Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (PEGS) is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational school, with campuses located in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school is the product of an amalgamation of two schools, Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School, which was completed in 1977. Uniforms were different for boys and girls until Term 3 2006 when a new combined school uniform was launched.
The school is a member of the AGSV and competes against the other member schools in a range of sports. It was ranked 11th in the 2005 Victorian Certificate of Education.
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