Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

Infobox Aust school private
name = Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School


motto = "Ad altiora"
"To higher things" (Penleigh)
"Sapienter ac Viriliter"
"Strength through knowledge" (Essendon)
established = 1871 (Penleigh Ladies College)
1872 (Essendon Grammar)
1977 (Amalgamation)
type = Independent, Co-educational, Day school
denomination = Uniting Church
slogan =
key_people = Mr. Tony Larkin (Principal)
fees = AU$7,050 - AU$13,008 p.a (2007)cite web|url = http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/schools_vic/find_a_school?cid=12222&pid=1865847|title = Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School|accessdate = 2007-10-10|year = 2007|work = Victoria|publisher = School Choice]
city = Essendon, Moonee Ponds & Keilor East
state = Vic
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|37|43|52|S|144|52|12|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~2,280 (P-12)
num_employ = ~300
revenue =
products =
ranking = 11th (2005)
colours = Navy, Maroon, Pale Blue, Bottle Green & Gold color box|#000080color box|#800000color box|#AFEEEEcolor box|#008000color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/ www.pegs.vic.edu.au]

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (PEGS) is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day school, with campuses located in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The school is the product of an amalgamation of two local schools, Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School which was completed in 1977. Uniforms were different for boys and girls, up until Term 3 2006 when a new combined school uniform was launched. Boys and girls at all year levels generally share a common curriculum. PEGS has achieved favourable VCE results for many years.

The school is a member of the AGSV and competes against the other member schools in a number of sports including table tennis, cross country running, Triathlon, Australian Rules football, soccer, hockey, cricket, basketball, netball, tennis, softball and athletics.

History

The history of Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School is the history of two schools, Penleigh Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School. Each of these schools has its origins in the early years of Melbourne. Essendon Grammar School was established for boys in 1934 following the amalgamation of Northern Grammar School and St.Thomas' Grammar School. Northern Grammar School commenced in 1921 in the Moonee Ponds area but soon moved to new premises on the site of St.John's Church in Essendon. In 1924, the school acquired the present site at 59 Raleigh Street, Essendon. Carlton College opened in 1872 and this school occupied several premises in the Parkville area. This school combined with St Thomas's Grammar in 1910, when they moved to a larger property in Essendon. In 1948 Essendon Grammar School began its affiliation with the Presbyterian Church. The site of the senior school in Keilor East was purchased in 1956 and this new campus of the school was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Robert Menzies in 1960. Penleigh was originally established in 1871 as Dorset House, Mrs. Tulloch's School for Young Ladies. The school occupied several sites in the Moonee Ponds area. The school developed and expanded particularly under the guidance of the Limerock sisters. The school was re-named Penleigh Ladies' College during the First World War and it moved to the present site at 83 Park Street, Moonee Ponds in 1921. After the Second World War Penleigh was purchased from the Limerock sisters by the Presbyterian Church. The first links between Essendon Grammar School and Penleigh Ladies' College were established in 1952 when Intermediate and Leaving students participated in some common classes. By 1969, the councils of the two schools agreed to integrate the two schools at the senior levels. In 1973, the co-educational senior college, McNab House, was established on the Keilor East site. The two schools were amalgamated in 1977 to form Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School; the school also joined the Uniting Church in 1977 and became an incorporated body in 1982. In the following year, the school purchased property at Lake Eildon to develop an Outdoor Education Programme. The sites at Raleigh Street, Park Street and Keilor East have been developed into state of the art school environments. Another site of approximately 40 acres was purchased in the Keilor Park area in 2006 to be developed as sporting grounds.

Extra-curricular

The school encourages its students to participate in numerous academic competitions. These include the Australian National Chemistry Quiz, Science Talent Search, Math Talent Quest, Rio Tinto Big-Science Competition, BHP Billiton Awards, Westpac Mathematics Competition and other competitions carried out by the University of New South Wales relating to geography, science, maths and English.

The school also allows entrance into the official Science Olympiad and Maths Olympiad, out of which the winners can represent Australia at the International Olympiad.

Notable alumni

* Eric Bana - actor
* Dustin Fletcher - AFL Essendon player and father, Ken Fletcher former VFL Essendon player [ [http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/jun05/artid3278.html Fletcher set to reach unique milestone] , Sports Australia, 23 June, 2005]
*Robert Gottliebsen - Journalist and business commentator, founder of Business Review Weekly magazine [ [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,1860509-17165,00.html About Robert Gottliebsen] The Australian - Australia's national daily newspaper]
* Joan Kirner - first female Premier of Victoria (also attended University High School)cite web|url= http://www.australianworkersheritagecentre.com.au/10_pdf/joan_kirner.pdf|title= Joan Kirner|accessdate= 2008-02-24|format= PDF|work= Education|publisher= Australian Workers Heritage Centre]
* Trent Cotchin - AFL Richmond player
* Brett McLeod - newsreader with National Nine News
* Mark Moran and Jason Moran - Melbourne Underworld figures [Shand, Adam, "Mobsters Inc: How Melbourne became No.1 with a bullet", "The Bulletin", 14 February, 2004] [ [http://melbournecrime.bizhosting.com/mark.moran.htm Mark Anthony Moran, formerly Mark Anthony John Cole.] Melbourne Crime: Underworld News] [ [http://www.melbournecrime.bizhosting.com/jason.moran.htm Jason Matthew Patrick Moran] Melbourne Crime: Underworld News]
* Rick Olarenshaw - former AFL Essendon and Collingwood player [ [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/FormerStudents/newsletters/altioretsapientior19.pdf PEGS versus Assumption "A Classic Game"] , "Altior et Sapientior", September 2005, Edition 19, pp.3-4 ]
* Curtis Stone - chef and restaurateur [Glazner, J., [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/formerstudents/newsletters/altioretsapientior16.pdf PEGS Restaurateurs Rule] , "Altior et Sapientior", September, 2004, Edition 16, p. 3]
*Kelvin Thomson - Labor Party Member and Candidate for Wills [ [http://www.alp.org.au/people/vic/thomson_kelvin.php] Labor Party Information Website]
* Madge Titheradge and sister, Lily Titheradge - stage and film actresses [ [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/pegsarchives/titheradge.htm Madge and Lily: The Titheradge Girls] , ]
* David Tweed - unscrupulous share market opportunist [ [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/formerstudents/newsletters/altioretsapientior23.pdf Class of 1981 reunion] "Altior et Sapientior", December, 2006, Edition 23, p. 4] [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Tweed-feeds-on-the-vulnerable/2004/12/10/1102625532104.html Tweed feeds on the vulnerable] "Article from Melbourne daily newspaper The Age December 2004"]
* Scott West - AFL Western Bulldogs player [ [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/FormerStudents/newsletters/altioretsapientior19.pdf PEGS versus Assumption "A Classic Game"] , "Altior et Sapientior", September 2005, Edition 19, pp.3-4 ]
* Shannon Bennett - chef and restaurateur of Vue De Monde (Melbourne) [Glazner, J., [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/formerstudents/newsletters/altioretsapientior16.pdf PEGS Restaurateurs Rule] , "Altior et Sapientior", September, 2004, Edition 16, p. 3] [ [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/formerstudents/newsletters/altioretsapientior20.pdf From Home Eco to Haute Cuisine] , "Altior et Sapientior", December, 2005, Edition 20, p. 5]
*Alice Pung- author of 'Unpolished Gem'. [cite web
url=http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/newsevents/2007/AlicePung.htm
title=PEGS - Recent events at PEGS
publisher=www.pegs.vic.edu.au
accessdate=2008-09-11] [cite web
url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20358398-5003900,00.html
title=Unpolished Gem
work=The Australian
accessdate=2008-09-11]

References

See also

* List of schools in Victoria
* List of high schools in Victoria
* List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
* Victorian Certificate of Education

External links

* [http://www.pegs.vic.edu.au/ Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School website]