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. Established in 1931¹ by Margaret J. R. Lyttle, the school caters for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. Preshil teaches a progressive curriculum, and is Australia's oldest progressive school. The original Arlington campus houses the Kindergarten and Primary school, while the Secondary School is located at the Blackhall Kalimna campus. The campuses are located on Barkers Road and Sackville Street respectively.

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. Established in 1931 by Margaret J. R. Lyttle, the school caters for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. Preshil teaches a progressive curriculum, and is Australia's oldest progressive school. The original Arlington campus houses the Kindergarten and Primary school, while the Secondary School is located at the Blackhall Kalimna campus. The campuses are located on Barkers Road and Sackville Street respectively. ==Principals== ==Notable alumni== Polly Borland artist Clare Bowditch musician Lauren Burns gold medallist in taekwondo at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Zahava Elenberg architect Nicolette Fraillon chief conductor of The Australian Ballet Orchestra Zana Fraillon author Todd Goldstein Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club Lisa Gorton novelist, poet, granddaughter of Prime Minister John Gorton Greg Hjorth Australian Professor of Mathematics, chess International Master (1984) and Commonwealth Champion in 1983 Stephen Housden musician, lead guitarist for Little River Band Kaiya Jones actor on Neighbours Catherine Anne Money (née Menzies) scientist at CSIRO (attended primary School) Toby Martin singer–songwriter Brendan Murphy former Chief Medical Officer of Australia and Secretary of the Department of Health Rachel Nordlinger linguist Sue Richardson economist and academic Gina Riley actor known for playing Kim Craig on Kath and Kim Jane Routley fantasy author Peter Singer philosopher Charlie Thorpe singer in Dash and Will Stephen Wilkins physicist, phase-contrast X-ray imaging (PCXI) ==ERA Secondary School== ERA Secondary School in Donvale was founded by Preshil parents who wanted a secondary school to complete education after Preshil. Although Preshil later withdrew support in 1970 the school officially opened in 1971 at 'The White House' in Warrandyte int a temporary premises and later that year in Donvale. The school closed in 1987 due to financial struggles. ==See also== Preshil (Junior Campus) List of schools in Victoria, Australia ==References== ==Bibliography== ==Further reading== ==External links==

Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368343406 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.