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Type | Independent, co-educational, day |
Motto | Adventurous Minds |
Denomination | Non-denominational |
Established | 1856 [1] |
Chairman | Vanessa Gabriel [2] |
Headmaster | David Baker [3] |
Years offered | ELC–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrolment | 934 |
Colour(s) | Pine green and white |
Affiliation | Southern Independent Schools |
Website | www.woodleigh.vic.edu.au |
Woodleigh School is an independent, co-educational, K-12 day school located in the Melbourne suburb of Langwarrin South, Victoria, Australia. It has two junior campuses; "Minimbah" ( 38°10′25″S145°06′49″E / 38.1735°S 145.1137°E ), located in Frankston South, and "Penbank" located in Moorooduc. Its senior campus, "Woodleigh" ( 38°11′31″S145°10′30″E / 38.192°S 145.175°E Coordinates: 38°11′31″S145°10′30″E / 38.192°S 145.175°E ), is located in Langwarrin South.
Woodleigh School was founded in 1856 as the St. Paul's School, [1] and operated out of a hall on the grounds of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Frankston. [1] It was the first school in Frankston, [1] as well as one of the earliest in the then colony of Victoria, [1] and is the oldest co-educational school in the state of Victoria. [1] [4]
In 1970, the school moved to a 3.5 ha property off Seaview Road in Frankston South (now Minimbah Court) which it named "Minimbah" – the Bunurong aboriginal word for "place of learning". [1] In 1975, it purchased the former 12.5 ha farm "Woodleigh" on Golf Links Road in Langwarrin South. [1] During this time, the Minimbah site became the junior campus and the Woodleigh site became the senior campus of the school. [1]
After acquiring further land at its Woodleigh site, creating a 22 ha campus, the school changed its name to Woodleigh School in 1999. [1]
Woodleigh is a member of the Southern Independent Schools (SIS).
Woodleigh has won the following SIS senior premierships. [5]
Boys:
Girls:
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