Wesley College, Melbourne

Wesley College
Wesley College, Melbourne creSt Source: www.wesleycollege.net/ (Wesley College website)
Location
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Australia
Coordinates37°50′57″S 144°58′55″E / 37.84917°S 144.98194°E / -37.84917; 144.98194
Information
Typeprivate school, co-educational, day & boarding school
MottoLatin: Sapere Aude
(Dare To Be Wise)
DenominationUniting Church[1]
Established11 January 1866
PrincipalNicholas Evans
ChaplainRev. Peter Burnham
Staff564 (full-time)
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment3,370 (K12) (2018)
CampusesSt Kilda Road
Glen Waverley
Elsternwick
Colour(s)Purple and gold    
SloganA True Education (2010–present)
AffiliationsAssociated Public Schools of Victoria
Independent Primary School Heads of Australia
Websitewww.wesleycollege.edu.au

Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1866,[2] the college is the only school in Victoria to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) from early childhood to Year 12.[3]

The college consists of three main metropolitan campuses in Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Glen Waverley and Elsternwick,[4] residential/boarding facilities (Glen Waverley),[5] three outdoor education sites (Mallana, Chum Creek, & Lochend),[6] a year 9 residential learning campus in Clunes[7] and the Yiramalay/Wesley Studio School (Yiramalay) in the Kimberley Region.[8]

Wesley was the first registered school in Australia[9] and is a founding member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS). It is affiliated with the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia, the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[10]

  1. ^ "Associated Schools" https://victas.uca.org.au/community-learning/uniting-church-schools/
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Wesley IB Continuum School - Wesley College". www.wesleycollege.net. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Our campuses". January 2019.
  5. ^ "Boarding". January 2019.
  6. ^ "Outdoor education". January 2019.
  7. ^ "Clunes". January 2019.
  8. ^ "About Yiramalay". January 2019.
  9. ^ "Wesley College". School Choice Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
  10. ^ "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.

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