Woodleigh School, Melbourne

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″S 145°06′49″E), located in Frankston South, and "Penbank" located in Moorooduc. Its senior campus, "Woodleigh" (38°11′31″S 145°10′30″E), is located in Langwarrin South.

Woodleigh School
Address
Minimbah Court, Frankston South (junior)
Golf Links Road, Langwarrin South (senior)

Melbourne
,
Victoria

Australia
Information
TypeIndependent, co-educational, day
MottoAdventurous Minds
Established1856[1]
ChairmanVanessa Gabriel[2]
HeadmasterDavid Baker[3]
Colour(s)Pine green and white
         
Websitewww.woodleigh.vic.edu.au

History

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]

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References
  1. Our History. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
  2. Board and Governance. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
  3. Day One at Woodleigh School – A message to Families from our new Principal, MR David Baker. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 19 June 2020
  4. Co-Education. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
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