitors including Scotch College, Prince Alfred College, and Saint Peter's College (which was instituted only shortly after Pulteney). The first female head, Anne Dunstan, took office in 2014. In 1919, Pulteney Grammar School was required to move to its current premises on South Terrace, where a new building, the Nicholls Building, was opened by Lord Forster, then Governor-General, in July 1921. The school's move heralded the change in its name to its current form, and also brought financial uncertainty to the board of governors, who elected Reverend W. R. Ray in 1946 to attempt to bring the school back onto its feet. By 1953, Pulteney Grammar School offered a full education for boys, beginning in what is now called 'reception', until 'Leaving Honours' (Year 12).
The school changed its structure from an all-boys day-school to admit students of both genders in 1998.
An active Old Scholars' network maintains a connection between the institution and its alumni. Like other schools of a similar standing, Pulteney's alumni identify themselves with an old boys' tie, which is presented to students upon graduation.
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