Assistant Principal
2016 – Pres Marc Crilly
2018 – Pres Andrea Edwards
2008 – 2017 Barbara Peel
2015 – 2015 James Parker
2010 – 2013 Maree Simpson
1993 – 2008 Roberta O’Dowd
President
2021 – Pres Chris Munro
2020 – 2020 Craig Vernon
2018 – 2019 Ben Morris
2017 – 2017 Alistair Bavage
2015 – 2016 Kevin Van Grondelle
2012 – 2014 Dean O’Neill
2006 – 2011 Kelvin Legg
2003 – 2005 Bill McMahon
1999 – 2003 Peter Bartlett
1992 – 1999 Bruce Mathrick
1986 – 1992 Bruce Featherstone
1984 – 1986 Bruce Smith
1980 – 1984 Ron Lovett
30 years
1994 – Pres Sharrelle Nicholas
1980 – 2013 Libby McDonald
1980 – 2012 Terry McConnell
1983 – 2013 Maree Simpson
1986 – Pres Annette Lindsay
20 years
1983 – 2010 Russell Newman
1987 – 2009 Roberta O’Dowd
1989 – 2016 Annette Moore
1990 – 2013 Margot Baker
1990 – 2009 Anne Ellenby
1993 – 2015 Carol Sissing
1995 – 2022 Vicki Wingate
1995 – Pres Pam Wood
1996 – Pres Debbie Morrison
1998 – Pres Anitta Merbach
1998 – Pres Jennie Glembin
1998 – Pres Xiao Mei Lin
2002 – Pres Janice Siladi
2003 – Pres Ayse Bavage
2003 – Pres Anita Strobel
2004 – Pres Karen Sweetten
15 years
1989 – 2003 Florence Dodson
1993 – 2010 Ruth Calabro
1994 – 2010 Michael Tilley
1995 – 2009 Pam Stewart
1998 – 2012 Jill Harrup
2000 – 2017 Les Boag
2002 – 2018 Barb Peel
2003 – 2019 Debbie Cunningham
2004 – 2021 Cheryl Hudson
2005 – 2022 Helen Taylor
2005 – Pres Marc Crilly
2005 – Pres Vanessa Grasso
2005 – Pres Emma Finn
2006 – Pres Trudy O’Neill
2006 – Pres Sashka Pemberton
2006 – Pres Tanya Jenkinson
2006 – Pres Jen Schanssema
2006 – Pres Barbara Flint
2006 – Pres Jane Jelley
2007 – 2021 Natasha Walsh
2007 – Pres Alana Whitby
2009 – Pres Kristy Phang
10 years
1991 – 2003 Judith Price
2000 – 2013 Marlene Houlden
2001 – 2011 Keith Foster
2002 – 2012 Paul Greenwood
2002 – 2015 Georgia Despotellis
2005 – 2014 Coral Tippet
2006 – 2015 Josh Hunt
2006 – 2018 Leanne Goodall
2010 – 2021 Karl Fernando
2010 – Pres Fiona Worland
2011 – Pres Ganaelle de Rosbo
2011 – Pres Alice Miller
2011 – Pres Melissa Forrest
2011 – Pres Amanda Gilmore
2011 – Pres Diane Hynes
2011 – Pres Maria Nicey
2012 – Pres Katarina Govic
2012 – Pres Ange Van Grondelle
2013 – Pres Geoff Dawson
2014 – Pres David Poulton
2014 – Pres Andrea Edwards
2014 – Pres Aidan Schanssema
2014 – Pres Veronica Lay
2014 – Pres Laura Horne
2014 – Pres Robin Miao
2014 – Pres Pamela Raines
2015 – Pres Sharon Vernon
2015 – Pres Ebony Merbach
2015 – Pres Alma Kosmopoulos
2015 – Pres Kandi Cormick
Reyhaan Kakkar – 2023 Templeton Dux
The Templeton Dux is awarded to the student with the highest academic results at the end of Grade 6. The winner is judged according to results in English, Mathematics, History, Geography and Science. The award is presented at Grade 6 Graduation by the Principal Rod McKinlay.
Alumni
2023 Reyhaan Kakkar
2022 Myra Wadhera
2021 Adam Wong
2020 Tristan Than
2019 Eric He
2018 Damian Yuen
2017 Matthew Risson
2016 Jash Sant
2015 Linda Chen, Jasmin Wang
2014 Sophie Chen
2013 Sahana Sughesh
2012 Heman Punithan
2011 Lian Ren
2010 Cassandra Tam
2009 Tomas Steinemann
2008 Samuel Wong
2007 Vicky Lee
2006 Sally Chieu
2005 Genevieve Ho
2004 Emily Plymin
2003 Trina Majumdar
2002 Calvin Wong
2001 Tina Kien
2000 Laura Couper
1999 Tim Hardham
1998 Brett Flintoff
1997 Krystal O’Toole
1996 Jane Moxey
1995 Claire Powell
Chelsea Dan – 2023 Aston Shield Winner
The Aston Shield is presented in the spirit of Tilly Aston, whom the seat of Aston is named after. This special award program acknowledges the valuable contribution of students from schools throughout the Federal electorate of Aston.
Alumni
2023 Chelsea Dan
2022 Niev Shah
2021 Lucinda Slegers
2020 Sachini Kularathna
2019 Harrison Bedford
2018 Elijana Henry
2017 Daniel Smith
2016 Madilyn Geer
2015 Olivia Bedford
2014 Ruby Walters
2013 Aaron Sharkey
2012 Keely Jenkins
2011 Sherri Smith
2010 Jessica Jenkins
2009 Nathan Taylor
2008 Georgia Wilkinson
2007 Mikaela Roberts
2006 Sharni Peters
2005 Gemma McMahon
2004 Cailan Suttie
2003 Bradley Calladine
2002 Claire Baillis
2001 Jessica Plymin
2000 Sarah Cilan
1999 Adrian Caruso
1998 Kate Warner
1997 Fiona Cook
Arjun Manjeshwar – 2023 Lynne Greenlees Award
The Lynne Greenlees Award is presented to a student in Year 6 for outstanding community service. It is presented by Hon. Jackson Taylor at Year 6 Graduation.
Alumni
2023 Arjun Manjeshwar
2022 Anya Singh
2021 Saveena Bhatia
2020 Suri Ngyuen
2019 Katherine Styles
Hannah M – 2023 Collier Award
The Collier Award is presented to a student in Year 3/4 for outstanding community service in Knox. It is presented by Hon. Marcia Timmers-Leitch in Term 4 each year at assembly.
Alumni
2023 Hannah M
2022 Arvin Vagel
2019 Kye Lai
2016 Emma Johnson
2012 Mackensey Tait
2011 Aaron Sharkey
2010 Samuel Taylor
2009 Beth Brear
2008 Shaun Barnacle
2007 Evelyn Zammit
2006 Savannah Swift
2005 Brittany Bosse
2004 Nathan Green
5/6 Collier Award
2020 Lucinda Slegers
2014 Yasmin Oroji
2013 Tyler Hoogwerf
2012 Harrison Montalto
2011 Jacob Barrett
2010 William Smith
2009 Tyson Henry
2008 Taylor Van Gramberg
2007 Karen Eriksen
2006 Sam Armstrong
2005 Geraldine Cheong
2004 Alysha Ferwerda
2003 Jenny Chiel
2002 Simon Hall
Harper Drane – 2021 Endeavour Award
From 2015 – 2021, The Endeavour Award was presented to a Grade 6 student recognised for achievements across a number of disciplines, including academic results, performing arts, physical education and community service.
Alumni
Endeavour Award
2021 Harper Drane
2020 Ritriki Melam
2019 Ryan Emanuel
2018 Monique Enriquez
2017 Eric Lee
2016 Emma Wilcox
2015 Rylee Cartledge
Alumni
2023 Kobe Ryan, Alex Stone
2022 Marco Ponente, Adrina Hosseinpour
2021 Blake Earsman, Rebekah Lim-Spong
2020 Jake Ryan, Ella Humphries
2019 Jesse Nealy, Hayley Laukens
2018 Amber Donald, Connor Whitehead
2017 Kyle Coughlin
2016 Blake Drury
2015 Ashleigh Papic
2014 Rhyce Drummond
2013 Spencer Stuckey
2012 Nicholas Smith
2011 Hayley O’Neill
2010 Yasmin Tan
2009 Jordan Roberts
2008 Teah Edelmaier
2007 Tyran Groves
2006 Ben Cromb
2005 Bradley Simpson
2004 Georgi Lovelace
2003 Brooke Simpson
2002 Amy Wilson
2001 Sam Wells
2000 Adam Parker
1999 Rachael Smith
1998 Daniel McConnell
1997 Dean Parker
Alumni
2023 Megan Lien
2022 Shlok Thaker
Alumni
*Non-Background/Background
2023 NB Ava Whitby, B Ivy Zhou
2022 NB Alanah Stockdale, B Angie Wu
Alumni
2023 Emily Yu
2022 Akshika Sen
Alumni
2023 Max Graham
2022 Mitchell Crilly
Alumni
2023 Jovi Pan
2022 Olivia Chen
We are extremely proud of our sporting accomplishments at Templeton. Since joining the Rowville District in 2011, we have been crowned District Premiers on countless occasions in Interschool Sport, Athletics, Swimming, Hoop Time and Cross Country. We have 92 Premiers Flags at the District Level, with 22 of those teams proceeding to Division. We have 12 State Representative athletes and teams, with a further 14 reaching National Level. Five AFL players have worn the Green and Gold Tigers uniform in football, with Mac Andrew and Blake Drury our latest draftees to make the big time.
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Original Logo
1980 – 2001
2000s Logo
2001 – 2021
Current Logo
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Templeton Primary School is a Victorian State Government Prep to Grade 6 school situated in Wantirna, an Outer Eastern suburb in the City of Knox.
Templeton was opened in 1980 with an enrolment of around 70 students. The school provides an excellent specialist program with Physical Education, ICT, Art, Library, Music, Performing Arts and LOTE offered throughout the school. Our aim is to equip our students with self management, educational and interpersonal skills to approach life with confidence.
An integral part of our tradition is to nurture in our students a sense of PRIDE IN PERFORMANCE which is our school motto.
The school strives towards:
- Creating a safe, caring and supportive learning environment that is stimulating and challenging.
- Providing a high quality, balanced educational program for all students.
- Fostering a culture of optimism, resilience and tolerance
Original Sign 1989
Original Staff List 1980
First Assembly 22nd August 1980
Inaugural Staff 1980
Warnie pays a visit 1995
View of GP Room from Bottom Junior Playground 1980
10 Year Anniversary 1990
25 Year Anniversary 2005
40 Year Anniversary 2020
View of Library from Top Junior Playground 1980
2/3 Building Site 1998
View of Assembly Area from Crestdale 1996
View of 1997 Grade 6 from 2023 Grade 6
Original House Flags 1993
View of 2/3 Building Site from Performing Arts
View of Admin and GP Room from Bottom Junior Playground 1980
The Triplets! – Jamie, Bradley and Shelley Cattlin, 1994 – 2000
