Scotch College, Adelaide

Infobox Aust school private
name = Scotch College


motto = "Scientia, Humanitas, Religio"
established = 1919
type = Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
denomination = Uniting Church
slogan = "Excellence Today, Relevance Tomorrow"
key_people = Mr. Tim Oughton (Principal)
Mr. Ross Haslam (Chairman)
fees = AU$9,960-16,560 p.a (Day)
AU$29,960 (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.ais.sa.edu.au/html/about_schools_display.asp |title=Scotch College|accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Association of Independent Schools of South Australia]
city = Torrens Park
state = SA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|34|58|55|S|138|36|57|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~850 (P-13)cite web |url=https://secure.scotch.sa.edu.au/files/JuniorSchool%20PhysicalActivitiesCoord.pdf |title=Duty Statement |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Scotch College]
num_employ =
revenue =
colours = Blue & Gold color box|#000080color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.scotch.sa.edu.au/ www.scotch.sa.edu.au]

Scotch College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Torrens Park, an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

Founded in 1919, and incorporated under an Act of Parliament in 1922, Scotch currently caters for approximately 850 students from pre-school to year 13, including up to 80 boarders in years 7 to 12.cite web |url=http://www.scotch.sa.edu.au/?catalog=181&cat=2957 |title=Boarding |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Scotch College ]

Scotch College is affiliaed with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,cite web |url=http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm |title=International Members |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work= HMC Schools |publisher= The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2233 |title=AHISA Schools: South Australia |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |month =April |work=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia ] the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia (AISSA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=52 |title=Scotch College, SA |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Australian Boarding Schools' Association ] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/southaustralia/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA South Australia Directory of Members |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia ] and the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA).

History

An endearing myth associated with the College is that it was founded in the memory of the "Sons of Scotland who fought and died in The Great War of 1914-1918". However, a review of contemporary documentation indicates that the College was in the process of being established prior to the outbreak of war and that the "memorial" was an idea seized upon in a time of peace.

Scotch college was founded in 1919 and officially incorporated under an Act of Parliament in 1922. At its foundation, the college was an independent, Presbyterian school for boys. 'Gratton House', now the Middle School, was built as a memorial to 57 Old Collegians who were killed in World War II.

In 1972 the College became co-educational, and the Middle School began the following year.

Today the College is administered by a Council of Governors in connection with the Uniting Church in Australia.cite web |url=https://secure.scotch.sa.edu.au/index.php?catalog=181&cat=2926 |title=Our History |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Scotch College]

Campus

The Scotch College is situated on two neighbouring campuses, covering over 20 hectares in the Torrens Park area of Mitcham, about 8 kilometres south of Adelaide, in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges.cite web |url=https://secure.scotch.sa.edu.au/index.php?catalog=181&cat=2907 |title=Location |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Scotch College] The two campuses of the College are:
*Torrens Park Campus, catering for the Middle School (years 7 to 9) and the Senior College (years 10 to 12).
*Conquest Campus, catering for the Preschool, Kindergarten and Junior School (years R to 6)cite web |url=https://secure.scotch.sa.edu.au/index.php?catalog=183&cat=3195 |title=Employment |accessdate=2007-09-05 |year =2007 |work=Scotch College]

Notable alumni

* Brian Croser - One of Australia's top winemakers.
* Legh Davis - A member of the South Australian Legislative Council.
* Juliet Haslam - Dual Olympic gold hockey player, see Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
* Robert Hill - Australian Ambassador to the United Nations and former Senator for South Australia, Minister for Defence and Leader of the Government in Australian Senate, longest serving leader of the Liberal Party in the Australian Senate.
* Sam Jacobs - A South Australian Supreme Court Judge, who was inquirer into the BankSA collapse.
* Tim Jacobs - Son of Sam Jacobs, head of the Victorian Arts Centre and former head of the Sydney Opera House.
* Tara Morice - Strictly Ballroom star.
* Ben Nelson - A Carlton footballer.
* Wayne B. Phillips - Australian cricketer.
* Sir Victor Richardson - A cricketer and Chappells' grandfather.
* Amy Gebhardt - Award winning filmmaker.
* Penny Wong - ALP senator, Minister for Climate Change and Water. Former Shadow Minister for Public Administration & Accountability , Corporate Governance & Responsibility, Workforce Participation
* Brendan Hewitt - Australian Runner and state record holder for 3000m Steeplechase
* David Lutterus - Notable rising golf star, turning pro in 2004, currently participating in the US PGA Tour. Competed in the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii.
* Tom Brice - Professional Baseball player (Right-Field), competed in Sydney 2000 Olympics, SASI Graduate.

References

See also

* List of schools in South Australia
* List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.scotch.sa.edu.au/ Scotch College website]