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.

Preshil School
Entrance to the senior school, in 2012
Location
Kew, Melbourne
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°48′48″S 145°2′57″E
Information
Other nameThe Margaret Lyttle Memorial School
TypeIndependent progressive school
MottoCourage
Established1931 (1931)[1]
FounderMargaret J. R. Lyttle
PrincipalMarilyn Smith
Staff~52[2]
YearsP-12
Enrolment~350[1]
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Green and gold         
SloganCourage to Question
Websitewww.preshil.vic.edu.au

Established in 1931 by Greta Lyttle (and later, Margaret Lyttle), Preshil teaches a progressive curriculum,[3] and is Australia's oldest progressive school.[4] 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.[5]

Notable alumni

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. Carey, Adam (7 August 2011). "Where children rule in a spirit of progress". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. "History of Preshil - Preshil". Preshil. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. , 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.


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