Revd E.K. Miller, first Headmaster of Pulteney Grammar School
Foundation
The original Pulteney Street School on Pulteney Street, Adelaide, pictured in 1919 before the school moved permanently to South Terrace.
The premises of the new school, opened 1923 on South Terrace
In May 1847, a group of founding trustees met in Adelaide in order to discuss the establishment of a new school for the children of Adelaide. Twelve months later, on 29 May 1848, the new institution Pulteney Street School was opened. The school was established in the Anglican tradition, which continues to this day, though it admitted students of all denominations and children from non-Christian faiths. It began operating shortly after St Peter's College was founded (and, years before that, that fellow Anglican establishment moved to its present location in Hackney). The Pulteney Street School was clearly aimed at a different demographic, having a monthly charge of 2/6d per month for each pupil, deemed "a rate which the poorest can surely afford to pay for the education of their children".[5] The school had 50 attendees by the end of its first week of operation, and 180 by October 1848. Classes were taken at a newly constructed 30 by 60 feet (9.1 by 18.3 m) building at the corner of Pulteney and Flinders streets, boys and girls being taught separately; the girls' classes ceasing around 1854.
Latter history
21 principals have governed the school, the first being E. K. Miller, who served from 1848 to 1851, before being replaced by several of even shorter duration, during which the school's title became Pulteney Street Central Schools.[6] More durable Principals, (W. S. Moore, 24 years in office, W. P. Nicholls, 41 years, and W. R. Ray, 26 years), led Pulteney to become an esteemed educational institution, with its traditional competitors including Scotch College, Prince Alfred College, and St Peter's College. The first female Principal, Anne Dunstan, took office in 2014.[7]
In 1919 the old building was acquired by the Commonwealth Government for repatriation purposes,[8] and the school was required to move to its current premises on South Terrace, where a new building, now called the Nicholls Building, was opened by Lord Forster, then Governor-General, in July 1921. The school's move heralded the change in its name to its current form, and also brought financial uncertainty to the board of governors, who elected W. R. Ray in 1946 to attempt to bring the school back onto its feet.
Opening of the new school rooms at the Pulteney Street School (now Pulteney Grammar) in 1923
By 1953, Pulteney Grammar School offered a full education for boys, beginning in what is now called 'reception', until 'Leaving Honours' (Year 12).[9]
The school changed its structure from an all-boys day-school to admit students of both genders in 1999.
School structure and demographics
Herbert Hynes, student c. 1885, wearing Pulteney Grammar School uniform
The school's footbridge allows Pulteney students to safely cross heavily trafficked South Terrace
The Middle School building was built in 2018
As of 2012, the School has 1000 students enrolled and over 150 teaching and non-teaching staff. Pulteney is composed of four sub-schools located on the same campus. The 'Kurrajong' and the ELC (Early Learning Centre) for students up to year 2, Prep School for years 3–6, Middle School for years 7-9 and "one ninety" (Senior School) for the final years 10–12. Each sub-school is overseen by a Head of School responding to the Principal.
According to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, the school economic background distribution is: 72% upper quarter, 23% upper middle quarter, 5% lower middle quarter, and 1% lower quarter.[10] There are no Aboriginal students in the school community, as of 2015. The school attendance rate in 2013 was 100%.
Notable alumni
An active Old Scholars' network maintains a connection between the institution and its alumni. Like other schools of a similar standing, Pulteney's alumni identify themselves with an old boys' tie, which is presented to students upon graduation.
Rhodes Scholars
Charles Ashwin, 1952. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.[11]
Peter Gibbard, 1991. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.[11]
Jack Turner, 1992. Rhodes Scholar Australia at large.[11]
Mark Mussared, 1976. Rhodes Scholar for South Australia.[11]
Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, VC was a Pulteney Old Scholar who served in the First and Second World Wars and was a prisoner of war; he subsequently had a distinguished legal career
Colonel Walter Dollman VD, a Pulteney "old boy" and president of the Old Scholars Assoc., was commander of the 27th Battalion that saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli and in the Somme.
Jeffrey Smart, expatriate Australian artist of the Precisionist movement. Smart's works today return prices in excess of AUD$1,000,000 at auctions worldwide.[23] He is a disciple of Adelaide artist Kirkman Meller, died 1962, South Australian writer[24]
In 2008, Pulteney Grammar School was accused of discriminating against two brothers, students at the school, by offering financial incentives to female students but not males, whose fees exceed $21,000 p.a.[34]
In 2009, many parents, heritage groups and members of the general public condemned Pulteney's plan to demolish the school's Morgan Building, a landmark South Terrace bluestone mansion, using funding from the Federal Government's stimulus package for new school buildings. While the building was not heritage listed, it is one of the last remaining mansions on South Terrace and was recommended in 1992 for conservation under Adelaide's Townscape List. The school went ahead with their plans of demolition, despite a letter written by the Adelaide City Council to the school arguing against the proposal. David Beaumont of the National Heritage Trust said that Pulteney Grammar was "A school which should be setting an example in fact demolishing history instead of teaching it" and in an interview, one parent stated "...It’s [Pulteney Grammar] a values based school but it’s only values that suit them at the school".[35]
W. R. Ray, Pulteney Grammar School 1847-1972 : a record (1973).
W.R. Ray and K. Brunton, F.H. Greet & J.R. Moore, Pulteney Grammar School 1847-1997 : a record. Revised and brought up to date (1997).
Lingard Goulding, Under the kurrajong trees : Pulteney Grammar School from 1847 until 2020 (2020)
References
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^"Pulteney Grammar School". Search for Schools. Private Schools Directory. 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
^"Home | Pulteney Grammar School". www.pulteney.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ ab"My School website". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 1 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
^"Local Intelligence". The Adelaide Observer. Vol. VI, no. 257. South Australia. 27 May 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Pulteney Street Central Schools". South Australian Register. Vol. XVI, no. 1804. South Australia. 25 June 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Old Days and New". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIV, no. 22, 722. South Australia. 5 September 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 1 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
^"Knighthoods for 3 Victorians". The Age – via Google News Archive Search.
^Blackburn, R.A (1979). "Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892–1960)". Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth (1892 - 1960). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 307–308. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
^"04 Apr 1945 - D.F.C. For Four South Australians - Trove".
^"08 Jan 1940 - DEATH OF MR. J. A. RILEY - Trove".
^Morgan, Patrick. "Bednall, Colin Blore (1913–1976)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
^"The Bank of Adelaide Story". users.picknowl.com.au.
^"Obituary". Australian Surveyor. 17 (2): 133. 1958. doi:10.1080/00050326.1958.10440382.
^"Ten News Adelaide: Pulteney Grammar to demolish Morgan Building". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
External links
Pulteney Grammar School website
December 27, 2022
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Pulteney Grammar School is an independent Anglican co educational private day school Founded in 1847 by members of the Anglican Church it is the second oldest independent school in South Australia Its campuses are located on South Terrace in Adelaide South Australia Pulteney Grammar SchoolLocationAdelaide South AustraliaAustraliaCoordinates34 56 5 S 138 36 9 E 34 93472 S 138 60250 E 34 93472 138 60250 Coordinates 34 56 5 S 138 36 9 E 34 93472 S 138 60250 E 34 93472 138 60250InformationTypeIndependent co educational day schoolMottoO Prosper Thou Our HandiworkDenominationAnglican 2 Established1847 175 years ago 1847 1 ChairmanAllen CandyPrincipalCameron BacholerEmployees 150 Full time 4 Enrolment 915 K 12 4 Houses Bleby Howard Cawthorne Nicholls Kennion Miller Moore SunterColour s Navy blue white amp gold SloganWhere Passions Prosper 3 AffiliationSports Association for Adelaide SchoolsIndependent Girls Schools Sports AssociationWebsitewww wbr pulteney wbr sa wbr edu wbr au Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation 1 2 Latter history 2 School structure and demographics 3 Notable alumni 3 1 Rhodes Scholars 3 2 Politics diplomacy and Law 3 3 Medicine 3 4 Military 3 5 Sports 3 6 Arts 3 7 Business 3 8 Other 4 Other 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit Revd E K Miller first Headmaster of Pulteney Grammar School Foundation Edit The original Pulteney Street School on Pulteney Street Adelaide pictured in 1919 before the school moved permanently to South Terrace The premises of the new school opened 1923 on South Terrace In May 1847 a group of founding trustees met in Adelaide in order to discuss the establishment of a new school for the children of Adelaide Twelve months later on 29 May 1848 the new institution Pulteney Street School was opened The school was established in the Anglican tradition which continues to this day though it admitted students of all denominations and children from non Christian faiths It began operating shortly after St Peter s College was founded and years before that that fellow Anglican establishment moved to its present location in Hackney The Pulteney Street School was clearly aimed at a different demographic having a monthly charge of 2 6d per month for each pupil deemed a rate which the poorest can surely afford to pay for the education of their children 5 The school had 50 attendees by the end of its first week of operation and 180 by October 1848 Classes were taken at a newly constructed 30 by 60 feet 9 1 by 18 3 m building at the corner of Pulteney and Flinders streets boys and girls being taught separately the girls classes ceasing around 1854 Latter history Edit 21 principals have governed the school the first being E K Miller who served from 1848 to 1851 before being replaced by several of even shorter duration during which the school s title became Pulteney Street Central Schools 6 More durable Principals W S Moore 24 years in office W P Nicholls 41 years and W R Ray 26 years led Pulteney to become an esteemed educational institution with its traditional competitors including Scotch College Prince Alfred College and St Peter s College The first female Principal Anne Dunstan took office in 2014 7 In 1919 the old building was acquired by the Commonwealth Government for repatriation purposes 8 and the school was required to move to its current premises on South Terrace where a new building now called the Nicholls Building was opened by Lord Forster then Governor General in July 1921 The school s move heralded the change in its name to its current form and also brought financial uncertainty to the board of governors who elected W R Ray in 1946 to attempt to bring the school back onto its feet Opening of the new school rooms at the Pulteney Street School now Pulteney Grammar in 1923 By 1953 Pulteney Grammar School offered a full education for boys beginning in what is now called reception until Leaving Honours Year 12 9 The school changed its structure from an all boys day school to admit students of both genders in 1999 School structure and demographics Edit Herbert Hynes student c 1885 wearing Pulteney Grammar School uniform The school s footbridge allows Pulteney students to safely cross heavily trafficked South Terrace The Middle School building was built in 2018 As of 2012 the School has 1000 students enrolled and over 150 teaching and non teaching staff Pulteney is composed of four sub schools located on the same campus The Kurrajong and the ELC Early Learning Centre for students up to year 2 Prep School for years 3 6 Middle School for years 7 9 and one ninety Senior School for the final years 10 12 Each sub school is overseen by a Head of School responding to the Principal According to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority the school economic background distribution is 72 upper quarter 23 upper middle quarter 5 lower middle quarter and 1 lower quarter 10 There are no Aboriginal students in the school community as of 2015 The school attendance rate in 2013 was 100 Notable alumni EditAn active Old Scholars network maintains a connection between the institution and its alumni Like other schools of a similar standing Pulteney s alumni identify themselves with an old boys tie which is presented to students upon graduation Rhodes Scholars Edit Charles Ashwin 1952 Rhodes Scholar for South Australia 11 Peter Gibbard 1991 Rhodes Scholar for South Australia 11 Jack Turner 1992 Rhodes Scholar Australia at large 11 Mark Mussared 1976 Rhodes Scholar for South Australia 11 John Pritchard 1935 Rhodes Scholar for South Australia 11 Simon Best 1973 Rhodes Scholar for South Australia 11 Politics diplomacy and Law Edit John Gardner MP Minister for Education 2018 2022 Member for Morialta 2010 present Stephen Mullighan MP Minister for Transport amp Infrastructure 2014 2018 Member for Lee 2014 present Ted Mullighan died 2011 QC and former Supreme Court Judge 12 The Hon John Sulan Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 13 Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG 19th Premier of South Australia prominent member of inaugural Commonwealth Parliament first Speaker of the House of Representatives John Darling Jr MP company director and politician Member for East Torrens 1896 1902 Member for Torrens 1902 1905 Ian Haig AM 1935 2014 diplomat and business leader 14 Medicine Edit Ernest Robert Beech emeritus consultant physician of the Royal Perth Hospital 15 Wyatt Rory Hume pharmacologist former vice chancellor of the University of New South Wales and Provost of the United Arab Emirates University 16 Sir Leonard Ross Mallen died 1980 Federal councillor of the Australian Medical Association 17 18 Richard Sanders Rogers medical pioneer and authority on Australian orchidsMilitary Edit Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC soldier and lawyer Winner of the Victoria Cross 19 Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC was a Pulteney Old Scholar who served in the First and Second World Wars and was a prisoner of war he subsequently had a distinguished legal career Colonel Walter Dollman VD a Pulteney old boy and president of the Old Scholars Assoc was commander of the 27th Battalion that saw service in Egypt Gallipoli and in the Somme David Kenney flight lieutenant awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross 20 Brigadier General Stanley Price Weir DSO VD JP 1866 1944 public servant and Australian Army officerSports Edit Lloyd Pope Under 19 Australian Cricketer Bruce Abernethy former AFL player and sports news reader Josh Francou Magarey Medal winner 1996 player for North Adelaide Roosters SANFL and Port Adelaide Football Club AFL Australian rules football clubs Jordan McMahon current player in the AFL for the Richmond Tigers Andrew Leipus sports physiotherapist Maurice P Hutton died 1940 cricketer and footballer 21 Harry Blinman famous South Australian cricketer and former President of the South Australian Cricket Association Michael Aish Magarey Medal winner 1981Arts Edit Peter Dawson internationally acclaimed bass baritone and songwriter Harold Thomas first Aboriginal student of Pulteney and designer of the Australian Aboriginal Flag 22 Sean Williams science fiction author Lewis Fitz Gerald actor Jeffrey Smart expatriate Australian artist of the Precisionist movement Smart s works today return prices in excess of AUD 1 000 000 at auctions worldwide 23 He is a disciple of Adelaide artist Kirkman Meller died 1962 South Australian writer 24 Michael Burden Fellow in Music Dean and Chattels Fellow at New College Oxford also Director of New Chamber Opera and Professor of Opera Studies in the Faculty of Music University of Oxford 25 Keith Phillips photographer Official Photographer of University of Adelaide 26 27 Rhett Giles Actor Stage Film and Producer 28 Business Edit Joseph Albert Riley 1869 1940 prominent Adelaide businessman Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce philanthropist notably awarded the King Albert Medal for services in the Great War 29 Colin Blore Bednall journalist and media manager Editor and Director of Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd 30 Oscar Lionel Isaachsen banker 31 Alan Scott Martin died 1958 former Assistant Chief Valuer of the Land Tax Department and former member of the Australian Land Board 32 Other Edit Jed Richards author of One Long Day 33 Other EditIn 2008 Pulteney Grammar School was accused of discriminating against two brothers students at the school by offering financial incentives to female students but not males whose fees exceed 21 000 p a 34 In 2009 many parents heritage groups and members of the general public condemned Pulteney s plan to demolish the school s Morgan Building a landmark South Terrace bluestone mansion using funding from the Federal Government s stimulus package for new school buildings While the building was not heritage listed it is one of the last remaining mansions on South Terrace and was recommended in 1992 for conservation under Adelaide s Townscape List The school went ahead with their plans of demolition despite a letter written by the Adelaide City Council to the school arguing against the proposal David Beaumont of the National Heritage Trust said that Pulteney Grammar was A school which should be setting an example in fact demolishing history instead of teaching it and in an interview one parent stated It s Pulteney Grammar a values based school but it s only values that suit them at the school 35 See also EditList of schools in South AustraliaFurther reading EditW R Ray Pulteney Grammar School 1847 1972 a record 1973 W R Ray and K Brunton F H Greet amp J R Moore Pulteney Grammar School 1847 1997 a record Revised and brought up to date 1997 Lingard Goulding Under the kurrajong trees Pulteney Grammar School from 1847 until 2020 2020 References Edit Co education Schools Community Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Archived from the original on 3 March 2008 Retrieved 17 February 2008 Pulteney Grammar School Search for Schools Private Schools Directory 2007 Retrieved 17 February 2008 Home Pulteney Grammar School www pulteney sa edu au Retrieved 10 August 2021 a b My School website Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority Retrieved 1 June 2016 permanent dead link Local Intelligence The Adelaide Observer Vol VI no 257 South Australia 27 May 1848 p 2 Retrieved 31 March 2019 via National Library of Australia Pulteney Street Central Schools South Australian Register Vol XVI no 1804 South Australia 25 June 1852 p 2 Retrieved 1 April 2019 via National Library of Australia Principal s Message Pulteney Grammar School www pulteney sa edu au Old Days and New The Register Adelaide Vol LXXXIV no 22 722 South Australia 5 September 1919 p 5 Retrieved 1 April 2019 via National Library of Australia Pulteney Grammar School South Australia Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 21 March 2013 1 permanent dead link a b c d e f The Rhodes Scholarship South Australia PDF Archived from the original PDF on 13 February 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2006 Obituaries Tributes to three of our finest www adelaidenow com au 20 January 2012 The Abraham Institute www abrahaminstitute com au Debelle Bruce 29 March 2014 Youngest ambassador had a deep affinity for the world of Islam and cricket The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Archived from the original on 5 March 2015 Royal Perth Hospital Ernest Robert BEECH Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 Retrieved 8 April 2013 Vice Chancellors Exhibition Records amp Archives www recordkeeping unsw edu au 2 permanent dead link Knighthoods for 3 Victorians The Age via Google News Archive Search Blackburn R A 1979 Blackburn Arthur Seaforth 1892 1960 Blackburn Arthur Seaforth 1892 1960 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 7 Online ed Melbourne Melbourne University Press pp 307 308 Retrieved 23 January 2008 04 Apr 1945 D F C For Four South Australians Trove OBITUARY 21 February 1940 p 12 via Trove Search for Jeffrey Smart s Terry www adelaidenow com au 23 June 2013 McDonald John 29 May 2014 Jeffrey Smart A modern Australian master The Sydney Morning Herald T J R Landers author organisation AustLit Discover Australian Stories www austlit edu au Michael Burden New College Archived from the original on 18 May 2014 Retrieved 18 May 2014 A Century in Focus artgallery sa gov au Archived from the original on 19 August 2018 Keith Phillips PDF Rhett Giles IMDb 08 Jan 1940 DEATH OF MR J A RILEY Trove Morgan Patrick Bednall Colin Blore 1913 1976 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University via Australian Dictionary of Biography The Bank of Adelaide Story users picknowl com au Obituary Australian Surveyor 17 2 133 1958 doi 10 1080 00050326 1958 10440382 Jed Richards Smashwords Fees Pulteney Grammar School www pulteney sa edu au Ten News Adelaide Pulteney Grammar to demolish Morgan Building Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 via www youtube com External links EditPulteney Grammar School website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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