Preshil

Preshil School, also known as The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, is an independent progressive co-educational, day school located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The original Arlington campus houses the Kindergarten and Primary school, while the Secondary School is located at the Blackhall Kalimna campus. The campuses are located on Barkers Road and Sackville Street respectively. [3][4]

Preshil School
Entrance to the senior school, in 2012
Location
Kew, Melbourne , Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°48′48″S 145°2′57″E
Information
Other name	The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School
Type	Independent progressive school
Motto	Courage
Established	1931 (1931)[1]
Founder	Margaret J. R. Lyttle
Principal	Marilyn Smith
Staff	~52[2]
Years	P-12
Enrolment	~350[1]
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Slogan	Courage to Question
Website	www.preshil.vic.edu.au

Established in 1931 by Greta Lyttle (and later, Margaret E. Lyttle), Preshil teaches a progressive curriculum,[5] and is Australia's oldest progressive school.[6] The school caters for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. In 2017 the school phased out the Victorian Certificate of Education in favour of the International Baccalaureate programme.[7]

Notable alumni

• Clare Bowditch – ARIA Award-winning artist
• Lauren Burns – gold medallist in taekwondo at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games[8]
• Zahava Elenberg – architect
• Nicolette Fraillon – chief conductor of The Australian Ballet Orchestra[9]
• Peter Singer – philosopher

See also

• List of schools in Victoria

References

1. "Preshil The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School". Victoria. School Choice. 2007. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
2. Millane, Vivien (2007). "Annual Report to Parents" (PDF). About. Preshil School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
3. "Preshil - Secondary School". Preshil - Secondary School. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
4. "Preshil - Kindergarten and Primary School". Preshil - Kindergarten and Primary School. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
5. Carey, Adam (7 August 2011). "Where children rule in a spirit of progress". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. "History of Preshil - Preshil". Preshil. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
7. Cook, Henrietta; reporter, education (1 November 2015). "Preshil in Kew set to axe VCE because it is too competitive". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
8. , Featured Alumni, accessed 18 July 2010.

Bibliography

• Burns, L. (2003). Fighting Spirit. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-670-04037-1.
• Lyttle, Dermot (2002). Preshil Uniquely Different. Kew, Melbourne, Victoria: Preshil.
• White, Naomi Rosh (1995). School Matters: The Preshil Alternative in Education. Port Melbourne: Mandarin.

External links

• Pinkney, Matthew (29 November 2005). "Preshil vision is still splendid". Herald-Sun.
• "Preshil and progressive education in Australia". ABC Radio National. 2006.