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The Geelong College
Motto	Sic itur ad Astra 'Thus is the way to the stars'
Established	1861
Type	Independent co-educational secondary; primary
Affiliations	Uniting Church, APSV
Principal	Dr. Pauline Turner
Founder	Rev. Alexander James Campbell
Students	c.1200
Grades	K-12
Location	Geelong, VIC, Australia
Campus	Urban
Colours	Navy Blue, white and green
Website	www.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au

The Geelong College is a co-educational day and boarding private school located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Formerly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Australia, it is now a school of the Uniting Church and a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria.

Contents 1 History 2 Campuses 3 Principals 4 Notable alumni 5 The Geelong College Challenge 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links

The Geelong College was founded by Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister. After the closure of Geelong Grammar, he established a committee to start a new Presbyterian school. On Monday 8 July 1861, the school was established in Newtown, Victoria. George Morrison was the first principal and three years later, he became the owner of the School.

The school moved to its present-day location in 1871. In 1908, the College returned to the ownership of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. It also became a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria in 1908. Land was acquired for a new campus in 1946. A new Preparatory campus opened in 1960. In 1974, the College accepted girls for the first time.

• Senior School - Years 9 - 12

Talbot Street, Newtown

• Preparatory School - Years 4 - 8

Aberdeen Street, Newtown

• Campbell House - Years Kindergarten - 3

Minerva Road, Newtown

• Dr George Morrison 1861-1898
• Mr Norman Morrison 1898-1909
• Mr W. R. Bayly 1910-1914
• Mr W. T. Price 1915-1919
• Rev F. W. Rolland 1920-1945
• Dr M. A. Buntine 1946-1960
• Mr P. N. Thwaites 1960-1975
• Mr S. P. Gebhardt 1976-1985
• Mr A. P. Sheahan 1986-1995
• Dr P. Turner 1996-

• Thomas Henry Armstrong - First bishop of Wangaratta.^[1]
• Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet - winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
• John Button - Federal Politician in the Hawke Government^{[citation needed]}
• Edward Greeves - Winner of the inaugural Brownlow Medal for the best and fairest player in the Victorian Football League in 1924.
• Justice Bernard Teague - Supreme Court Judge
• Gideon Haigh - Journalist and author.
• Lindsay Hassett - Captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1949 to 1953.
• Paul Sheahan - Australian Test Cricketer and former Headmaster of Geelong College and currently Melbourne Grammar School.
• Robert Ingpen - Artist, writer, and illustrator.
• Dr. John Marden - First Headmaster of The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (1888-1919), and Pymble Ladies' College (1916-1919); Pioneer of women's education; Presbyterian elder.^[2]
• Sir Gordon Stewart McArthur - Liberal Party politician, President of the Victorian Legislative Council (1958-1965), grazier and barrister.^[3]
• John Neil McArthur - Horse racing identity.^[4]
• Sir William Gilbert Stewart McArthur - Supreme Court Judge.^[5]
• Edward Russell Mockridge - Olympic Cyclist.^[6]
• Will Schofield - Current football player for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League
• Guy Pearce - Hollywood movie star.

The Geelong College Challenge is a challenge run by The Geelong College which surrounding schools can enter. Schools around the Geelong region send in an entry based on that year's theme, and the 16 best entries are accepted. The schools then form a team of four Year 6 students, which has to be an even mix of boys and girls. The team then arrives on the weekend of the challenge. On the weekend of the Challenge, the teams participate in various challenges, which include Art/Music, Drama, Technology, Information Technology, Physical Education and Mathematics challenges.

• Dougan, A. 'Marden, John (1855 - 1924)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 407-408.
• Hazlehurst,C., and Whitehead,S. 'Mockridge, Edward Russell (1928 - 1958)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 15, Melbourne University Press, 2000, p. 385.
• McVilly, D. 'Armstrong, Thomas Henry (1857 - 1930)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp 95-96.
• Wright, R. 'McArthur, Sir Gordon Stewart (1896 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 15, Melbourne University Press, 2000, pp 152-153.
• Young, J. 'McArthur, Sir William Gilbert Stewart (1861 - 1935)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 195-196.

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• Geelong College website

v • d • e Members of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria, Australia
Brighton Grammar • Carey Grammar • Caulfield Grammar • Geelong Grammar • Haileybury • Melbourne Grammar • Scotch • St. Kevin's • The Geelong College • Wesley • Xavier

v • d • e Uniting Church in Australia Schools

Annesley College • Aitken College • Ballarat and Clarendon College • Billanook College • Brisbane Boys' College • Calvary Christian College • Clayfield College • Forest Lake College • Kormilda College • Kinross Wolaroi School • Knox Grammar School • Mary McConnel School • Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne • Methodist Ladies' College, Perth • MLC School • Moreton Bay Boys College • Moreton Bay College • Newington College • Pedare Christian College • Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School • Penrhos College • Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth • Prince Alfred College • Pymble Ladies' College • Ravenswood School for Girls • Scotch College, Adelaide • Scotch College, Perth • Scotch Oakburn College • Seymour College • Somerville House • St. Philip's College • The Lakes College • The Scots PGC College • The Scots School Albury • The Springfield College • The Geelong College • Wesley College, Melbourne • Wesley College, Perth • Westminster School, Adelaide

v • d • e Former Presbyterian Church of Australia Schools

Arden Anglican School • Cooerwull Academy • Kinross Wolaroi School • Knox Grammar School • Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College • Presbyterian Ladies' College, Goulburn • Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth • Pymble Ladies' College • Scotch College, Adelaide • Scotch College, Launceston • Scotch College, Perth • The Scots PGC College (The Presbyterian Girls' College and The Scots College, Warwick) • The Geelong College