NEWINGTON COLLEGE

Founded in 1863 as a boys’ K-12 day and boarding school, Newington College is located in Stanmore, and one of the six founding members of the nine GPS, an alliance of NSW independent boys’ schools. There are two preparatory Kindergarten to Year 6 schools — Stanmore K-6 and Lindfield K-6 located on the North Shore.

As part of the emphasis on providing an internationally recognised, liberal and holistic education, Newington has introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme as an alternative qualification to the HSC for Years 11 and 12 and the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for all Years K-6 at Lindfield Prep.

Newington has a close-knit boarding community which has been at the heart of the college since its founding. Boarding at Newington involves learning that continues beyond the normal school hours, and the boys of Edmund Webb House benefit from access to all of the college’s state-of-the-art facilities. The biggest advantage of the boarding house is the small, close-knit and diverse community. More than
just classmates, the 50 boarders are a diverse group of boys from a range of backgrounds — from country boys and international students, to boys living on the outskirts of metropolitan Sydney. With only 50 boys, the boarding house community is like a big family, with regular boarding house excursions and day-trips easily organised to develop close friendships outside the college environment.

Facilities: The Stanmore campus features 25 acres of landscaped grounds, gardens, ovals and playing fields, all for the enjoyment of students. This includes five turf cricket wickets, 12 astro turf cricket nets, wet-weather drop-down cricket nets, three rugby and two football fields, eight Plexipave tennis courts
and a rifle shooting range. Two gymnasiums house six basketball courts, three volleyball courts, an indoor swimming pool designed for water polo and a strength and conditioning gym. One of Sydney’s largest rowing boat-sheds is located on Hen and Chicken Bay.

New buildings and recent renovations include a magnificent library and mezzanine with seven seminar rooms; an IT help bar and training centre; specialist strand- specific science facilities for Physics, Chemistry and Biology; a rooftop science experimental area; a new cafeteria; a 250-seat lecture theatre; a specialist careers centre; Year 12 common room; and quiet study/ seminar rooms. In 2014 a new Visual Arts Centre with practical workshop spaces and a specialist Photography and Digital Media Studio opened. The Concordia Art Gallery, both an education and exhibition centre, complements this. Also on site are extensive ICT and AV facilities in all classrooms, a dedicated Music Centre, specialist Technology Wing with design workshops and engineering laboratories, drama theatre, assembly hall, chapel and a health clinic.

Special features: The philosophy of developing learners with attributes of independence and inquiry combined with a global approach resulted in the decision to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary
Years Programme (PYP) at the Lindfield Campus and the Diploma Programme for Years 11 and 12, an obvious fit with Newington’s tradition of diversity and liberal education.

Sport: Athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, cross-country, fencing, football, NewFit, rifle shooting, rowing, rugby, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo.

Extra-curricular activities: Cadets, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, music (orchestras, bands, ensembles, choirs), musicals and drama productions, theatre sports, chess, photography, debating, public speaking, mock trial, poetry reading, F1 Technology, sustainability and various specialist clubs.

Headmaster: Mr Michael Parker.