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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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National Representatives

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Division Premiers

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AFL Players

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

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