Peter Moyes Anglican Community School
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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.
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.
Every year the different houses compete in a variety of activities such as inter-house sporting carnivals.
Mindarie, Western Australia
Mindarie is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, considered to be northernmost of Perth's affluent beachside suburbs. It is located 36 kilometres north of Perth's central business district via Marmion Avenue and is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area.After being...
. The school was established in 2000 and caters for K-12 education. It was named after Peter Moyes
Peter Moyes
Peter Morton Moyes AM OBE was the Headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School and Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference of the Independent Schools of Australia....
who was the first Director of the Anglican Schools' Commission.
School crest
The school crest has many symbolic meanings. The Bishop mitreMitre
The mitre , also spelled miter, is a type of headwear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Anglican Communion, some Lutheran churches, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the Eastern Orthodox...
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
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
, 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
Alpha and Omega
The term Alpha and Omega comes from the phrase "I am the alpha and the omega" , an appellation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation ....
symbolise 'the beginning and the end', meaning learning continues all through life.
House system
The school has four houses:- Lingiari House - named after Vincent LingiariVincent LingiariVincent Lingiarri, AM , was an Aboriginal rights activist who was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the Aboriginal people. Lingiarri was a member of the Gurindji people. In Vincent's earlier life he worked as a stockman at Wave Hill Cattle Station. He also played...
- Hollows House - named after Fred HollowsFred HollowsFrederick "Fred" Cossom Hollows, AC was an ophthalmologist who became known for his work in restoring eyesight for countless thousands of people in Australia and many other countries...
- Durack House - named after Mary DurackMary DurackDame Mary Durack AC DBE was an Australian author and historian. She wrote Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country.-Childhood:...
- Cuthbert House - named after Betty CuthbertBetty CuthbertElizabeth Cuthbert AM, MBE is an Australian athlete, and a fourfold Olympic champion....
Every year the different houses compete in a variety of activities such as inter-house sporting carnivals.