Newington College

Newington College
Founders Wing at Newington College
Location
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Australia
Coordinates33°53′55″S 151°09′44″E / 33.898632°S 151.162139°E / -33.898632; 151.162139
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TypeIndependent single-sex early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding
MottoLatin: In Fide Scientiam
(To Faith Add Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s)Uniting Church
DenominationUniting Church[1]
Established1863; 161 years ago (1863)[2]
Sister schoolMLC School[3]
Educational authorityNew South Wales Education Standards Authority
ChairmanTony McDonald[4]
HeadmasterMichael Parker[5]
Staff183[6]
YearsK–12
Gender
Enrolment2,029[6] (2022)
Campuses
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Black and white
   
SloganDiscover what's possible
AthleticsAthletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
PublicationThe Newingtonian
Affiliations
AlumniOld Newingtonians
Websitewww.newington.nsw.edu.au
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Newington College is a multi-campus independent Uniting Church single-sex and co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1863 at Newington House, Silverwater, the college celebrated its sesquicentenary in 2013. The college is open to boys of all faiths and denominations. Newington has been governed by an Act of Parliament since 1922.[7]

Newington has two preparatory schools, Wyvern House in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, and a school at Lindfield on Sydney's Upper North Shore.[8] Newington currently caters for approximately 2,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.[6] Edmund Webb House, a boarding facility, is in Cambridge Street, Stanmore.[8] The Robert Glasson Memorial Boat Shed is on the Parramatta River at Abbotsford and contains a boarding facility for thirty boys.[9]

As of 2021, Newington has 16 houses, expanded from eight houses. The college is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[10] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[11] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[8] and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).[12]

The college prepares students for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and the NSW Higher School Certificate.

In 2026, Newington will become co-educational with the admittance of girls into Year 5 with the intention of being fully co-ed by 2033.[13]

  1. ^ "Newington College (Sydney)". Sydney. The Good Schools Guide International. 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Newington College". New South Wales. School Choice. 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Our Brother School". MLC School. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ A Message from the Chairman, Newington College Council Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. ^ Headmaster's welcome Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Newington College Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Newington College. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. ^ Newington College Council Act 1922 (Private Act) Retrieved 29 August 2012
  8. ^ a b c "Newington College". New South Wales Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  9. ^ Rowing Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "AHISA Schools: New South Wales". Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  11. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  12. ^ "AAGPS History". Info. Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  13. ^ The 160-year old boys school that's now going co-ed Sydney Morning Herald 20 November 2023