Pembroke School, Adelaide
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Pembroke School is an independent
, co-educational, non-denominational, day
and boarding school
, located at Kensington Park
, a suburb 6 kilometres east of the CBD
of Adelaide, South Australia
.
The school was established in January 1974 with the amalgamation
of King's College and Girton Girls' School. Today the school comprises the two original campuses, the "Kings Campus" and the "Girton Campus", and caters for approximately 1550 students from the Early Learning Centre
(ELC) to Year 12, including up to 125 boarders in Years 7 to 12. Pembroke provides specialist education for a small number of hearing-impaired
students, with the schools "Hearing Unit".
Pembroke School is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA), and is a member of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA).
of two small, single-sex, neighbouring independent schools, the King’s College for boys, and the Girton Girls' School.
and Baptist Union
in South Australia.
In 2006, Pembroke became the first school in South Australia to be granted an exemption from anti-discrimination laws in order to accept a greater number of girls than boys. The exemption was required because a gender imbalance had arisen in lower year levels that had to be redressed. The exemption was extended for a further 3 years in August 2009.
Pembroke continues to embark upon ambitious building projects, funded in part by donations and fundraising. In November 2007, plans to build a multi-million dollar visual arts and centre and auditorium were announced. The building was completed in March 2009 and officially opened in May.
With the advent of the Building Education Revolution, the heritage-listed Angove House on the Girton campus was re-furbished and restored to its former glory. Work has now finished at the Junior School establishing new classrooms and a brand new Early Learning Centre.
Pembroke is divided into three 'sub-schools':
In the Junior School, students are allocated into one of four 'houses
', Torrens (Blue), Yorke (Yellow), Spencer (Green), and Flinders (Red), which are used for sporting events.
Upon entry into either the Middle or Senior schools, students are allocated one of the school's eight Houses: Hill (Red), Wright (Dark Green), Smith (Light Blue), Yates (Yellow), Mellor (Dark Blue), Medlin (Purple), Reeves (Orange), and the school's newest house, Oats (Lime Green).
In the Middle school, Houses define tutorial groups
, and have a significant effect on students' subject teacher
s.
The houses play an important role in the organisation of pastoral care, intra-school sport and other activities.
The Pembroke School curriculum
follows a framework that covers the eight nationally recognised key learning areas: English
, Mathematics
, Science
, Society and Environment, Languages, Arts
, Health and Physical Education
and Technology
. Within each of Pembroke's sub-schools exists a branch of the 'Hearing Unit' which offers specialist assistance and support for hearing-impaired
students.
From the ELC to Year 6, students follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
(IBPYP), and commence studies of a second language with Spanish
. Foreign language studies continue with a broader range of options in the Middle School up to Year 10.
In the Senior School, a full range of South Australian Certificate of Education
(SACE) and International Baccalaureate
(IB) courses are offered, as are a select, and broadening, number of Vocational Education and Training
(VET) modules. The VET component allows students to gain double credit for work completed at school, and may be put towards Technical and Further Education
(TAFE) certificates.
programme designed to promote respect for the Australian outdoors, and provide students with skills and knowledge of the environment.
In the Junior School, students visit places such as Sovereign Hill
in Ballarat
, Roses Gap, Victoria and Aldinga.
The base of the programme in the Middle School is 'Old Watulunga', a 17 hectare
property on the Finniss River, 75 kilometres south of Adelaide. Students participate in camps based at 'Old Watulunga' and participate in activities such as canoeing
, sailing
, bushwalking, rock climbing
, and orienteering.
and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
. Pembroke has competed in Inter-School matches against Westminster
since 2005.
Sports on offer include, Athletics
, Badminton
, Basketball
, Cricket
, Cross Country Running
, Australian rules football
, Hockey
, Netball
, Orienteering
, Rowing
, Rugby Union
, Soccer, Softball
, Squash
, Swimming
, Table Tennis
, Tennis
, Touch Football
, Triathlon
, Volleyball
, Water Polo
and Wrestling
.
The Green and Gold Cookery Book is a heritage icon for both Pembroke School and Australia. The book was first compiled in 1923 as a form of fundraising
for the King's College. The school community contributed recipes and purchased advertising
space within the book in order to cover the cost of publishing its first edition.
Today the book is in its 36th edition, and more than 400,000 copies have been sold in Australia, Canada
, the United States of America and the United Kingdom
. The Book is regarded as a classic Australian recipe
book.
Business
Rhodes Scholars
Education
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine
Politics and the law
Sport
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, co-educational, non-denominational, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, located at Kensington Park
Kensington Park, South Australia
Kensington Park is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside in South Australia....
, a suburb 6 kilometres east of the CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Adelaide, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
The school was established in January 1974 with the amalgamation
Consolidation (business)
Consolidation or amalgamation is the act of merging many things into one. In business, it often refers to the mergers and acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones. In the context of financial accounting, consolidation refers to the aggregation of financial statements of a group...
of King's College and Girton Girls' School. Today the school comprises the two original campuses, the "Kings Campus" and the "Girton Campus", and caters for approximately 1550 students from the Early Learning Centre
Early Learning Centre
The Early Learning Centre is a British chain of shops selling toys for very young children.-History:Originally set up as a mail order company in 1974 and was always based near Swindon; by 1980 it had ten shops; and it has grown to include 215 shops in the UK and over 80 in 19 other countries such...
(ELC) to Year 12, including up to 125 boarders in Years 7 to 12. Pembroke provides specialist education for a small number of hearing-impaired
Hearing impairment
-Definition:Deafness is the inability for the ear to interpret certain or all frequencies of sound.-Environmental Situations:Deafness can be caused by environmental situations such as noise, trauma, or other ear defections...
students, with the schools "Hearing Unit".
Pembroke School is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), and is a member of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA).
History
Pembroke School was established in January 1974 through the amalgamationConsolidation (business)
Consolidation or amalgamation is the act of merging many things into one. In business, it often refers to the mergers and acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones. In the context of financial accounting, consolidation refers to the aggregation of financial statements of a group...
of two small, single-sex, neighbouring independent schools, the King’s College for boys, and the Girton Girls' School.
King's College
The King's College was an independent school for boys founded in 1923 as a joint venture between the Congregational ChurchCongregational Union of Australia
The Congregational Union of Australia was a Congregational denomination in Australia.Two hundred and sixty of its congregations joined the Uniting Church in Australia, which was formed in 1977 by the union of congregations of the Congregational Union, Methodist Church of Australasia, and...
and Baptist Union
Baptist Union of Australia
The Baptist Union of Australia is the oldest and largest national cooperative body of Baptists in Australia. Its current National President is Reverend Dr John Beasy. The BUA is now known as Australian Baptist Ministries - ABM...
in South Australia.
Girton Girls' School
Girton Girls' School was an independent school for girls established in 1915.Recent developments
Arsonists targeted the School's drama building in October 2003. The structure was damaged and students' art and drama projects destroyed.In 2006, Pembroke became the first school in South Australia to be granted an exemption from anti-discrimination laws in order to accept a greater number of girls than boys. The exemption was required because a gender imbalance had arisen in lower year levels that had to be redressed. The exemption was extended for a further 3 years in August 2009.
Pembroke continues to embark upon ambitious building projects, funded in part by donations and fundraising. In November 2007, plans to build a multi-million dollar visual arts and centre and auditorium were announced. The building was completed in March 2009 and officially opened in May.
With the advent of the Building Education Revolution, the heritage-listed Angove House on the Girton campus was re-furbished and restored to its former glory. Work has now finished at the Junior School establishing new classrooms and a brand new Early Learning Centre.
School Structure
- Junior SchoolJunior schoolA junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....
(Early Learning Centre - Year 6) - Middle SchoolMiddle schoolMiddle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
(Years 7-10) - Senior SchoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
(Years 11-12)
In the Junior School, students are allocated into one of four 'houses
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
', Torrens (Blue), Yorke (Yellow), Spencer (Green), and Flinders (Red), which are used for sporting events.
Upon entry into either the Middle or Senior schools, students are allocated one of the school's eight Houses: Hill (Red), Wright (Dark Green), Smith (Light Blue), Yates (Yellow), Mellor (Dark Blue), Medlin (Purple), Reeves (Orange), and the school's newest house, Oats (Lime Green).
In the Middle school, Houses define tutorial groups
Tutor group
A tutor group is a term used in UK schools, broadly equivalent to the United States term "homeroom". The term is most frequently used in Secondary schools where students may be taught in a number of different groupings throughout the day...
, and have a significant effect on students' subject teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s.
The houses play an important role in the organisation of pastoral care, intra-school sport and other activities.
Curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
follows a framework that covers the eight nationally recognised key learning areas: English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Society and Environment, Languages, Arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, Health and Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
and Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
. Within each of Pembroke's sub-schools exists a branch of the 'Hearing Unit' which offers specialist assistance and support for hearing-impaired
Hearing impairment
-Definition:Deafness is the inability for the ear to interpret certain or all frequencies of sound.-Environmental Situations:Deafness can be caused by environmental situations such as noise, trauma, or other ear defections...
students.
From the ELC to Year 6, students follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
IB Primary Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate for students aged 3 to 11. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Years Programme, it is not a prerequisite for it...
(IBPYP), and commence studies of a second language with Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. Foreign language studies continue with a broader range of options in the Middle School up to Year 10.
In the Senior School, a full range of South Australian Certificate of Education
South Australian Certificate of Education
The South Australian Certificate of Education is awarded to students who have successfully completed their senior secondary schooling in the state of South Australia....
(SACE) and International Baccalaureate
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
(IB) courses are offered, as are a select, and broadening, number of Vocational Education and Training
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
(VET) modules. The VET component allows students to gain double credit for work completed at school, and may be put towards Technical and Further Education
TAFE South Australia
TAFE South Australia provides vocational education and training in South Australia. The acronym TAFE stands for Technical and Further Education and is used and recognised nationally throughout Australia....
(TAFE) certificates.
Outdoor education
Pembroke has an Outdoor educationOutdoor education
Outdoor education usually refers to organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges in the form of outdoor activities such as hiking,...
programme designed to promote respect for the Australian outdoors, and provide students with skills and knowledge of the environment.
In the Junior School, students visit places such as Sovereign Hill
Sovereign Hill
Sovereign Hill is an open air museum in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Sovereign Hill depicts Ballarat's first ten years after the discovery of gold there in 1851. It was officially opened on 29 November 1970 and has become a nationally acclaimed tourist attraction...
in Ballarat
Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...
, Roses Gap, Victoria and Aldinga.
The base of the programme in the Middle School is 'Old Watulunga', a 17 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
property on the Finniss River, 75 kilometres south of Adelaide. Students participate in camps based at 'Old Watulunga' and participate in activities such as canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, bushwalking, rock climbing
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
, and orienteering.
Sport
The sporting programme at Pembroke is designed to encourage participation, at all skill levels. Students may participate as members of teams in inter-house and inter-school competitions. Inter-school sporting competitions are facilitated through Pembroke's membership of the Independent Schools Sports Association (ISSA), Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA)Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (South Australia)
The Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association of South Australia is a group of independent schools in South Australia involved in a variety of sporting and cultural activities.- Current member schools :-Sports:* Athletics* Badminton...
and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
. Pembroke has competed in Inter-School matches against Westminster
Westminster School, Adelaide
Westminster School is an independent, Uniting Church, Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational, day and boarding school located at Marion, South Australia, 12 km south of Adelaide. Founded as a Methodist day and boarding school for boys, the school was opened by the Prime Minister Robert...
since 2005.
Sports on offer include, Athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Cross Country Running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, Orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
, Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, Rugby Union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, Soccer, Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, Squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
, Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, Table Tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Touch Football
Touch football
Touch football may refer to:* Touch football , a variant of American football where players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents* Touch rugby, games derived from rugby football in which players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents...
, Triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
and Wrestling
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
.
Other activities
Since 1986, when then teacher Campbell Whalley began the program, Pembroke students have participated in teddy bear-making classes. Students construct bears by hand and donate the products to disadvantaged individuals. Over 3000 bears have been made over 20 years, and in 2002 the program had spread as far as the Aboriginal community in Marree.Green and Gold Cookery Book
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
for the King's College. The school community contributed recipes and purchased advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
space within the book in order to cover the cost of publishing its first edition.
Today the book is in its 36th edition, and more than 400,000 copies have been sold in Australia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United States of America and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The Book is regarded as a classic Australian recipe
Recipe
A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.-Components:Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components*The name of the dish...
book.
Notable alumni
Former students of Pembroke School, Girton Girls' School and King's College are known as 'Old Scholars', and may elect to join the 'Pembroke Old Scholars’ Association'. Some notable 'Old Scholars' include:Business
- Dr. Richard H. AllertRichard AllertRichard Allert is an Australian businessman and the current chairman of Tourism Australia.Before this, he worked with Carroll Winter & Co Chartered Accountants from 1959 to 1960, and then with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company from 1960; he was a partner with them from 1973 to 1979...
AO, prominent Australian businessman - Neil Balnaves, Director of Southern Cross Broadcasting, formerly executive chairman of Southern Star Group
- Jamie McPhee, Adelaide BankAdelaide BankThe Adelaide Bank was a publicly listed regional bank with its head office in the state of South Australia. Since 30 November 2007 it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Adelaide Bank shares are no-longer quoted on the ASX...
managing director and former Australian U-19 Cricket captain (1983/4) - Basil SellersBasil SellersBasil Sellers AM, , grew up in the sports mad Railway Colonies in India where he was introduced to badminton, tennis and of course cricket. He migrated with his family to Australia in 1948, and was educated at Kings College, Adelaide. As a Businessman and philanthropist, Basil made his career...
AM, businessman, philanthropist and art collector
Rhodes Scholars
- Natalie Olesnicky, 1996
- Christopher Wong, 2011
Education
- Angas Holmes, Headmaster Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne 1977-92
- John Moody AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, former Co Principal Pembroke School and Headmaster Guildford Grammar School, Perth 1979-95
Entertainment, media and the arts
- Chris WinterChris Winter (Television Presenter)Christos Winter is an Australian television presenter and news reporter. He is most renowned for co-hosting the Australian music television show Hit List TV on Network Ten and Southern Cross Ten and as a news reporter for Nine News....
, television presenter - Adele AnthonyAdele AnthonyAdele Anthony is an Australian-American violinist. She attended Dernancourt Primary School, South Australia.A native of Tasmania, she studied violin at the University of Adelaide and the Juilliard School....
, violinist - Margaret Barbalet, author
- Heather Croall, documentary & digital filmmaker, previous director of Australian International Documentary Conference, currently director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, UK
- Anna GoldsworthyAnna GoldsworthyAnna Goldsworthy is an Australian writer and classical pianist.-Life:Goldsworthy was born in Adelaide as the eldest daughter of the writer Peter Goldsworthy and Dr Helen Goldsworthy, and began studying the piano at the age of six...
, Concert Pianist - Nuala HafnerNuala Hafner- Early life :Hafner is the daughter of the Ghanaian-born Australian television personality and celebrity chef, Dorinda Hafner. Her father, Julian, is a retired English psychiatrist and an art gallery volunteer. Hafner attended Adelaide's private Pembroke School where she became Dux...
, former weather presenter for Seven NewsSeven NewsSeven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
, Sydney, now working freelance in London - KamahlKamahlKamahl is the stage name of Kandiah Kamalesvaran , an Australian singer and recording artist, perhaps best known for "The Elephant Song", and his repertoire of popular music.-Early life:...
, baritone - Grace McClure, model
- Glenn McMillanGlenn McMillanGlenn Aguiar McMillan is a Brazilian-Australian actor.He was born in the small town of São João da Boa Vista, Brazil, though he has lived for most of his life in Australia. McMillan is of both Brazilian and Irish Australian] descent. And while he has lived most of his life in Australia, he...
, actor - Marcie Muir, illustrator and author of children's books
- Kelly PrestonKelly PrestonKelly Preston is an American actress and former model.- Early years :Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old...
, actress, wife of John TravoltaJohn TravoltaJohn Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease... - Sally SaraSally SaraSally Jane Sara AM is an Australian journalist and TV presenter. Currently she is the ABC's Afghanistan correspondent.- Background :...
, TV and Radio Journalist Australian Broadcasting CorporationAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, now working as the ABC's South Asia Correspondent - Victoria Taylor, artist
- Clayton WatsonClayton WatsonClayton Watson is an Australian producer, actor, writer, and director. He grew up in the Australian outback on a sheep station close to Morgan, a small town in South Australia...
, actor - Ethan Arthurs, fencing, Australian International Fencing squad 1976-1987 (AIF)
Medicine
- David Lewis Jones - First medical statisticianStatisticianA statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
in the New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
State Health Department; known for his contribution to the advancement of AboriginalAustralian AboriginesAustralian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
health
Politics and the law
- Vickie ChapmanVickie ChapmanVickie Ann Chapman is an Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bragg for the Liberal Party since 2002. She was Deputy Leader of the South Australian Opposition from 30 March 2006 until 4 July 2009.-Early life:Chapman was born in Kangaroo Island...
MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition & Member for BraggElectoral district of BraggBragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The seat of Bragg is named after the eminent physicists Bragg – William Henry and his son, William Lawrence. The electorate is largely urban and encompasses a significant portion of the City of...
, Parliament of South AustraliaParliament of South AustraliaThe Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly. It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government.... - Natasha Stott DespojaNatasha Stott DespojaNatasha Jessica Stott Despoja AM is an Australian former politician and former leader of the Australian Democrats. She was a Democrats senator for South Australia from 1995 to 2008...
, former senator and leader of the Australian DemocratsAustralian DemocratsThe Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... - Stephen WadeStephen WadeStephen Graham Wade is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian Legislative Council after an appointment in May 2006....
MLC, Shadow Minister for Correctional Services, Disability, Emergency Services & Road Safety
Sport
- James BrayshawJames BrayshawJames Antony Brayshaw is a former state cricketer and now Australian television and radio personality. As a cricketer he was known as Jamie Brayshaw. He is the son of former Western Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer Ian Brayshaw, and the brother of Mark Brayshaw, a former...
, former state cricketer, now an Australian Rules FootballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
commentator and Footy Show host - Sophie EdingtonSophie EdingtonSophia Jane Edington is an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer.She trained at the Kingscliff ASC club under Greg Salter. After Greg took up an overseas coaching role Sophie moved to Queensland to train under the QAS program from the end of 2008...
, swimmer, Olympian, World champion and world record holder - Barnaby FrenchBarnaby FrenchBarnaby French is a former junior rower and professional Australian rules footballer.French attended Pembroke School in Adelaide. He was a champion junior rower, and at his pinnacle in the sport was a part of the Australian under 23s rowing team...
, former Port Adelaide Football ClubPort Adelaide Football ClubThe Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
and Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
player - Amber HallidayAmber HallidayAmber Halliday is a World Champion and Olympic lightweight rower from Adelaide, South Australia. Specialising in sculling, Halliday made her international debut in 1999, winning the Under-23 World Championship in Hamburg in the lightweight double scull with Hannah Every.She has since won three...
, world champion lightweight rower and Olympian - Alison InverarityAlison InverarityAlison Jane Inverarity is a former Australian Olympic and Commonwealth athlete, competing in the high jump. She was affiliated with the Western Australian Institute of Sport in Perth....
, Commonwealth Gold Medallist 1992, high jump - Steve McBain, 1990 Commonwealth Games athlete
- Angus MonfriesAngus MonfriesAngus Monfries is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. Monfries plays forward pocket or half forward.- Early Football Career :...
, AFL footballer with Essendon Football ClubEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... - Nathan Portlock, Adelaide Jets (Water Polo) Goal-Keeper
- Wendy SchaefferWendy SchaefferWendy Schaeffer is an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...
, Olympic gold medallist in equestrianEquestrianismEquestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses... - Rex SellersRex Sellers (cricketer)Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers (born 20 August 1940 in Bombay (now Mumbai) is a former Test cricketer (Australian Test Cap 230). He played one Test match for Australia in India in 1964; his playing career was severely restricted due to...
, cricketer for South Australia and Australia - Rafael Sterk, 3 time Australian Olympic Water Polo Goal-Keeper
- Nicholas Duigan, AFL footballer with Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
See also
- List of schools in South Australia
- List of boarding schools
- List of schools offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- List of schools offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
- List of Largest South Australian Schools
Further reading
- Davis, J.R. 1993. A Remarkable Match: A Short History of Pembroke School 1974-93. Pembroke School, Adelaide.
- Davis, J.R. 1991. Principles and Pragmatism: A History of Girton, King's College and Pembroke School. Hyde Park Press, Adelaide. ISBN 0-9590276-2-9.
- Jolly, A. and Thomas, G. 1996. Willingly To School: Memories of Girton. Pembroke School, Kensington Park, South Australia. ISBN 0-9590276-4-5.
- Harris, D. Tribal Territories: A Six Stage Tour with Ghosts of King's Campus.
- Harris, D. and Thomas, G. Fun Without Games: Autobiograffiti of a Teacher.
- 1923. The Green and Gold Cookery Book. King's College, Adelaide, South Australia.