Peter Moyes Anglican Community School
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School | |
|---|---|
 Act Justly, Honour God | |
| Location | |
Mindarie, Western Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 31°40′34″S 115°42′28″E / 31.6760°S 115.7078°ECoordinates: 31°40′34″S 115°42′28″E / 31.6760°S 115.7078°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 2000 |
| Principal | Julian Dowse |
| Colour(s) | French Navy, Emerald Green & Gold |
| Website | www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au |
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is a private school in Mindarie, Western Australia. The school was established in 2000 and caters for K-12 education. It was named after Peter Moyes who was the first Director of the Anglican Schools' Commission.
School crest
The school crest has many symbolic meanings. The Bishop mitre placed at the top of the crest signifies the connection between the School and the Anglican Church.
The left panel of the shield depicts white outlined waves in a green background. The waves represent the location of the school being near the ocean. The green represents one of the school's primary colours and its location in Mindarie. One of the many meanings for Mindarie can be 'place of green water'.
The right panel depicts the stems of grass trees which gives a linked connection to the family name of Peter Moyes. Moyes is an old French name for Moses, who as a baby was set adrift on the Nile River in a small craft of bulrushes to save him from slaughter by the Pharaoh's Egyptian guards. It also symbolises another meaning of Mindarie: 'dry leaves from a grasstree'.
The book represents learning and the Greek letters Alpha and Omega symbolise 'the beginning and the end', meaning learning continues all through life.
House system
The school has five houses:
- Lingiari House - named after Vincent Lingiari
- Hollows House - named after Fred Hollows
- Durack House - named after Mary Durack
- Cuthbert House - named after Betty Cuthbert
- Florey House - named after Howard Florey
Every year the different houses compete in a variety of activities such as inter-house sporting carnivals. These are mainly consisted of a swimming carnival, a cross country carnival and participation in inter-school Athletics Carnivals for sports such as Netball, Basketball, Soccer, Australian Football and Volleyball