Since 2001, community donations to capital works at Pembroke School total an incredible $12M+

How Your Support Helps

Major philanthropic support from our community, including from those who have generously left gifts to the School in their will, has helped advance a diverse range of programs, opportunities and initiatives.

Grounds and Buildings

• 1993 – Diana Medlin Junior School
• 1994 – John Moody Technology Centre
• 1998 – Senior School Resource Centre
• 2002 – DD Harris Wing Campbell House (DD Harris Bequest)
• 2004 – Middle School Resource Centre
• 2009 – Girton Arts Precinct including the Dorothy Yates Hall (Dorothy Loughhead Bequest)
• 2016 – Old Watulunga Environmental Education Centre
• 2019 – Shipsters Road Building for Middle School Art, Science, Design and Digital Technology
• 2024 – John Moody Centre transformation featuring the new John Moody Dining Room for boarders and other guests, King’s Café for Middle School students and staff, and Yellow Submarine Too – a social enterprise café open to the public
• 2025 – Reopening of Turner House for senior boarding

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

• Pembroke Community Scholarship
  Full tuition for a student experiencing financial hardship or adverse personal circumstances
• Scholarship for the Love of Learning in the IB
  For students wishing to study the IB Diploma who would otherwise be unable to access a Pembroke education
• Indulkaninna Foundation Scholarship
  Offers remission on boarding fees
• Indigenous Youth Leadership Program
  Scholarships and leadership opportunities for young Indigenous Australians with a focus on Indigenous students from regional and remote communities, granted in partnership with The Smith Family
• Margaret Sellars’ Scholarship
  Full tuition for two students from rural Australia
• Hope Crampton Endowed Annual Scholarship
  Presented every year since 1995 (Hope Crampton Bequest)
• Margaret Davey Trust Fund
  Supporting general education purposes by way of an annual income (Margaret Davey Bequest)
• Bursaries
  For those experiencing short-term need due to disadvantage, health or financial distress
• Awards
  Examples include the Ross Family Leadership Medal, Diana Medlin Award, John Mayfield Award for IB students, Enid Williss Ferrari Memorial Award for Excellence in Choral Music (Enid Williss Bequest), Margaret Meadows Award and the Colin and Kaye Michell Awards for Outstanding Leadership in the Service to the School (Colin Michell Bequest)

The Arts

• Margaret Bennett Year 12 Art Prizes
  Recognising exceptional artistic talent
• Generations in Jazz
  Supported by the Foundation since 2014 to allow the annual attendance of 60 students
• Pembroke’s Unreel Film Festival
  Supported by the Foundation since 2008

Sport and Other Co-Curricular

• Pembroke Rowing, Equestrian, Pedal Prix, Robotics and Other Teams
  Have received support via the Foundation

Other

• Didi Medlin Centre for Professional Growth
  The Foundation provides ongoing support to the Didi Medlin Centre, Pembroke’s parallel school for the development of our staff
• Pembroke and Marree Schools Exchange Program
  Supported by the Foundation since 1995
• Pembroke Library Fund
  Supports our libraries through books, information management and other resources
• Non-Financial Gifts
  For example, the donation of artwork for display at Pembroke or items for fundraising