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The Junior Girls College opened in 1977, at which point sectional headmasters were appointed as administrators of the four schools that made up Pittwater House. In 1984, the 1000-seat capacity Great Hall was completed. Construction of the School's Short Course Olympic Swimming Pool began in 1994, and
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The Country Life Scheme was created in 1970, entailing annual visits by class groups to the historic Abercrombie House in Bathurst. This program led to the foundation of the School's Cadet Unit in 1972; the first co-ed Cadet Unit in Australia following the opening of the secondary Girls College in
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There are three houses in Pittwater House which students are organised into; Butterworth, Morgan, and Orrock. These are said to bring a community atmosphere and camaraderie to the school atmosphere and thus enhance learning, strengthen interpersonal bonds, and create connections that last beyond
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gave ownership of the school to a non-profit company which owns and administers the school to this day. The school was registered and accredited by the NSW Board of Studies to offer the
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The school offers gender-specific teaching combined with the social benefits of a co-educational campus - an education model known as twin-schooling,
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in 2005 the School opened a purpose built, DOCs compliant, Early Childhood Centre to assist with the demand for pre-school places on the
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Unit (TPHSACU), under the NSW 2nd Brigade, alongside other schools in New South Wales. Enrolment into the program is optional.
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It was founded in 1961 as a preparatory school for boys. A girls' college followed, opening in 1975. The school's founder,
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by 1964 to house a new Prep School building. In 1968, the first secondary Grammar school students started, and
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to both boys and girls in both primary and secondary school settings, on the one co-educational campus.
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and registered with the Commonwealth Government to receive per capita non-government school grants.
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in February of 1962, the school's enrolment numbers grew rapidly, with land being purchased in
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The Junior School: Pre-Kindergarten, Junior Girls' College and Boys' Preparatory School
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Being founded in late 1961 and opening in the Thomas Vickers Church Hall in
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Collaroy
Northern Beaches
Sydney
New South Wales
Coordinates
33°44′26″S 151°17′30″E / 33.740467°S 151.291534°E / -33.740467; 151.291534
Independent
co-educational
early learning
primary
secondary
day school
Latin
Rex Henry Morgan
AM
MBE
NESA
Early learning
K–12
www.pittwaterhouse.com.au
independent
co-educational
primary
secondary
day school

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