Preshil
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Preshil School | |
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Location | |
, Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°48′48″S 145°2′57″E / 37.81333°S 145.04917°ECoordinates: 37°48′48″S 145°2′57″E / 37.81333°S 145.04917°E |
Information | |
Other name | The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School |
Type | Independent progressive school |
Motto | Courage |
Established | 1931[1] |
Founder | Margaret J. R. Lyttle |
Principal | Josh Brody |
Staff | ~52[2] |
Years | P-12 |
Enrolment | ~350[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Green and gold |
Slogan | Courage to Question |
Website | www |
Preshil School, also known as The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, is an independent progressive co-educational, day school located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The original Arlington campus houses the Kindergarten and Primary school, while the Secondary School is located at the Blackhall Kalimna campus. The campuses are located on Barkers Road and Sackville Street respectively.[3][4]
Established in 1931 by Greta Lyttle (and later, Margaret E. Lyttle), Preshil teaches a progressive curriculum,[5] and is Australia's oldest progressive school.[6] The school caters for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. In 2017 the school phased out the Victorian Certificate of Education in favour of the International Baccalaureate programme.[7]
Principals
Period | Details |
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1931 – 1944 | Margaret J R Lyttle |
1944 – 1994 | Margaret 'Mug' E Lyttle |
1994 – 2010 | Frank Moore |
2010 – 2020 | Marilyn Smith |
2020 – 2021 | Natalie Jensen (Interim) |
2021 – 2022 | Cressida Batterham-Wilson (Interim) |
2022 – Present | Josh Brody |
Notable alumni
- Clare Bowditch – ARIA Award-winning artist
- Lauren Burns – gold medallist in taekwondo at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games[8]
- Zahava Elenberg – architect
- Nicolette Fraillon – chief conductor of The Australian Ballet Orchestra[9]
- Lisa Gorton – novelist, poet, granddaughter of Prime Minister John Gorton
- Brendan Murphy – Chief Medical Officer of Australia
- Peter Singer – philosopher
- Todd Goldstein - Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club
- Catherine Anne Money (Née Menzies - Scientist at CSIRO (attended primary School)
- Charlie Thorpe (musician) - Singer in Dash and Will
- Kaiya Jones - Actor on Neighbours
See also
References
- ^ a b "Preshil The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School". Victoria. School Choice. 2007. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
- ^ Millane, Vivien (2007). "Annual Report to Parents" (PDF). About. Preshil School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
- ^ "Preshil - Secondary School". Preshil - Secondary School. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Preshil - Kindergarten and Primary School". Preshil - Kindergarten and Primary School. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Carey, Adam (7 August 2011). "Where children rule in a spirit of progress". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "History of Preshil - Preshil". Preshil. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Cook, Henrietta; reporter, education (1 November 2015). "Preshil in Kew set to axe VCE because it is too competitive". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.preshil.vic.edu.au/alumni/featured-alumni/ , Featured Alumni, accessed 18 July 2010.
- ^ "School Blog | Preshil".
Bibliography
- Burns, L. (2003). Fighting Spirit. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-670-04037-1.
- Lyttle, Dermot (2002). Preshil Uniquely Different. Kew, Melbourne, Victoria: Preshil.
- White, Naomi Rosh (1995). School Matters: The Preshil Alternative in Education. Port Melbourne: Mandarin.
External links
- Pinkney, Matthew (29 November 2005). "Preshil vision is still splendid". Herald-Sun.
- "Preshil and progressive education in Australia". ABC Radio National. 2006.
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