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The King's School, Parramatta

This article is about the current school located in North Parramatta. For the former school site, now heritage listed, located in Parramatta, seeOld King's School, Parramatta.For other schools of the same name, seeKing's School (disambiguation).

The King's Schoolis anindependentAnglican,early learning,primaryandsecondaryday andboardingschool for boys, located inNorth Parramattain the western suburbs ofSydney,New South Wales,Australia.Founded in 1831, the school is Australia's oldest independent school,[5]and is situated on a 148-hectare (1.48 km2) suburban campus.

The King's School, Australia
School entrance
Address
Map
87–129Pennant Hills Road

North Parramatta,Sydney
,
New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°47′11″S151°1′22″E/ 33.78639°S 151.02278°E/-33.78639; 151.02278
Information
TypeIndependent day andboarding
MottoLatin:Fortiter et Fideliter
( "Bravely and Faithfully"[1])
DenominationAnglican
Established1831;194 years ago(1831)[2]
FounderWilliam Grant Broughton
HeadmasterTony George[3]
Employees~264[4]
YearsEarly learningandK–12
GenderMale
Enrolment~2,100[4](2019)
Colour(s)Sky blue and white
SloganAcademic excellence with character development
AthleticsAAGPS
Affiliations
AlumniOld Boys of the King's School, Parramatta
Websitewww.kings.edu.au

The school hosts about 2,100 students in K-12[6]and about 430 boarders from Years 5–12, making it one of the largest boarding schools in Australia. It is Australia's oldest boarding school.[7][8]

The school is afiliated with theHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[9]the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[10]theJunior School Heads Association of Australia(JSHAA),[11]and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[7]It is aG30 Schooland is a founding member of theAthletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales(AAGPS).[12]

History

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In January 1830, the archdeacon of New South Wales,William Grant Broughton,devised a plan for the establishment ofgrammar schoolsin the colony under the governorship of Sir Ralph Darling. The Duke of Wellington assisted in securing royal patronage, the text of which stated that with the authority ofKing George IVsuch schools would be named "The King's Schools". It is said,[by whom?]although no documentation exists, that royal sanction was granted byKing William IV.Two schools were opened in 1832: the first inPitt Street, Sydney,the other in George Street,Parramatta,25 kilometres (16 mi) inland. The former, opened in January, closed eight months later after the death of its first headmaster, while the Parramatta campus remained open under the stewardship of Robert Forrest, who was appointed headmaster in 1831.

According toThe King's School 1831–1981,on opening day, Monday, 13 February 1832, with a handful of pupils.[2]Forrest was paid a salary of £100 per annum, but it was inclusive of a land and housing grant. From fees of £28 and £8 per annum for boarders and day pupils respectively he was expected to maintain boarders and pay the salaries of his assistants, whose fees were £4 per annum for each pupil taught. According to an article in theAustralian Historical Society Journalin 1903, enrolment reached over 100 pupils before the end of the first year.[2]

Military drill was established in 1855; in this era, the school experienced a protracted period of expansion in facilities and enrolments. The number of pupils increased to nearly 200, 150 of whom were boarders. As well as religious holidays, there were two official school holidays per year, including a mid-winter vacation from 15 June to 15 July, and a mid-summer vacation from 24 December to 31 January. In 1859 Armitage adopted school arms similar to those ofThe King's School Canterburyin England, which according toThe King's School 1831–1981,was due to the erroneous assumption that the australian school was named after the English one.[13]

Headmaster LJ Trollope saw a drastic contraction in the number of pupils to just 10 by June 1864, resulting in the closure of the school.

Campus

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Kings School Group (former)
The King's Schoolc. 1890
Location3 Marist Place,Parramatta,Parramatta City Council,New South Wales,Australia
Coordinates33°48′35″N151°00′08″E/ 33.80985234°N 151.00224321°E/33.80985234; 151.00224321
Built1833
Architect
Architectural style(s)Georgian Revival
OwnerNSW Department of Health
Official nameHeritage Office Building, Marsden Rehabilitation Centre, Laurel House, Old King's School, Old Kings School
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.771
TypeEducation
CategorySchool – Private
BuildersC. A. Millyard; W. Noller

The King's School was originally in George Street, Parramatta, near the wharves onParramatta River.The school soon acquired land and premises further upriver in Parramatta, close to theGovernment House.[14]The school remained there for 130 years until August 1968, when it relocated to the current site in North Parramatta, originally the family residence ofJames Burns,co-founder ofBurns Philp and Company.Since the relocation, the school maintained a 147-hectare (360-acre) site, while other sections of property were sold toRedeemer Baptist SchoolandTara Anglican School for Girls,with as well as the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church as the Uniting Theological College. A further section was sold for residential development, now the locality ofKingsdenein the suburb ofCarlingford.[15]A small patch of land is still owned by Burns and his descendants, and this is for the family cemetery at the centre of the Senior School.

Within the senior school, there are extensive facilities for arts, agriculture,PDHPE,industrial design, and technology. The school theatre was renovated in 2010, adding a second smaller theatre and drama classrooms. The school opened its new science centre in 2014, which includes classrooms and labs.

Sporting facilities include 15 playing fields used for both cricket andrugby union,14 tennis courts, 12 basketball courts, 7 football fields, a 50-metre lap pool, a 25-metre swimming pool, a diving pool, a gym, and an indoor rifle range.

House system

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Senior school

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The Centre for Learning and Leadership, which includes a library, an auditorium, computer laboratories and classrooms

Until 2024, the school had11 houses,for both day students and boarders. The boarding houses comprised Gowan Brae, Baker Hake, Bishop Barker Harris, Broughton Forrest, Macarthur Waddy, and the day student houses Britten, Burkitt, Dalmas, Kurrle, Macquarie and Wickham.

Preparatory school

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The preparatory school has four houses, housing students in relatively small peer groups of similar age. King's also operates a co-educational preparatory boarding school, Tudor House, in Moss Vale, which is approximately 100 kilometers south west of the North Parramatta campus.[16]

Uniform

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The school uniform is the oldestmilitary uniformstill worn in Australia and is highly distinctive.[17]The uniform reflects the military history of the school. Students are required to adapt their uniform for various events and commemorations in the course of the school year.

William Archer Gunn and fellow King's students in uniform, c. 1931

There are several patches and buttons which reflect rank and memberships. Historically, the school uniform was available to purchase from some department stores (David Jones,Farmersand Peapes).[18]Students now purchase their uniforms from the school uniform shop.[19]

Co-curricular activities

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Co-curricular activities offered by the school include debating, choir, theatre, bands and ensembles, sport, and theDuke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.Clubs for senior students (the Twelve Club, the Cartesian Club, theScipionic Circle,Tom Barrett Society and the Faraday Club) meet once a month, to discuss the current affairs and present papers on topical issues.

The school produces at least one musical and two drama productions each year. Productions have includedLes Misérables,The Pirates of Penzance,South Pacific,Guys and Dolls,Fiddler on the Roof,My Fair Lady,The Mikado,Grease,Jesus Christ Superstar(2015),Addams Family(2016),A Fleeting Night's Dream(2017),We Will Rock You(2018),The Producers(2019),Grease(2020),Mamma Mia(2021),School of Rock(2022) andShrek(2023).[citation needed]

Academic clubs

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The headmaster, deputy headmaster, and other senior staff host intellectual clubs composed of high achieving students from year 11 and 12. The members of these clubs are selected on the basis of achievement in academics, leadership and character.

Debating

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The school competes with other schools' debate teams on a national and international basis. The Senior A team won the GPS on two occasions; winning outright in 1928, and tied first place with Sydney Grammar in 2007.

Cadet corps

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The cadet corps's annual passing-out parade on the JS White Oval. The school chapel is in the background.

Founded in 1868, the cadet corps vies withNewington College[20]as the oldest[21]in Australia. All students in Years 9 and 10 are required to undergo cadet training.

Music

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The program is held in the sesquicentenary music building. The school has two pipe organs: a chapel organ in the memorial chapel and a large baroque pipe organ in Futter Hall.[22]

Curriculum

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Year 7 students complete the mandatory 100-hourBoard of Studies(NSW) music course, which introduces them to basic concepts of music in a variety of styles. Year 7 boys participate in a singing program and undertake a theory exam toward the end of the year. As part of the Year 8–10 elective program, students can continue to study music in these years. They are required to learn an instrument as part of this course and regular performance assessments take place. For theHSC,students can continue their music studies in either the Music 1 or Music 2 courses, with the option of choosing Music Extension as well. Music 1 and 2 cover a variety of music styles, however, the Music 2 course has a focus onWestern art music.Recently the school has been successful in this field, with a number of student performances and compositions nominated for ENCORE.[citation needed]

Co-curricular program

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The school has seven large Wind Bands, which form the core of the Wind, Brass and Percussion program. The Symphonic Band is the school's elite level band and is composed of musicians typically studying AMEB or Trinity Grade 7 and above. The Wind Orchestra is the middle ensemble within the senior school, whilst Gowan Brae Band is a special ensemble for year 7 students only, which receives extra attention and allows students to develop their talents intensively upon their arrival at King's. The marching band includes members of the Symphonic Band who are enrolled as cadets in The King's School cadet corps. In the Preparatory school, the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and Junior Band complete the 3-12 wind bands program. The school also runs three stage bands, and numerous other jazz and chamber ensembles for Wind and Brass players. The King's School is particularly renowned for its 'Drumline', a percussion ensemble in the American tradition in which outstanding percussion students perform memorised precision drumming routines, in military-style formation.

The school has a chamber string orchestra for experienced players.

There is a non-auditioned choir for boys in the senior school, and the auditioned Schola Cantorum; both ensembles are in four vocal parts. In the preparatory school there are three choirs consisting of trebles and altos.

A number of small ensembles exist including piano trios, guitar ensembles, percussion ensembles, flute ensembles, clarinet quartet, saxophone quintet and a number of popular music bands.

Regular concerts and events

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The Music Department conducts a number of regular events each year, including the annualFestival of Lessons and Carols,Gala Concert, ensembles concerts, and studio recitals for individual performances. Most events are held in either the Recital Room (part of the Sesquicentenary music building) or Futter Hall.

Sport

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Sport is compulsory for all students. Senior school students must participate in one of rugby union, association football, volleyball or cross country in winter, and rowing, cricket, basketball, tennis, athletics or swimming in summer. If personally selected by the sportsmaster, students may represent the school at shooting outside their regular sporting commitments. Students may participate in a sport in which they have achieved excellence (deemed by the sportsmaster). Cricket, rugby union, association football, basketball and tennis is also available at the preparatory school. The school engages in these sports as a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales) with other schools:Saint Ignatius' College,St Joseph's College,Sydney Boys High School,Sydney Grammar School,Sydney Church of England Grammar School(Shore),Newington College,The Scots CollegeandThe Armidale School.

King's School eight-oar crew, 1932

Rugby union

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The school was instrumental in the development of rugby union in Australia, playing in the first inter-school game againstNewington Collegein 1870. The school has produced 30 Wallabies and four of them have been captains.[23]In 1880 members of the school rugby team also participated in the first recorded soccer match in Sydney against the Wanderers Club.[24]On their1888 tour of New Zealand and Australia,theBritish and Irish Lionsdrew against a team from the school.[25]The rugby union 1st XV has won several GPS Premierships in recent years, including in 2018, 2020 and 2023. The team won the 2000Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournamentin Japan. Current and recentWallabiesStirling Mortlock,Benn Robinson,Dean Mumm,Lalakai Foketi,Nick PhippsandJulian Huxleyare former students of the school. Other former students includingTeddy Wilson,Archer Holz,Ben Batger,Daniel Halangahu,Will Caldwell,James Hilgendorf,Ben Hand,Tom Carter,Mitchell Chapman,Hugh Perrett,Guy MillarandTim Davidsonplay or played recently in theSuper Rugbycompetition.Greg JeloudevandDylan Pietschplay for Australia in theWorld Rugby Sevens Series.Joseph Sua'ali'iplays rugby league for theSydney Roostersin theNRLand has signed to play for theWaratahs.[citation needed]

TheAustralian Broadcasting Corporationreported on 19 May 2016 thatRSPCA Australiawas investigating alleged cruelty to sheep after a video was posted onFacebookshowing members of the school's teams tackling older rams around a paddock. The principal of the school likened it to "shearing".[26]

Rowing

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In rowing, the school has won the GPSHead of the River19 times, including in 2021 and 2022, and the Schoolboy VIII at the National Rowing Championships in 1982, 2001, and 2006. The school won thePrincess Elizabeth Challenge Cupat theHenley Royal Regattain 2001 and theFawley Challenge Cupin 2006.

Filming location

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The junior boarding house 'Gowan Brae' was used as a filming location in the 2013 adaptation ofThe Great Gatsbymovie. The boarding house was the Louisville home where the younger Gatsby meets Daisy before the war.[27]

Controversy

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Bullying and sexual misconduct

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In 2010, a former student sued the school after he alleged that he was subjected to sexual assaults and daily beatings by fellow students. Two decades after the incidents, the former student is in institutional care, suffering from a psychiatric illness that he claims is caused by the negligence of the school. The school denied the allegations.[28]

In 2011, a teacher was arrested for possession of images of child abuse. They were not of students from the school.[29]

In 2014, students filmed and uploaded an incident where a student rubbed their genitals on another boy's face. The Child Abuse Squad investigated the incident and a student was expelled.[30]

In 2016, theRoyal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abusefound that the school had helped an alleged abuser move to another private school by withdrawing from the school rather than being expelled or suspended, making it easier to transfer to another school.[31]The royal commission found that the alleged abuser had ejaculated onto the victim's sleeping bag during a school camp which led to months of bullying and the school had not reported the incident to the police.[32]The headmaster, Timothy Hawkes, had told the parents of the victim that the boy "bore some of the blame" for subsequent bullying.[33]

That same year, at a Royal Commission Hearing, a man came forward about how he was sexually abused, assaulted, bullied, and choked in the 1970s. The witness, who was 11 years old at the time, said he was abused in the first week he arrived at the school, and calledhomophobic slursfor the rest of his time at school. He said the teachers at the school turned a blind eye to the abuse, and one even sought to blame him for his predicament. Another man, who was sexually abused at the King's School in the 1960s, spoke at the hearing saying he was rebuffed by former headmaster Timothy Hawkes when he confronted the school authorities in 2002, as Hawkes was concerned for the schools image if the controversy reached the media.[34]

Animal cruelty

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In 2016, theAustralian Broadcasting Corporationobtained footage of the school's rugby team crash-tackling sheep in a farm paddock. The headmaster at the time,Timothy Hawkes,defended the incident, stating that it was a "rugby camp training exercise not dissimilar to shearing".[35]RSPCA Australiaattended the school to investigate the incident.[36]

On 29 March 2023, near the start of the annualCadet CorpsCamp (held at Singleton Military Base inHunter Valley), a group of students killed atree goanna,which was reported to the police on April 5, 2023. The school spokesperson confirmed the incident, and that it was "inconsistent with the values and expectations" at King's ".[37][38][39]The headmaster, Tony George, later stated in a volunteered interview with2GBthat "there was realm of possibility" the animal wasn't tortured by the students but the allegation was enough for a police investigation – anyone found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty in Australia can face up to 2 years in prison, or fines of up to $22,000.[40][41]George later released a public response which reiterated many of the points made in the interview, repeating his disgust for the "tabloids and virtuous trolls" using the controversy forclickbait.[42]

COVID-19

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In July 2021, a staff member was reported to the police for violating public health orders and attending ananti-lockdown protest,including posting about the experience to social media.[43]The staff member was suspended from the school.[44]

In October 2021, the school was the only school in NSW to refuse a mask mandate during theCOVID-19 pandemic.The headmaster Tony George stated that "NSW Education Department guidelines are primarily intended for NSW public schools", but as the school is independent, it only had a legal obligation to follow public health orders.[45]

Jobkeeper

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The school came under fire for claiming theJobKeepersubsidy, handed out by the government during theCOVID-19 pandemicto help protect jobs. The private school claimed $8m in JobKeeper subsidies, despite delivering a surplus without the subsidy, largely due to high school fees.[46]

School spending

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In 2022, the school came under scrutiny over the school's spending and lack of transparency, after it approved a trip to fly business class for the school's headmaster Tony George, deputy and both of their wives to fly to watch the King's First VIII race in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup.[47]It was later revealed that the school had also approved a plan to build a plunge pool for the headmaster's residence.[48]The business class flights were forced to be repaid after an investigation revealed that it breached the Education Act, and was an improper use of funds.[49]

Group chats

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In March 2010, a student posted racist comments aboutAboriginal AustraliansontoFacebook,with other students replying to the comment expressing support. The school took down the comments and the students were made to write essays explaining why their comments were offensive.[50]

In April 2023, students were found to have sentracistandantisemiticmessages on a private online group chat named "Studies of Religion" onWhatsAppandInstagramin September 2022. A spokesperson for The King's School stated that immediate action took place as soon as the school was made aware of the incident.[51][52]

Other controversies

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In 2018, the principals of 34 Sydney Anglican diocese schools, including Kings, wrote to Prime MinisterScott Morrisonopposing the overhaul of anti-discrimination laws that would protect gay teachers. The letter argued that the current exemptions under the Sex Discrimination Act are the only significant legal protections faith-based schools have to employ staff who support their ethos. The letter warned of unintended consequences if the exemptions were removed and called for religious freedom to be codified in legislation.[53]

Notable alumni

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Further information:List of old boys of The King's School, Parramatta

See also

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References

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  26. ^Lorna Knowles (19 May 2016)."King's School in Sydney investigated for animal cruelty after ABC obtains 'horrific' sheep-tackling video".abc.net.au.Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved19 May2016.
  27. ^Maddox, Garry (3 June 2013)."Great Scott: Sydney is Gatsby scene-stealer".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved17 June2013.For the Louisville home where the younger Gatsby meets Daisy before the war, the filmmakers shot at Gowan Brae, which houses junior boarders at The King's School in Parramatta.
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  29. ^Ralston, Saffron Howden, Nick (14 June 2011)."Teacher among 11 charged over child porn".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved2 July2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  32. ^Fife-Yeomans, Janet (18 October 2017)."Abuse at exclusive schools revealed by royal commission".The Daily Telegraph.
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  42. ^Harris, Lucy Carroll, Christopher (25 April 2023)."King's School headmaster calls out 'frenzy of public shaming' over goanna death".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved26 April2023.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  46. ^"Millions in JobKeeper went to private schools that grew their surpluses".ABC News.19 May 2022.Retrieved2 July2022.
  47. ^Carroll, Jordan Baker, Lucy (21 June 2022)."King's School defends regatta trip, says business class trips with spouses are standard".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved2 July2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  49. ^Carroll, Lucy (10 August 2023)."Business class flights to be repaid following probe into King's School regatta trip".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved10 August2023.
  50. ^"Students punished over racist comments on net".The Sydney Morning Herald.8 March 2010.Retrieved1 June2023.
  51. ^Cuneo, Clementine; Stewart, Elliott (27 April 2023)."Sex acts, racial slurs: Disturbing online chats at top Sydney school".
  52. ^Staff, Ajn."Antisemitic slurs exposed at top private Sydney school".australianjewishnews.Retrieved29 April2023.
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