Mosman Preparatory School

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Mosman Preparatory School
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Mosman Preparatory School

Australia
Coordinates 33°49′58″S151°14′24″E / 33.832774°S 151.240127°E / -33.832774; 151.240127
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Other nameMosman Church of England Preparatory School
Type Independent single-sex primary day school
Motto Latin: Non nobis solum
(Not for ourselves alone)
Religious affiliation(s) Diocese of Sydney
Denomination Anglicanism
Established1904;120 years ago (1904)
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
ChairmanJennifer Lambert
HeadmasterPeter Grimes
Gender Boys
Enrolmentc.300
Campuses
Campus type Suburban
HousesYarnold, MacDougall, Bradley
Colour(s)Navy blue and white   
SloganEducating for tomorrow, today
Nickname Mosman Prep
Website www.mosmanprep.nsw.edu.au
Mosman Preparatory School

The Mosman Preparatory School, officially the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School and commonly abbreviated as Mosman Prep, is a dual-campus independent Anglican single-sex primary day school for boys, located on the Lower North Shore and the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [1] The school was established in 1904 and is based on the UK preparatory school system.

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The school provides a religious and general education to boys from Year K to Year 6 across two campuses, located in Mosman and in Terrey Hills.

History

Mosman Preparatory School was founded in 1904 by A. H. "Tibby" Yarnold, who aimed to create a school to which parents could "confidently send their boys". The school started with 26 boys with ages ranging from 9–14 and numbers grew but then dropped during the Great Depression, after which numbers steadily started to rise once more. There are now more than 300 boys attending the school, with the range of years being from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school opened its outdoor educational campus in Terry Hills. Nowadays the school aims to provide a social and sporting as well as academic education. [2]

Houses

The school's three houses were named after three previous headmasters of the school. Houses were introduced to the school in Mr. Begbie's time as headmaster.

Campuses

The School has two campuses, the main school in the suburb of Mosman and its outdoor educational campus located in Terrey Hills, it was designed to teach students about the outdoors, to have a change in the learning environment from in a classroom to an open area and to be used as a sporting facility for weekend sport and training.

Headmasters

The following individuals have served as Headmaster of Mosman Prep:

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1A. H. Yarnold1904c.194439–40 years
2E. C. Macdougallc.1944195914–15 years
3P. Duffett195919622–3 years
4Alan Bradley1962197714–15 years
5Ian Begbie1978199314–15 years
6Garry Brown OAM 1993201930–31 yearsRetired in Term 3, 2019
7Peter GrimesIncumbent

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of School Location". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  2. "School Information". www.mosmanprep.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 7 September 2009.