Glenlyon Norfolk School - Campuses

Campuses

GNS's nearly 700 students occupy two campuses in Victoria: the picturesque Beach Drive campus, located near Willows Beach, is home to Junior Kindergarten through Grade Five. The campus is focused around the former home of Sir Francis Rattenbury, though most classes are held in other buildings than the original house. Until 2003, the Beach Drive Campus was known as the Junior Boys Campus, reserved for boys from Kindergarten to Grade Seven. In 2003 the school restructured its approach to co-ed learning, and the Beach Drive Campus saw female students for the first time. Starting in the 2012-2013 school year, the school will become co-ed for all classes, including at the Beach Drive Campus. From 2003-2012 however, boys and girls remained in separate classrooms for lessons at this campus.

The Pemberton Woods Campus, home to students Grades 6-12, combines the old Norfolk House Campus with a number of new buildings built after the amalgamation. Before the restructuring the Pemberton Woods Campus was divided into the Junior Girls and Senior Campus: today, although officially one campus, students in Grades 6-8 generally attend classes in the old Junior Girls buildings, while Grades 9-12 use the newer buildings.

Each Campus has its own Principal (Ms. Jean Bigelow in the Junior School, Mr. Jake Burnett in the Middle School & Mr. Richard Calderwood in the Senior School), while the entire school is administered by the Headmaster.

In June 2007, the Board of Director's approved a plan for comprehensive campus transformation. Construction at Beach Drive is targeted to begin imminently, taking approximately fifteen months. The plan calls for the site's historic buildings to be completely renovated and restored, and the newer buildings be completely replaced. Construction at Pemberton Woods will take longer, and involves the building of several new buildings including a 385-seat Performing Arts Centre named "the Hall" (in construction and slated to open in winter 2012) and the renovation of existing structures. The installation of an artificial turf field, also part of the plan, is now completed and has become a significant element of the school's identity.