The Geelong College
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The Geelong College is an independent
, 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 today affiliated with the Uniting Church. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 1,200 students from Kindergarten
through to Year 12, including 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12.
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
, Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, established a committee to found a new Presbyterian school. On Monday 8 July 1861, the Geelong College was officially established in Newtown, Geelong. George Morrison was appointed the first Principal, and three years later, he became the owner of the School. The school moved to its present-day location in 1871. Architects Alexander Davidson
and George Henderson
designed the college's main building.
In 1908, the College returned to the ownership of the Presbyterian Church of Australia
, and became a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
(APS). Land was acquired for a new campus
in 1946, but the new Preparatory campus did not open until 1960. In 1974, the College accepted girls for the first time.
Talbot Street, Newtown
Aberdeen Street, Newtown
Minerva Road, Newtown
Wensleydale
at both its Senior School and Middle School.
At the Senior School, the house system is a main part of the pastoral care system, and there are various house sporting and music competitions every year. There are eight houses, each named after a significant person in the College's history:
At the Middle School, there are four houses, Pegasus (white), Bellerophon (blue), Minerva (red), and Helicon (green), which meet for sporting events throughout each year. The house model is not used for pastoral care at this campus. The names of these houses originate from Greek mythology
.
Participating schools send in an entry based on the set theme, and the teams with the sixteen best entries are accepted. These schools then form a team of four Year 6 students (two boys and two girls).
On the weekend of the Challenge, the teams participate in various challenges, which include Art, Music, Drama, Technology, Information Technology, Physical Education and Mathematics challenges.
, the Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA). Some notable Old Geelong Collegians include:
Academic
Business
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine and science
Politics, public service and the law
Religion
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, 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 in Newtown
Newtown, Victoria
Newtown is an inner western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a primarily residential area occupying one of the highest points of urban Geelong, has always been a desirable place of residence and it is the location of many of Geelong's oldest and most valuable properties.The locality of...
, an inner-western suburb of Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
, Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
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
Presbyterian Church of Australia
The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:...
, and is today affiliated with the Uniting Church. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 1,200 students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through to Year 12, including 95 boarders from Years 9 to 12.
The college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
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 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), 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
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
(APS) since 1908.
History
Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located at Corio, on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay....
, Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, established a committee to found a new Presbyterian school. On Monday 8 July 1861, the Geelong College was officially established in Newtown, Geelong. George Morrison was appointed the first Principal, and three years later, he became the owner of the School. The school moved to its present-day location in 1871. Architects Alexander Davidson
Alexander Davidson
-References:...
and George Henderson
George Henderson (architect)
-Life and career:Born in Edinburgh, Henderson was the son of architect John Henderson and Hannah Matilda Exley. From 1858–1861 he attended the Royal High School, Edinburgh. He then studied architecture under his father, but his studies were cut short when his father died in June 1862...
designed the college's main building.
In 1908, the College returned to the ownership of the Presbyterian Church of Australia
Presbyterian Church of Australia
The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:...
, and became a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
(APS). Land was acquired for a new campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
in 1946, but the new Preparatory campus did not open until 1960. In 1974, the College accepted girls for the first time.
Principals
| Period | Principal |
|---|---|
| 1861 – 1898 | Dr. G. Morrison |
| 1898 – 1909 | Mr. N Morrison |
| 1910 – 1914 | Mr. W. R. Bayly |
| 1915 – 1919 | Mr. W. T. Price |
| 1920 – 1945 | Rev. F. W. Rolland |
| 1946 – 1960 | Mr. M. A. Buntine |
| 1960 – 1975 | Mr. P. N. Thwaites |
| 1976 – 1985 | Mr. S. P. Gebhardt |
| 1986 – 1995 | Mr. A. P. Sheahan Paul Sheahan Andrew Paul Sheahan was an Australian Test cricketer who played 31 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1974.He made his first class debut in 1965 for the Victorian Sheffield Shield against New South Wales scoring 62 and 5.An elegant stroke... |
| 1996 – present | Dr. P. C. Turner |
Campuses
- Senior School - Years 9 to 12
Talbot Street, Newtown
- Preparatory School - Years 4 to 8
Aberdeen Street, Newtown
- Campbell House - Years Kindergarten to 3
Minerva Road, Newtown
- Mokborree (Otway Campus) - All Years
Wensleydale
House system
The Geelong College operates a house systemHouse 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...
at both its Senior School and Middle School.
At the Senior School, the house system is a main part of the pastoral care system, and there are various house sporting and music competitions every year. There are eight houses, each named after a significant person in the College's history:
| House | Colour | Origin of name | Year founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert | Maroon | Stanley B Hamilton-Calvert,an Old Collegian,Council Member from 1908–1939 and Council Chairman 1922-1929 | 1921 Barwon; Renamed 1925 |
| Coles | Pale blue | Sir Arthur Coles, co-founder of Coles Company, a major College benefactor, Old Collegian and Council Chairman 1939-1969 | 1975 |
| Keith | Green | Bertram Robert Keith, Old Collegian, staff member 1927-1971, co-author and editor of the 1961 Geelong College Centenary History | 1981 |
| McArthur | Black | Dr A Norman McArthur, Old Collegian, Council Member 1908-1947 and interim acting Council Chairman 1939-1941 | |
| McLean | Red | Rev. Ewen Charles McLean, staff member 1940-1978, first chaplain from 1954 and honorary archivist 1979-1998 | 1980 |
| Morrison | Brown | Dr George Morrison, founding Principal of The Geelong College 1861-1898 and owner 1864-1898 | 1921 |
| Shannon | Dark blue | Charles Shannon, Council Member 1908-1921 and Chairman of Council 1908-1921 | 1921 |
| Wettenhall | Gold | Dr Roland R Wettenhall, Old Collegian and Council Member 1927-1958 | 1975 |
At the Middle School, there are four houses, Pegasus (white), Bellerophon (blue), Minerva (red), and Helicon (green), which meet for sporting events throughout each year. The house model is not used for pastoral care at this campus. The names of these houses originate from Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
.
Geelong College Challenge
The Geelong College Challenge is a competition run by the Geelong College and hosted at the Preparatory School campus, where government schools in the region can enter. The Challenge started in 1993Participating schools send in an entry based on the set theme, and the teams with the sixteen best entries are accepted. These schools then form a team of four Year 6 students (two boys and two girls).
On the weekend of the Challenge, the teams participate in various challenges, which include Art, Music, Drama, Technology, Information Technology, Physical Education and Mathematics challenges.
Notable alumni
Alumni of The Geelong College are known as Old Geelong Collegians, and may elect to join the School's alumni associationAlumni association
An alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organisation...
, the Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA). Some notable Old Geelong Collegians include:
Academic
- Sir Robert HoneycombeRobert HoneycombeSir Robert William Kerr Honeycombe, FREng, FRS, was a former Goldsmiths' Professor of Metallurgy and Professor Emeritus of the University of Cambridge. He was an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge....
– scientist and metallurgist, Emeritus Professor of Metallurgy, Cambridge UniversityUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, UK. - Dr. John MardenJohn MardenDr. John Marden B.A., LL.D was an Australian Headmaster, pioneer of women's education, and Presbyterian elder.-Early life and training:...
– First Headmaster of The Presbyterian Ladies' College, SydneyPresbyterian Ladies' College, SydneyThe Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia...
(1888–1919), and Pymble Ladies' CollegePymble Ladies' CollegePymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1916–1919); Pioneer of women's education; Presbyterian elderElder (Christianity)An elder in Christianity is a person valued for his wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a Christian group. In some Christian traditions an elder is a clergy person who usually serves a local church or churches and who has been ordained to a ministry of Word,...
Business
- Bill DixBill DixBill Dix is a Republican politician and farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa. He served 10 years as a representative in the Iowa legislature representing Iowa House District 17, before deciding in 2006 to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Iowa's 1st district to replace seven-term Congressman...
– Former Managing Director Ford Australia and Chairman of QantasQantasQantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
. - Don KendellDon KendellDon Kendell AM was the founder and Chairman of Kendell Airlines, now a part of Regional Express Airlines. His love of flying led to the creation of Kendell Airlines and its continuing success.-Personal life:...
– Founder of Kendell AirlinesKendellKendell Airlines was a regional airline in Australia, at times the largest in the country. It served major regional centres in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney...
Entertainment, media and the arts
- Russell BoydRussell BoydRussell Boyd is an Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly-praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock , the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a member of the ASC....
– Cinematographer: Picnic at Hanging RockPicnic at Hanging RockPicnic at Hanging Rock is a 1967 drama and mystery novel by Australian author Joan Lindsay. She wrote it over a four-week period at her home Mulberry Hill in Baxter, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. It was first published in 1967 in Australia by Cheshire Publishing and was released in...
, GallipoliGallipoliThe Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
, Crocodile DundeeCrocodile Dundee"Crocodile" Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton....
. - John DuiganJohn DuiganJohn Duigan, is an Australian film director.Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father...
– Film Director/Writer - Gideon HaighGideon HaighGideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh is an English-born Australian journalist, who writes about sport and business. He was born in London of a Yorkshire father and an Australian mother, and was raised in Geelong, Victoria.- Career :Haigh has been writing about sport and business for over...
– Journalist and author - Robert IngpenRobert IngpenRobert Roger Ingpen is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.-Early life:Ingpen was born in Geelong Australia and attended Geelong College to 1957...
– Artist, writer, and illustrator - George Ernest MorrisonGeorge Ernest MorrisonGeorge Ernest Morrison , also known as Chinese Morrison, was an Australian adventurer and The Times Peking correspondent.-Early life:...
– AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n adventureAdventureAn adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
r; Correspondent for The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
PekingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
(Beijing) - Guy PearceGuy PearceGuy Edward Pearce is an English-born Australian actor and musician, known for his roles as Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan's Memento, Lieutenant Ed Exley in L.A...
– Actor.
Medicine and science
- Sir Frank Macfarlane BurnetFrank Macfarlane BurnetSir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, , usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist best known for his contributions to immunology....
– Biologist and winner of the Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
for Medicine
Politics, public service and the law
- Justice Barry Beach – Supreme Court Judge
- Hon John ButtonJohn ButtonJohn Norman Button was an Australian politician, who served as a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments...
– Federal Politician in the Hawke and Keating Labor Governments - Sir Arthur ColesArthur ColesSir Arthur William Coles was a prominent Australian businessman and philanthropist.With his brothers Coles founded the Coles Variety Stores in the 1920s, which were to become one of the two largest supermarket chains in Australia now known as Coles Group...
– Retail Founder, MP, Former Lord Mayor of Melbourne; First Chairman of Australian National Airlines (TAA) - Hon Robert DoyleRobert DoyleRobert Keith Bennett Doyle is an Australian politician and the 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne, elected on 30 November 2008...
– Lord Mayor of Melbourne, politician; Member for MalvernElectoral district of Malvern-External links:*...
in the Legislative Assembly (1992–2006); Leader of the Victorian Opposition (2002–2006) - David Epstein – Former Chief of Staff of Kevin Rudd (Australian Prime Minister 2007–10)
- Major General Sir James HarrisonJames Harrison (Australian governor)Major General Sir James William Harrison KCMG CB CBE was an Australian military officer and the first Australian-born Governor of South Australia....
– Former Governor of South Australia - Major Cameron Hooke RAINF RL, Australian ArmyAustralian ArmyThe Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
Officer and instructor at the Royal Military College DuntroonDuntroonDuntroon may refer to:* Royal Military College, Duntroon, in Canberra, Australia* Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory, Robert Campbell's property in the suburb of Campbell, Canberra* Duntroon, Ontario, Canada* Duntroon, New Zealand* Duntroon, Scotland... - Fergus Stewart McArthur MP – Federal Member for Corangamite (Liberal Party)
- SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Gordon Stewart McArthur – Liberal PartyLiberal Party of AustraliaThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
politician, President of the Victorian Legislative CouncilPresident of the Victorian Legislative CouncilThe President of the Victorian Legislative Council, also known as the Presiding Officer of the Council, is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria and equivalent to the President of the Australian Senate...
(1958–1965), grazier and barristerBarristerA barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions... - Sir William Gilbert Stewart McArthur – Supreme CourtSupreme Court of VictoriaThe Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state...
Judge - Justice Alan McDonald – Supreme Court Judge
Religion
- Thomas Henry ArmstrongThomas Henry Armstrong (bishop)Thomas Henry Armstrong was born on 2 April 1857 in Dublin and died on 23 March 1930. He was a Bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.-Education:...
– First BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of WangarattaWangaratta, VictoriaWangaratta is a cathedral city of almost 17,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga to the northeast. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the...
Sport
- Jaxson BarhamJaxson BarhamJaxson Barham is an Australian rules footballer. He played seven senior games for the Collingwood Football Club from 2009–2010, before being delisted at the end of the 2010 season.- Background :...
– Current AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer for the Collingwood Magpies - Tim CallanTim CallanTim Callan is a former Australian rules football player for the Western Bulldogs, and the Geelong Football Club. He is the son of former Geelong player, Terry Callan.-Geelong:...
– Current AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer for the Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... - Tim ClarkeTim Clarke (Australian rules footballer)Tim Clarke is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was educated at The Geelong College...
– Former AFL footballer for the Hawthorn Hawks - Ayce CordyAyce CordyAyce Cordy is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League . The Bulldogs used their first round selection, 14th overall, to secure Cordy after St Kilda bid their first round selection for him. Cordy's father, Brian, played 124 games for the Bulldogs...
– Current AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer for the Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... - Ed CurnowEd CurnowEdward Curnow is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career:A midfielder, Curnow played his junior football for Modewarre in the Bellarine Football League and school football for The Geelong College in the APS, before playing TAC Cup football for the Geelong Falcons...
– Current AFL footballer for Carlton FC - Edward 'Carji' Greeves – Winner of the inaugural Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
for the best and fairest player in the Victorian Football LeagueAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(1924) - Lindsay HassettLindsay HassettArthur Lindsay Hassett MBE was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by Wisden as, "... a master of nearly every stroke ... his superb timing, nimble footwork and strong wrists enabled him to make batting look a...
– Captain of the Australian Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
team from 1949 to 1953 - Lachlan HendersonLachlan HendersonLachlan Stuart Henderson is a current Australian rules football player for the Carlton Football Club.- Pre-AFL career :...
– Current AFL footballer for Carlton FC - Jack IversonJack IversonJohn Brian Iverson was an Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique "bent finger" grip, with which he briefly perplexed batsmen across Australia as well as the touring English cricket team...
– Australian Test cricket bowler - John Neil McArthur – Horse racing identity
- Edward Russell MockridgeRussell MockridgeRussell Mockridge was a racing cyclist from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He died during a race, in collision with a bus....
– Olympic Cyclist - Ian RedpathIan RedpathIan Ritchie Redpath is a former Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976...
– Australian Test Cricketer - Will SchofieldWill SchofieldWill Schofield is an Australian Rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles.Taken with pick #50 in the 2006 AFL Draft, Schofield made his AFL debut for the Eagles in Round 17 2007 against the Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome after a series of impressive performances for Peel Thunder in the...
– Current AFL footballer for the West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... - Paul SheahanPaul SheahanAndrew Paul Sheahan was an Australian Test cricketer who played 31 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1974.He made his first class debut in 1965 for the Victorian Sheffield Shield against New South Wales scoring 62 and 5.An elegant stroke...
– Australian Test Cricketer; Former Headmaster of The Geelong College, and Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.... - Dr. Alec 'Shaco' TimmsAlec Boswell TimmsAlec Boswell Timms was an Australian-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers and Edinburgh University. Timms played international rugby for Scotland and was selected for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia.-Personal history:Timms was...
– VFA footballer for GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
and Scottish rugby international from 1896 to 1905 - Steve Horvat – Former Australian International Soccer Player
Further reading
- Notman, G.C. & Keith, B.R. 1961. The Geelong College 1861-1961. Geelong College Council, Geelong.
- Deakin University. 1979. Portrait of the Geelong College: Continuity and Change in an Independent School. Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic. ISBN 0868280097.