Pembroke School, Adelaide
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| Type | Independent, Co-Educational |
| Motto | Ex Unitate Vires 'In Unity, Strength' |
| Established | 1974 (Amalagation of King's College & Girton Girls' School) |
| Principal | Mr. Malcolm Lamb |
| Grades | ELC–Year 12 |
| Enrolment | 1545 |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue, Green and Gold |
| Affiliations | Non-denominational |
| Website | www.pembroke.sa.edu.au |
Pembroke School is a co-educational, non-denominational, independent day and boarding school which offers the IB, located 5 kilometres east of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. The School was established in January 1974 as the amalgamation of King's College, a school for boys, and Girton Girls' School. The founding schools were independent, neighbouring schools of quality and have a combined history dating back to 1915. The School comprises of the two original campuses, the Kings Campus and the Girton Campus. The school's motto, "Ex Unitate Vires," meaning "In Unity, Strength," is imprinted onto the schools emblem.
King's College
Kings College was founded in 1923 as a joint venture between the Congregational Church and Baptist Union in South Australia. [1]
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 four houses (blue, red, green and yellow) which are used for sporting events.
On their 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 (light green).
In the Middle school, Houses define tutorial groups, have a significant effect on students' subject teachers and play an important role in organizing intra-school sport and other activities.
Whilst the houses play a bigger role in the lives of Middle school students, the house system in the Senior school is only applicable for swimming and athletics days.
Books
As King's College, the school was also responsible for the iconic Green and Gold Cookery Book, first published in 1923 and still available for purchase today.
The book, Principles and Pragmatism, details the history of Pembroke School, in particular the period around amalgamation of the two precursor schools, Girton Girls School and Kings College. This book was written by John Davis, a former teacher.
Notable alumni
Notable Pembroke graduates include:
Sportspeople
- James Brayshaw, former state cricket player, now an Australian Rules Football commentator and Footy Show host [2]
- Barnaby French, former Port Adelaide Football Club and Carlton Football Club player
- Amber Halliday, world champion lightweight rower
- Alison Inverarity, Commonwealth Gold Medallist 1992, high jump [3]
- Angus Monfries, AFL footballer with Essendon Football Club [4]
- Wendy Schaeffer, Olympic gold medallist in equestrian [5]
Artists
- Margaret Barbalet, author [6]
- Heather Croall, documentary & digital filmmaker, previous director of Australian International Documentary Conference, currently director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, UK [7]
- Anna Goldsworthy, internationally renowed Australian Concert Pianist
- Kamahl, baritone [8]
- Grace McClure, model [9]
- Glenn McMillan, actor [10]
- Marcie Muir, illustrator and author of children's books [11]
- Kelly Preston, actress [12]
- Clayton Watson, actor [13]
Other
- Dr. Richard H. Allert AM, prominent Australian businessman [14]
- Vickie Chapman MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition & Member for Bragg, Parliament of South Australia [15]
- Nuala Hafner, weather presenter for Seven News, Sydney [16]
- Natasha Stott Despoja, former senator and leader of the Australian Democrats [17]
References
- ^ The Friendly Years. Adelaide: King's College. 1944.
- ^ Yeaman, S. "First Ashes Test", The Advertiser, June 9, 2001.
- ^ Main, L. "Alison jumps one tour, lands another", The Advertiser, April 11, 1987.
- ^ Rielly, S. "Master Monfries, top of the class", The Age, April 1, 2005.
- ^ "Salute to our heroes", The Advertiser, August 22, 1996.
- ^ National Library of Australia. Margaret Barbalet: biographical note. Retrieved on 6 February, 2007.
- ^ [https://sheffdocfest.com/
- ^ Harris, S. "The King of showbiz", The Advertiser, June 20, 2006.
- ^ Network Ten. New host for Ten Motorsport. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
- ^ Goodfellow, N. "Superhero takes on his biggest challenge", The Advertiser, September 20, 2002.
- ^ Austlit Agent. Marcie Muir. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
- ^ McDonald, P and Yeaman, S. "From here to the stars", The Advertiser, December 3, 1999.
- ^ Freeborn, A. "Farm boy at heart", The Advertiser, November 22, 2001.
- ^ Australia Council. Major Performing Arts Board Members. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
- ^ Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division). Vickie Chapman: State Election Candidate Details. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
- ^ Seven Network. 7news profiles: Nuala Hafner. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
- ^ Ransley, P. "Canberra's Girl-wonder", Sunday, March 8, 1998.