Woodleigh School is an independent, co-educational, K-12 day school located in the Melbourne suburb of Langwarrin South, Victoria, Australia. It has two junior campuses; "Minimbah" located in Frankston South, and "Penbank" located in Moorooduc. Its senior campus, "Woodleigh" is located in Langwarrin South.
History Woodleigh School was founded in 1856 as St Paul's School, and operated out of a hall on the grounds of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Frankston. It was the first school in Frankston, as well as one of the earliest in the then colony of Victoria, and is the oldest co-educational school in the state of Victoria.Co-Education. Woodleigh School. Retrieved 05 April 2014
In 1970, the school moved to a 3.5 ha property off Seaview Road in Frankston South (now Minimbah Court) which it named "Minimbah" – the Bunurong aboriginal word for "place of learning". In 1975, it purchased the former 12.5 ha farm "Woodleigh" on Golf Links Road in Langwarrin South. During this time, the Minimbah site became the junior campus and the Woodleigh site became the senior campus of the school.
After acquiring further land at its Woodleigh site, creating a 22 ha campus, the school changed its name to Woodleigh School in 1999.
Sport Woodleigh is a member of the Southern Independent Schools (SIS).
SIS premierships Woodleigh has won the following SIS senior premierships.
Boys:
Basketball (2) – 2001, 2013 Cricket (3) – 2004, 2006, 2007 Football (2) – 2008, 2016
Girls:
Basketball – 2017 Football (4) – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015 Netball (2) – 2004, 2008
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