Pulteney Grammar School

Infobox Aust school private
name = Pulteney Grammar School


motto = "O Prosper Thou Our Handiwork"
established = 1847cite web |url=http://www.adelaide.anglican.com.au/schools.htm |title=Co-education Schools |accessdate=2008-02-17 |work=Community |publisher=Anglican Diocese of Adelaide]
type = Independent, Co-educational, Day school
denomination = Anglicancite web |url=http://www.privateschoolsdirectory.com.au/school.php?school=3998 |title=Pulteney Grammar School |accessdate=2008-02-17 |year =2007 |work=Search for Schools |publisher=Private Schools Directory]
slogan = "Learning for Life"
key_people = Mr. Graham Lange (Face of the GLF)
Mr. David Myers (Chairman)
fees =
city = Adelaide
state = SA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|34|56|5|S|138|36|9|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~820 (K-12)
num_employ = ~62 (Full-time)cite web |url=http://www.pulteney.sa.edu.au/information/performance/performance.html |title=School Performance Report for 2006 |accessdate=2008-02-17 |year =2007 |work=Information |publisher=Pulteney Grammar School]
revenue =
colours = Navy Blue, White & Gold color box|#000080color box|#FFFFFFcolor box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.pulteney.sa.edu.au www.pulteney.sa.edu.au]

Pulteney Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day school, located on South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia.

History

It was founded as a boys' school on Monday, 29 May 1847, and is one of the oldest schools in South Australia. Pulteney became fully coeducational from the beginning of 1999 (having enrolled girls at Reception to Year 2 from 1998). Pulteney has been criticised recently for 'positive discrimination' against boys in an attempt to adjust the gender imbalance. Pulteney separated into sub-schools in 2001, and was followed by many other Anglican Private schools across Australia.

In September 1996, the school came into the media spotlight after allegations of sexual abuse of a teenage student by a music teacher.

In 2006, the school demolished the current Gymnasium, and over the course of two years erected a new, expanded gym and expanded the Preparatory yard-space. At the beginning of 2008, the majority of the Schrader Library was converted intocomputer laboratories.

In 2007, Pulteney celebrated it's 160th anniversary.

School Information

As of 2006, the school has more than 800 students enrolled and over 200 teaching and non-teaching staff. Pulteney is composed of four sub-schools located on the same campus. The 'Kurrajong' and the ELC (Early Learning Centre) for students up to year 2, Prep School for years 3-6, Middle School for years 7-9 and "one ninety" (Senior School) for the final years 10-12.

Pulteney in 2001 changed the school demographic and abolished its school prefects replacing it by a more American system consisting of voted representatives, lead by a President and a Vice President known as the Pulteney Grammar School Forum. The members of the Forum and now also the captains of each school house, have white blazers instead of blue as a sign of leadership.

Notable alumni

James Randall-Smith: (1997-2003) one of South Australia's most notorious bank robbers. Nicknamed the overall bandit, he along with an accomplice was resposible for 8 armed robberies at gun point in South Australia.

*Bruce Abernethy, former AFL player and sports news reader.
*Michael Aish, former Norwood Redllegs player.
*Charles Ashwin, 1952. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.
*Simon Best, 1973. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.
*Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC, soldier and lawyer; Winner of the Victoria Cross (also attended St Peter's College, Adelaide)cite encyclopedia| last = Blackburn | first = R.A | encyclopedia = Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892 - 1960)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070315b.htm?hilite=Victoria+Cross| accessdate = 2008-01-23| edition = Online | year = 1979| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume = 7| location = Melbourne| pages = pp.307-308]
*Lewis Fitz-Gerald, actor.
*Josh Francou, player for North Adelaide Roosters (SANFL) and Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL) Australian rules football clubs.
*Peter Gibbard, 1991. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.
*Jordan McMahon, current player in the AFL for the Richmond Tigers.
*Mark Mussared, 1976. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.
*John Pritchard, 1935. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.cite web |url= http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/pdf/sarhodesscholars.pdf |title= The Rhodes Scholarship, South Australia |accessdate = 2006-07-09]
*Frank Pritchard current NRL Player, Penrith Panthers
*Sean Williams, science fiction author
*Andrew Leipus

References

ee also

*List of schools in South Australia
*List of Victoria Crosses by School

External links

* [http://www.pulteney.sa.edu.au/ Pulteney Grammar School website]