Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
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Australia
Coordinates37°43′52″S 144°52′12″E / 37.73111°S 144.87000°E / -37.73111; 144.87000
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TypeIndependent comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school
MottoesEssendon: Latin: Sapienter ac Viriliter
Penleigh: Latin: Ad Altiora
(Essendon: Strength through knowledge;
Penleigh: To higher things)
Denominationin association with the Uniting Church [1]
Established
  • 1871; 153 years ago (1871)
    (as Penleigh Ladies College)
  • 1872; 152 years ago (1872)
    (as Essendon Grammar)
  • 1977; 47 years ago (1977)
    (Amalgamated schools)[2]
PrincipalKate Dullard
Employees~300
YearsP12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolmentc. 2,587
Campuses
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Navy, maroon, pale blue, bottle green and gold
     
NicknamePEGS
AffiliationAssociated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Websitewww.pegs.vic.edu.au
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Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (abbreviated as PEGS) is a multi-campus independent Uniting Church comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, with three campuses located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school is the product of an amalgamation of two schools, Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School, which was completed in 1977. Uniforms were different for boys and girls until term 3 2020 when a new combined school uniform was launched. The school's campuses are located in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East.

The school is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria and competes against the other member schools in a range of sports.

  1. ^ "Associated Schools" https://victas.uca.org.au/community-learning/uniting-church-schools/
  2. ^ "Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School". Victoria. School Choice. 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.