Mosman Preparatory School

The Mosman Preparatory School, officially the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School and commonly abbreviated as Mosman Prep, is a dual-campus independent Anglican single-sex primary day school for boys, located on the Lower North Shore and the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[1] The school was established in 1904 and is based on the UK preparatory school system.

Mosman Preparatory School
Location
Lower North Shore and the Northern Beaches, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°49′58″S 151°14′24″E
Information
Other name	Mosman Church of England Preparatory School
Type	Independent single-sex primary day school
Motto	Latin: Non nobis solum (Not for ourselves alone)
Religious affiliation	Diocese of Sydney
Denomination	Anglicanism
Established	1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Chairman	Amanda Robertson
Headmaster	Peter Grimes
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	c. 300
Campuses	75 Shadforth Street, Mosman[1] Terrey Hills: Outdoor education
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Yarnold, MacDougall, Bradley
Colours	Navy blue and white
Slogan	Educating for tomorrow, today
Nickname	Mosman Prep
Website	www.mosmanprep.nsw.edu.au

The school provides a religious and general education to boys from Year K to Year 6 across two campuses, located in Mosman and in Terrey Hills.

History

Mosman Preparatory School was founded in 1904 by A. H. "Tibby" Yarnold, who aimed to create a school to which parents could "confidently send their boys". The school started with 26 boys with ages ranging from 9–14 and numbers grew but then dropped during the Great Depression, after which numbers steadily started to rise once more. There are now more than 300 boys attending the school, with the range of years being from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school opened its outdoor educational campus in Terry Hills. Nowadays the school aims to provide a social and sporting as well as academic education.^[2]

Houses

The school's three houses were named after three previous headmasters of the school. Houses were introduced to the school in Mr. Begbie's time as headmaster.

•   Yarnold
•   MacDougall
•   Bradley

Campuses

The School has two campuses, the main school in the suburb of Mosman and its outdoor educational campus located in Terrey Hills, it was designed to teach students about the outdoors, to have a change in the learning environment from in a classroom to an open area and to be used as a sporting facility for weekend sport and training.

Headmasters

The following individuals have served as Headmaster of Mosman Prep:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	A. H. Yarnold	1904	c. 1944	39–40 years
2	E. C. Macdougall	c. 1944	1959	14–15 years
3	P. Duffett	1959	1962	2–3 years
4	Alan Bradley	1962	1977	14–15 years
5	Ian Begbie	1978	1993	14–15 years
6	Garry Brown OAM	1993	2019	31–32 years	Retired in Term 3, 2019
7	Peter Grimes	Incumbent

See also

• Christianity portal
• Schools portal

• List of Anglican schools in New South Wales
• Anglican education in Australia