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The Geelong College
File:GeelongCollegeCrest.jpg
Sic itur ad Astra
(Thus is the way to the stars)
Established	1861
School type	Independent
Principal	Dr. Pauline Turner
Location	Geelong, VIC, Australia
Enrollment	approx. 1,100
Colours	Blue, white and green
Homepage	www.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au

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 - 12

Talbot Street, Newtown

Preparatory School - Years 4 - 8

Aberdeen St., Newtown

Campbell House - Years Kindergarten - 3

Minerva Road, Newtown

Houses

Preparatory School:

Helicon (from Helicon - a mountain in Greek mythology)
Bellerophon (from Bellerophon - a warrior)
Minerva (from Minerva - Roman goddess of wisdom)
Pegasus (from Pegasus - a flying horse in Greek mythology)

Senior School:

Coles
Calvert
Keith
McArthur
McLean
Morrison
Shannon
Wettenhall

Boarding:

Mackie
Mossgiel

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

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet - Winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Edward Greeves - first Brownlow Medallist
Lindsay Hassett - former captain of the Australian Test Cricket Team
Paul Sheahan - former Australian cricketer
Ian Redpath - former Australian cricketer
Guy Pearce - actor
John Button - senior minister in Hawke Federal Government
Robert Ingpen - illustrator and author
George Ernest Morrison - political advisor to the President of China (1912-1920)

Sources/External links

Geelong College website

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 == 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 Geelong College was founded by Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister. After the closure of [[Geelong Grammar School|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.