Pembroke School, Adelaide

Infobox Aust school private
name = Pembroke School


motto = "Ex Unitate Vires"
(Latin:"In Unity, Strength")
established = 1915 (Girton Girls' College)
1923 (King's College)
1974 (Amalgamation)
type = Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
denomination = Non-denominational
slogan =
key_people = Mr. Malcolm Lamb AM (Principal)
Mr. John Branson (Chairman)
Rev. Jim Keatch (Chaplain)
fees = AU$7,830-14,340 p.a (Day)
AU$25,650-28,470 p.a (Boarding)
city = Kensington Park
state = SA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|34|55|19|S|138|39|18|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,545 (ELC-12)cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?i_pastoral_body.html?intro |title=Pastoral Care |accessdate=2007-09-05 |work=Pembroke School ]
num_employ = ~153cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?pdfs/welcome/annual_report_06.pdf?pdfs?pdfMode?wac_welcome_body.html |title=Annual Report 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=Pembroke School ]
revenue =
colours = Royal Blue, Green & Gold color box|#4169E1color box|#008000color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/ www.pembroke.sa.edu.au]

Pembroke School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school, located at Kensington Park, a suburb 5 kilometres east of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia.

The School was established in January 1974 with the amalgamation of King's College and Girton Girls' School. Today the School comprises the two original campuses, the 'Kings Campus' and the 'Girton Campus', and caters for approximately 1545 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to year 12, including up to 130 boarders in years 7 to 12.cite web |url=http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=48&area=2&c=44003 |title=Pembroke School |accessdate=2007-09-05 |work=South Australia Central ] Pembroke also provides specialist education for a small number of hearing-impaired students, with the schools 'Hearing Unit'.cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?i_hearing_body.html?intro |title=Hearing Unit |accessdate=2007-09-05 |work=Pembroke School]

Pembroke School is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,cite web |url=http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm |title=International Members |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work= HMC Schools |publisher= The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2233 |title=AHISA Schools: South Australia |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |month =April |work=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia ] the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia,cite web |url=http://www.ais.sa.edu.au/html/about_schools_display.asp |title=Pembroke School Inc |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Association of Independent Schools of South Australia ] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.ais.sa.edu.au/html/about_schools_display.asp |title=Pembroke School |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Australian Boarding Schools' Association ] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/southaustralia/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA South Australia Directory of Members |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia ] and is a member of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA).

History

Pembroke School was established in January 1974 through the amalgamation of two small, single-sex, neighbouring independent schools, the King’s College for boys', and the Girton Girls' School.cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?i_aims_body.html?intro |title=Origins and History |accessdate=2007-07-27 |work=Pembroke School ]

King's College

The King's College was an independent school for boys' founded in 1923 as a joint venture between the Congregational Church and Baptist Union in South Australia. [cite book| title = The Friendly Years| year = 1944| publisher = King's College| location = Adelaide]

Girton Girls' College

Girton Girls' College was an independent school for girls' established in 1915.

Recent developments

Arsonists targeted the school's drama building in October 2003. The structure was gutted and students' art and drama projects destroyed. [Riches, S, and Chapman, J. "A heartless act", "The Advertiser", October 23, 2003. ]

In 2006, Pembroke became the first school in South Australia to be granted an exemption from anti-discrimination laws in order to accept a greater number of girls than boys. The exemption was required because a gender imbalance had arisen in lower year levels that had to be redressed. [ [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,18600727-2682,00.html The Sunday Mail: Top school in SOS for girls] ]

Pembroke continues to embark upon ambitious building projects, funded in part by donations and fundraising. In November 2007, plans to build a multi-million dollar visual arts and centre and auditorium were announced. [Coultate, A. "Pembroke's multi-milion dollar centre", "The East Torrens Messenger", November 7, 2007. Building commenced late 2007 with completion due at the end of 2008.] Building commenced in January 2008.

School Structure

Pembroke is divided into three 'sub-schools':
#Junior School (Early Learning Centre - Year 6)
#Middle School (Years 7-10)
#Senior School (Years 11-12)In the Junior School, students are allocated into one of four 'houses', Blue, Red, Green and Yellow, which are used for sporting events.

Upon entry into either the Middle or Senior schools, students are allocated one of the school's eight Houses: Hill (Red), Wright (Dark Green), Smith (Light Blue), Yates (Yellow), Mellor (Dark Blue), Medlin (Purple), Reeves (Orange) and the school's newest house, Oats (bright Green).

In the Middle school, Houses define tutorial groups, and have a significant effect on students' subject teachers.

The houses play an important role in the organisation of pastoral care, intra-school sport and other activities.

Curriculum

The Pembroke School curriculum follows a framework that covers the eight nationally recognised key learning areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Society and Environment, Languages, Arts, Health and Physical Education and Technology. Within each of Pembroke's sub-schools exists a branch of the 'Hearing Unit' which offers specialist assistance and support for hearing-impaired students.

From the ELC to year 6, students follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), and commence studies of a second language with Spanish. Foreign language studies continue with a broader range of options in the Middle School up to year 10. In the Senior School, a full range of South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are offered, as are a select, and broadening, number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) modules. The VET component allows students to gain double credit for work completed at school, and may be put towards Technical and Further Education(TAFE) certificates.cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?ic_overview_body.html?intro |title=Curriculm- Overview |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Pembroke School ]

Co-curriculum

Outdoor education

Pembroke has an Outdoor education programmae designed to promote respect for the Australian outdoors, and provide students with skills and knowledge of the environment.

In the Junior School, students visit places such as Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, Kangaroo Island, the Murray Lands, the Adelaide Hills and the Mid North.

The base of the programme in the Middle School is 'Old Watulunga', a 17 hectare property on the Finniss River, 75 kilometres south of Adelaide. Students participate in camps based at 'Old Watulunga' and participate in activities such as canoeing, sailing, bushwalking, rock climbing, and orienteering. cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?i_edu_body.html?intro |title=Outdoor Education |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Pembroke School ]

Sport

The sporting programme at Pembroke is designed to encourage participation, at all skill levels. Students may participate as members of teams in inter-house and inter-school competitions.cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?i_sport_body.html?intro |title=Sport |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Pembroke School ] Inter-school sporting competitions are facilitated through Pembroke's membership of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA), Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA) and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.

Sports on offer include, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country Running, AFL Football, Hockey, Netball, Orienteering, Rowing, Rugby Union, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Touch Football, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling.

Other activities

Since 1986, when then teacher Campbell Whalley begun the program, Pembroke students have participated in teddy bear-making classes. Students construct bears by hand and donate the products to disadvantaged individuals. Over 3000 bears have been made over 20 years, and in 2002 the program had spread as far as the Aboriginal community in Marree. [Jory, R. "Bear threads a full life", "The Advertiser", June 17, 2006. ]

Green and Gold Cookery Book

"The Green and Gold Cookery Book" is a heritage icon for both Pembroke School and Australia. The book was first compiled in 1923 as a form of fundraising for the King's College. The school community contributed recipes and purchased advertising space within the book in order to cover the cost of publishing its first edition.

Today the book is in its 36th edition,cite web |url=http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/heritage_icons_2002.htm |title=2002 BankSA Heritage Icons |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2002 |work=National Trust South Australia] and more than 400,000 copies have been sold in Australia, Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The Book is regarded as a classic Australian recipe book.cite web |url=http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=248 |title=Green and Gold Cookery Book |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=SA Memory- South Australia: past and present, for the future]

Notable alumni

Former students of Pembroke School, Girton Girls' School and King's College are known as 'Old Scholars', and may elect to join the 'Pembroke Old Scholars’ Association'.cite web |url=http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/frameset.html?c_scholars_body.html?intro |title=Old Scholars |accessdate=2007-09-05 |work=Pembroke School ] Some notable 'Old Scholars' include:

;Business
*Dr. Richard H. Allert AO, prominent Australian businessman [Australia Council. [http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/major_performing_arts/major_performing_arts_board_members/| Major Performing Arts Board Members] . Retrieved on 6 February 2007.]
*Neil Balnaves, Director of Southern Cross Broadcasting, formerly executive chairman of Southern Star Group [http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list] (accessed:26-06-2007)]
* Jamie McPhee, Adelaide Bank managing director and former Australian U-19 Cricket captain (1983/4) [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22218977-5006301,00.html The Advertiser: From No 2 to bank boss] (accessed:05-09-2007)]
* Basil Sellers AM, businessman, philanthropist and art collector

;Education
*John Moody AM, former Co Principal Pembroke School and Headmaster Guildford Grammar School, Perth

;Entertainment, media and the arts
*Margaret Barbalet, authorcite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms5396 |title=Guide to the Papers of Margaret Barbalet |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2001 |work=National Library of Australia]
*Heather Croall, documentary & digital filmmaker, previous director of Australian International Documentary Conference, currently director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, UKcite web |url=https://sheffdocfest.com/ |title=Sheffield Doc/Fest |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007]
*Anna Goldsworthy, internationally renowed Australian Concert Pianist
*Nuala Hafner, former weather presenter for Seven News, Sydney, now working freelance in Londoncite web |url=http://www.seven.com.au/news/profile_040131_nualahafner |title=Nuala Hafner |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Seven News ]
*Kamahl, baritone [Harris, S. "The King of showbiz", "The Advertiser", June 20, 2006.]
*Grace McClure, model [Network Ten. [https://www.buyten.com.au/admin/uploads/templates/pdf/New%20host%20for%20TEN%20motor%20sport%20100306.pdf| New host for Ten Motorsport] . Retrieved on 6 February 2007.]
*Glenn McMillan, actor [Goodfellow, N. "Superhero takes on his biggest challenge", "The Advertiser", September 20, 2002. ]
*Marcie Muir, illustrator and author of children's books [Austlit Agent. [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)vO| Marcie Muir] . Retrieved on 6 February 2007.]
*Kelly Preston, actress, wife of John Travolta [McDonald, P and Yeaman, S. "From here to the stars", "The Advertiser", December 3, 1999. ]
*Victoria Taylor, artistcite web |url=http://www.australian-art-gallery.com/Australian-Art/Victoria-Taylor.htm |title=Victoria Taylor |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =1992 |work=Australian Art Gallery]
*Clayton Watson, actor [Freeborn, A. "Farm boy at heart", "The Advertiser", November 22, 2001. ]

;Medicine
*David Lewis Jones - First medical statistician in the New South Wales State Health Department; known for his contribution to the advancement of Aboriginal healthcite web |url=http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_05_030907/jon10665_obit_fm.html |title=Obituary: David Lewis Jones |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=The Medical Journal of Australia ]

;Politics and the law
*Vickie Chapman MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition & Member for Bragg, Parliament of South Australia [Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division). [http://www.saliberals.org.au/profiles/candidate_bio.asp?ProfileID=4| Vickie Chapman: State Election Candidate Details] . Retrieved on 6 February 2007.]
*Natasha Stott Despoja, former senator and leader of the Australian Democrats [Ransley, P. "Canberra's Girl-wonder", [http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/cover_stories/article_188.asp?s=1| "Sunday"] , March 8, 1998.]
* Stephen Wade MLC, Shadow Minister for Correctional Services, Disability, Emergency Services & Road Safety [Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division). [http://www.saliberal.org.au/index.php/legislative-council/45-legislative-council/84-hon-stephen-wade-mlc| Stephen Wade: SA Shadow Cabinet Profile] . Retrieved on 6 July 2008.]

;Sport
*James Brayshaw, former state cricket player, now an Australian Rules Football commentator and Footy Show host [Yeaman, S. "First Ashes Test", "The Advertiser", June 9, 2001. ]
*Sophie Edington, swimmer, Olympian, World champion and world record holder
*Barnaby French, former Port Adelaide Football Club and Carlton Football Club player
*Amber Halliday, world champion lightweight rower and Olympian
*Alison Inverarity, Commonwealth Gold Medallist 1992, high jump [Main, L. "Alison jumps one tour, lands another", "The Advertiser", April 11, 1987. ]
*Angus Monfries, AFL footballer with Essendon Football Club [Rielly, S. "Master Monfries, top of the class", [http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/31/1111862528184.html?from=storyrhs "The Age"] , April 1, 2005. ]
*Wendy Schaeffer, Olympic gold medallist in equestrian ["Salute to our heroes", "The Advertiser", August 22, 1996. ]
*Steve McBain Commonwealth Games gold medallist
* Rex Sellers, cricketer for South Australia and Australia
* Rafael Sterk Dual Olympian water polo player

References

Further reading

* Davis, J.R. 1993. "A Remarkable Match: A Short History of Pembroke School 1974-93". Pembroke School, Adelaide.
* Davis, J.R. 1991. "Principles and Pragmatism: A History of Girton, King's College and Pembroke School". Hyde Park Press, Adelaide. ISBN 0-9590276-2-9.
* Jolly, A. and Thomas, G. 1996. "Willingly To School: Memories of Girton". Pembroke School, Kensington Park, South Australia. ISBN 0-9590276-4-5.
* Harris, D. "Tribal Territories: A Six Stage Tour with Ghosts of King's Campus".
* Harris, D. and Thomas, G. "Fun Without Games: Autobiograffiti of a Teacher".
* 1923. "The Green and Gold Cookery Book". King's College, Adelaide, South Australia.

See also

*List of schools in South Australia
*List of boarding schools
*List of schools offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
*List of schools offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
*List of Largest South Australian Schools

External links

* [http://www.pembroke.sa.edu.au/ Pembroke School website]