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. It has two junior campuses; "Minimbah" located in Frankston South, and "Penbank" located in Moorooduc. Its senior campus, "Woodleigh" is located in

History

Woodleigh School was founded in 1856 as the St. Paul's School, and operated out of a hall on the grounds of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Frankston. It was the first school in Frankston, as well as one of the earliest in the then colony of

, and is the oldest co-educational school in the state of Victoria. 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

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aboriginal word for "place of learning". In 1975, it purchased the former 12.5 ha farm "Woodleigh" on Golf Links Road in

. During this time, the Minimbah site became the junior campus and the Woodleigh site became the senior campus of the school. After acquiring further land at its Woodleigh site, creating a 22 ha campus, the school changed its name to Woodleigh School in 1999.

Sport

Woodleigh is a member of the Southern Independent Schools (SIS).

SIS premierships

Woodleigh has won the following SIS senior premierships. Boys: * Basketball (2) - 2001, 2013 * Cricket (3) - 2004, 2006, 2007 * Football (2) - 2008, 2016 Girls: * Basketball - 2017 * Football (4) - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015 * Netball (2) - 2004, 2008

References

{{SIS Schools Private schools in Melbourne 1856 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 1856 Buildings and structures in the City of Frankston