Peter Moyes Anglican Community School
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Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is a private school in Mindarie, Western Australia. The school was established in 2000 and caters for K-12 education. It was named after Peter Moyes who was the first Director of the Anglican Schools' Commission.
School Crest
The school crest has many meanings. The Bishop Mitre placed at the top of the crest signifies the connection between the School and the Anglican Church.
The left panel of the shield depicts a picture of waves and represents the position of the school being near the waves. It also shows one of the many meanings of 'Mindarie' as 'place of green water'.
The right panel shows grasstree stems which again shows another meaning of 'Mindarie' as 'dry leaves from a grasstree'. This gives a linked connection the family name of Peter Moyes. Moyes is an old French name for Moses, who as a young boy hid from the Egyptian Pharoah's guards at the bullrushes in the Nile river.
The book represents learning and the Greek letters Alpha and Omega symbols form 'the beginning and the end,' meaning learning continues all through life.
House System
The school has four houses:
- Lingiari House - named after Vincent Lingiari
- Hollows House - named after Fred Hollows
- Durack House - named after Mary Durack
- Cuthbert House - named after Betty Cuthbert
Every year the different houses compete in a variety of activities such as interhouse sporting carnivals.