The Geelong College
| The Geelong College | |
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| Location | |
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Newtown, Victoria Australia |
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| Coordinates | 38°9′5″S 144°20′18″E / 38.15139°S 144.33833°ECoordinates: 38°9′5″S 144°20′18″E / 38.15139°S 144.33833°E |
| 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 |
| Founder | Alexander James Campbell |
| Principal | Peter Miller |
| Enrolment | 1,200-1,300 (K–12) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, white and bottle green |
| Website | geelongcollege.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 100 boarding students from Years 7 to 12. 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, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) since 1908.
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.
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