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The King's School, Australia | |
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Address | |
87–129 Pennant Hills Road North Parramatta, Sydney , New South Wales Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°47′11″S 151°1′22″E / 33.78639°S 151.02278°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Fortiter et Fideliter ("Bravely and Faithfully"[1]) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1831[2] |
Founder | William Grant Broughton |
Headmaster | Tony George[3] |
Employees | ~264[4] |
Years | Early learning and K–12 |
Gender | Male |
Enrolment | ~2,100[4] (2019) |
Colour(s) | Sky blue and white |
Slogan | Academic excellence with character development |
Athletics | AAGPS |
Affiliations |
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Alumni | Old Boys of the King's School, Parramatta |
Website | www |
The King's School is an independent Anglican, early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in North Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1831, the school is Australia's oldest independent school,[5] and is situated on a 148-hectare (370-acre) suburban campus.
The school hosts about 2,100 students from kindergarten to Year 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 affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[9] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[10] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[11] and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[7] It is a G30 School and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).[12]