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The Geelong College is a co-educational day and boarding private school located in Geelong, Australia . Formerly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Australia , it is now affiliated with the Uniting Church and a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria .
History
The Geelong College was founded by Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister. After the closure of Geelong Grammar , he established a committee to start a new Presbyterian school. On Monday 8 July 1861, the school was established in Newtown, Victoria . George Morrison was the first principal and three years later, he became the owner of the School.
The school moved to its present-day location in 1871. In 1908, the College returned to the ownership of the Presbyterian Church of Australia . It also became a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria in 1908. Land was acquired for a new campus in 1946. A new Preparatory campus opened in 1960. In 1974, the College accepted girls for the first time.
Campuses
Senior School - Years 9 - 12Preparatory School - Years 4 - 8Campbell House - Years Kindergarten - 3
Houses
Preparatory School:
Helicon (green, from Helicon - a mountain in Greek mythology) Bellerophon (blue, from Bellerophon - a warrior) Minerva (red, from Minerva - Roman goddess of wisdom) Pegasus (white, from Pegasus - a flying horse in Greek mythology) Coles (pale blue) Calvert (maroon) Keith (green) McArthur (black) McLean (red) Morrison (brown) Shannon (royal blue) Wettenhall (yellow) Principals
Dr George Morrison 1861-1898 Mr Norman Morrison 1898-1909 Mr W. R. Bayly 1910-1914 Mr W. T. Price 1915-1919 Rev F. W. Rolland 1920-1945 Dr M. A. Buntine 1946-1960 Mr P. N. Thwaites 1960-1975 Mr S. P. Gebhardt 1976-1985 Mr A. P. Sheahan 1986-1995 Dr Pauline Turner 1996- Notable alumni
Michael Aikman - former Principal, Haileybury College Sir Geoffrey Badger - former Chairman, Australian Science and Technology council; former Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide Stewart McArthur MP - Federal Member for Corangamite (Liberal Party) The Hon. Mr Justice Barry Beach - Supreme Court Judge; Chairman of Council for Law Russell Boyd - Cinematographer: Picnic at Hanging Rock Gallipolli , Crocodile Dundee Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet - Winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine John Button - senior minister in Hawke Federal GovernmentDr Terry Carney - Professor of Law, Sydney University Colin Chapman - Dean, Victorian College fo Pharmacy, Melbourne University The Hon. Mr Justice Crockett AO - Longest serving Supreme Court Judge in Australia Sir Arthur Coles - former Lord Mayor of Melbourne; First Chairman of Australian National Airlines (TAA) Bill Dix - former Managing Director Ford Australia ; former Chairman of Qantas AirlinesGeoffrey Donnan - Professor of Neurology at Austin and Repat Medical Centre, University of Melbourne Robert Doyle - Former Leader of Victorian Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, former teacher Geelong College.John Duigan - Film Director/WriterNeil Everist - Prize Winning Architect Wesley Fabb AM - Professor of Family Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong The Hon. Mr Justice Richard Fullagar - Supreme Court Judge; Vice-Chairman of the Victorian Bar Council John Garbutt - former Principal, Ballarat College Edward Greeves - first Brownlow Medal listGideon Haigh - Journalist; Author One Summer Every Summer, An Ashes JournalLindsay Hassett - former captain of the Australian Test Cricket TeamJack Hawkes - Former Davis Cup Tennis Player Sarah Henderson Journalist Justice Tim Hinchliffe - Judge of the Supreme Court of New Guinea Phillip Hodgins - Poet Sir Robert Honeycombe - Emeritus Professor of Metallurgy, Cambridge University , UK Robert Ingpen - illustrator and author; winner of International Hans Anderson AwardDon Kendell - Founder of Kendell Airlines WWC Kernot - First Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne John Legge - former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Monash University The Hon. Barry Maddern - former President, Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission Don Macmillian - Champion Athlete, middle distance runner, Olympic Games 1952 and 1956 The Hon. Mr McDonald - Supreme Court Judge Dr Donald McLean Emeritus Professor of Pathology, University of British Columbia , Canada Dr David Millikan - Broadcaster for the ABC George Ernest Morrison - political advisor to the President of China (1912-1920)Geoffrey Neilson - former National President, Institute of Chartered Accountants ; Founding member of Deakin University Council Gillian Opie Neonatal Fellow at Mercy Hospital for Women Guy Pearce - actorIan Redpath - former member of Australian Cricket TeamLt. gen Sir Horace 'Red Robbie' Robertson - Commander, British Occupation Forces, Japan 1945-46 Michael Roland - Actor Ian Scott Professor of Law, Burmingham UniversityPaul Sheahan - former Australian cricketer; Headmaster, Melbourne Grammar School Ken Smith - Honorary Consultant Physician in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge Judge Barton Stott - County Court James Sutcliffe - Composer, Assistant Professor of Music at Duquesne University George Tippett AM - Anaesthesiologist; winner of the 1996 Dunlop Asia medal for dinstinguished achievement in enhancing Australia's relations with Asia Peter Webb - Composer; Prinicpal Cor Anglais in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Sources/External links
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