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al early learning,

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and

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, denomination = in association with the

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, campuses = Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (abbreviated as PEGS) is a multi-campus

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early learning,

and

, with three campuses located in

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, Australia. The school is the product of an

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of two schools, Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School, which was completed in 1977. Uniforms were different for boys and girls until Term 3 2020 when a new combined school uniform was launched. The school's campuses are located in

and

. The school is a member of the

and competes against the other member schools in a range of sports.

History

The history of Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School is the history of two schools, Penleigh Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School. Each of these schools has its origins in the early years of Melbourne.

Carlton College, St Thomas' Grammar School, and Northern Grammar School

Carlton College opened in 1872 and this school occupied several premises in the Parkville area. This school combined with St Thomas' Grammar in 1910, when they moved to a larger property in Essendon. Northern Grammar School commenced its operation in 1921 in the Moonee Ponds area but soon moved to new premises on the site of St. John's Church in Essendon. In 1924, the school acquired the present site at 59 Raleigh Street, Essendon.

Essendon Grammar School

Essendon Grammar School was established in 1934 following the amalgamation of Northern Grammar School and St. Thomas' Grammar School. In 1948, Essendon Grammar School began its affiliation with the Presbyterian Church. The site of the senior school in Keilor East was purchased in 1956 and this new campus of the school was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Australia,

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, in 1960. In 1968, the Old Essendon Grammarians Football Club was formed by the school's alumni.

Penleigh Ladies' College

Penleigh was originally established in 1871 as Dorset House, Mrs. Tulloch's School for Young Ladies. The school occupied several sites in the Moonee Ponds area. The school developed and expanded particularly under the guidance of the Limerock sisters, Lilian Mary Limerock (1883-1969), Elma Vivian Limerock (1888-1964), and Elizabeth Muriel Limerock (1892-1973). The school was renamed Penleigh Ladies' College during the First World War and it moved to the present site at 83 Park Street, Moonee Ponds in 1921. After the Second World War Penleigh was purchased from the Limerock sisters by the Presbyterian Church.

Co-operation and amalgamation

The first links between Essendon Grammar School and Penleigh Ladies' College were established in 1952 when Intermediate and Leaving students participated in some common classes. By 1969, the councils of the two schools agreed to integrate the two schools at the senior levels. In 1973, the co-educational senior college, McNab House, was established on the Keilor East site. The two schools were amalgamated in 1977 to form Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School; the school also connected with the Uniting Church when it came into existence in 1977 and became an incorporated body in 1982. In the following year, the school purchased property at Lake Eildon to develop an Outdoor Education Programme. In 2010 the school commenced a substantial, multi-campus redevelopment to run over several years. Another site of approximately was purchased in the Keilor Park area in 2006 and has been developed as the school's sporting grounds. These included the new senior campus called the Infinity Centre which was renamed to the Larkin Centre in 2019 in celebration of retiring principal Tony Larkin, and a redeveloped middle school boys campus called Gottliebsen house, named after

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, and the girls campus called McNab house, named after

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, which opened in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Sport

PEGS is a member of the

(AGSV).

AGSV & AGSV/APS premierships

PEGS has won the following AGSV & AGSV/APS premierships. Boys: * Badminton - 2002 * Cricket (3) - 2010, 2018, 2020 * Football (13) - 1977, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019 * Hockey (2) - 1990, 2017 * Soccer (13) - 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Squash - 2004 * Table Tennis - 2014 * Tennis (8) - 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 Girls: * Athletics (8) - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009 *Badminton - 2021 * Basketball (3) - 2004, 2011, 2012 * Cross Country (4) - 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009 * Netball - 2010 *Soccer - 2021 * Softball - 2019 * Swimming (9) - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009 (Girls) * Tennis (2) - 2018, 2020 * Volleyball - 2006

Notable alumni

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–

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and

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–

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former

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(also attended University High School) * Herbert Larkin — Australian flying ace (First World War) and pioneer aviator *

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References

External links

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School website
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