The Knox School (Australia)
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220 Burwood Highway Wantirna South, Victoria 3152 Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°51′53″S 145°13′09″E / 37.8647°S 145.2191°ECoordinates: 37°51′53″S 145°13′09″E / 37.8647°S 145.2191°E |
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| Type | Independent, Co-educational and Day school |
| Motto | Seek Wisdom and Understanding |
| Established | February 1982 |
| Principal | Mr. Allan Shaw |
| Years | Pre-Prep to 12 |
| Enrolment | 600+ |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Gold and Maroon |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Accreditation | Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne |
| Website | www.knox.vic.edu.au |
The Knox School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational day school, located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia. The school is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne association. There are 600+ students at the school and class sizes are capped at 24 students.. 2017 fees range from $11,915 to $22,990 p.a.
The Knox School was founded as Knoxfield College in February 1982. The school took over the campus from Taylors College at 220 Burwood Highway. The first principal was Dulcie Flinn, who was previously of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. From 1982 to 1985 there were eight portable classrooms – five for the Junior School and three for the Senior School. In 1985 Stage II building work was done.
The second principal was Baxter Holly. Under Holly's leadership, Knoxfield College developed Stage III, including the Performing Arts Centre and the Art Gallery. 1987 saw the first Year 12 class. 1992 saw the purchase of a 1.6 hectare block of land adjoining the school from a plant nursery. That area is now the Tew Field (named after Wally Tew, a local councillor), the school's synthetic hockey pitch. This was opened in 1996. The third principal was Tony Conabere. He was appointed in July 1995. 1996 was another year of building, including the Pre-Prep campus and Tew Field, as well as the adjoining Pavilion.
In 1998 and 2000 the Knox School was ranked in Victoria's top ten schools, and in 1998 won the gold medal for Assessment Practice. 2000 saw the renaming of the school to Knox Grammar, however only a year later the school was further renamed to The Knox School after a "disagreement" with Knox Grammar School over the naming.
In 2002 the Information Common was opened by the then-Governor of Victoria, John Landy. This building incorporates four stories which include a library, many computer facilities, multimedia studio and numerous staff offices and front desk.
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