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135 Years of History

Founded in 1890 as a pioneering boys' school, Kingswood College has evolved through the decades into a coeducational institution renowned for its innovative approach and commitment to holistic development. 

135 Years of History Since 1890

“My aim was to develop at Kingswood a community of enquiry, a place where people rejoiced in learning and living together, staff as well as students.”

Judith Mitchell

Principal - 1987 to 1990

"I found the atmosphere at Kingswood College congenial from the start. There was something a bit improvised about it… but it had an energy and openness which was attractive."

Alistair Hopkins

Senior Staff Member - 1972 to 1998

"I think so many good things were happening at Kingswood that may not have always been recognised outside of the school community... It was easy to discount it as ‘a little school in Box Hill.’ But the reality was that a dedicated team of people were working on really innovative and progressive ideas."

Annette Bennet

Principal - 2003 to 2010

“My intention was to have a Junior School that was happy and pleasant but in which children would be well-prepared academically as well as socially for Senior School."

Fred McGuinness

Head of Junior School - Early 1990s

“When I came here I couldn’t believe my good fortune really: the sense of community that was here and how lovely the kids were. It was very clear that there had been some real highlights in terms of leaders here.”

Elisabeth Lenders

Principal - 2011 to 2022

Our School Song

We are gaining understanding 

as we travel on life’s way;

All experience is our teacher,

giving lessons day by day.

 

List to the legend’ry,

‘Quanti est sapere.’

‘Quanti est sapere.’

‘How great is wisdom.’

 

From experience in the classroom,

in the home or in the street,

On the sportsfield or on stage,

wisdom comes from all we meet.

 

Life is an enabling process,

and the prize that we may hold.

Is our share of understanding,

more to be desired than gold.

Our Principals

  • Rev. Arthur Stephenson 1890 - 1895, 1898 - 1899, 1911 - 1918
  • John C. F. Ulbrich 1895 - 1897
  • Donald Murray Coghill 1900 - 1906
  • Rev. Charles H. Zercho 1922 - 1925
  • Charles Fitzroy Walker 1926, 1929 - 1963
  • Rev. Michael Norman 1964 - 1971
  • Rev. Charles Leigh Speedy 1972 - 1987
  • Judith Anne Mitchell 1987 - 1990
  • Rev. Herbert Rhead Stevens 1990 - 1993
  • David Graeme Scott 1994 - 1997
  • William Baxter Holly 1998 - 2002
  • Annette Bennet 2003 - 2010
  • Elisabeth Lenders 2011 - 2022
  • Chrissy Gamble 2023 - Present

At Kingswood College we proudly work to fulfil our vision to embolden hearts and inspire minds in a nurturing environment, on land that holds deep cultural significance to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge and honour their Elders, past and present, and extend our respect to all First Nations people. Whenever we gather, and wherever we gather, we extend respect and dignity to the first inhabitants of our country and acknowledge the truth about the country on which our school has stood and now stands. 

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