For other schools with a similar name see Scots CollegeThere are a number of Educational Establishments called Scots College or Scots School. *Argentina:** St...
.
The Scots College is an
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Presbyterian
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and
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for boys, located in
Bellevue Hill Bellevue Hill is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bellevue Hill is located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.-History:...
, an
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of Sydney,
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,
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.
Established in 1893 at
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, Scots has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1600 students from
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to Year 12, including 240 boarders from Years 4 to 12. Students attend Scots from all regions of the greater
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and New South Wales country regions.
The
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is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the
Junior School Heads Association of AustraliaThe Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the
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, and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).
History
The college was formed in 1893 by three men, the Reverend Dr Archibald Gilchrist (formerly a
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), the Reverend Dr Wiliam Marcus "Dill" (
Fighting Mac) Macky and the Reverend Arthur Aspinall. Gilchrist devised the school
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of
"Utinam Patribus Nostris Digni Simus", which may be translated from
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as "O that we may be worthy of our forefathers".
The Reverend Arthur Aspinall, who became the first
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, was minister to the
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from 1874 to 1887. An educated man himself, with a love of
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, he saw the need to educate the sons of the pastoralists of the area. His dream was for a boarding school in Sydney to which these very isolated farming families could send their children. Ms Lillyan MacDonald of the Church Records and Historical Society (
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, NSW Synod) writes:
The Presbyterian Church was not happy with the proposal to start the school. Mr Aspinall became the guarantor, advancing the capital required, while the possibility of starting the school was still a matter of bitter contention within the Church hierarchy. Thus Scots opened as a private enterprise. Once the school was established and functioning, the Church Assembly saw no reason to continue to oppose the idea of the school. In 1906 Mr Aspinall sold the college to the Church for seven thousand pounds and so it became part of the Presbyterian education system in New South Wales.
Lady Robinson's Beach
The college was originally established at
Lady Robinson BeachLady Robinson Beach is the name given to the stretch of beach between the mouth of the Cooks River and the mouth of Georges River on the western shore of Botany Bay. Originally the beach was known as Seven Mile Beach. The beach was renamed after the wife of the then Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson...
, now renamed
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, near the shores of
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. The initial school building was the modified, de-licenced
New Brighton Hotel on The Grand Parade, near Bay Street. The renovations to the
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were done by Mr Aspinall's brother,
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. The first Principal, the Rev Aspinall, remained in this position until his
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in 1913. The school was officially opened 28 January 1893 by the
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, the
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. Villiers Street,
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was named in honour of this occasion. There were 25 boarders and ten day students.
The period when the school opened was a time of
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. The first few years for the school were difficult. There were 55 boys enrolled at the school when, in 1895, (soon after a racecourse had opened nearby) the school moved to its current location in Bellevue Hill.
Early days at Bellevue Hill
The school occupied
St Killians, the former home of
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Josephson. Before he retired Mr Aspinall had added new
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s to the school and developed
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s. The school was still surrounded by many areas of
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which caught
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on hot
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days. Lessons would be cancelled so that the students could assist in the
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. Mr Aspinall was a stern Principal who dealt harshly with misdemeanours. Often his acerbic tongue and brilliant use of words produced ridicule more intimidating than any of his physical
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s. But he was also capable of empathy. Some promising students were educated for free when economic constraints within a
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seemed likely to result in a student being withdrawn from the school.
1914 to 1955
James Bee, a
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er, continued the growth and expansion of the college. When he retired in 1934 there were 450 enrolled students. This is quite remarkable considering that the 1930s
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was not yet over.
Alexander Knox Anderson saw the Depression end only to be followed four years later by
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. During World War II, the school and its student body relocated to a purpose-built campus at
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, to the west of the
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. This was due to the proximity of the Bellevue Hill campus to the coast, and the fear of
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, a fear justified in May 1942 with the Japanese
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.
The Bathurst campus remained part of the school for a short period after the war, before splintering off and becoming the independent
The Scots School, BathurstThe Scots School, Bathurst , is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, with campuses in Bathurst and Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia....
.
1968
The 75th Anniversary celebrations were held 3-10 May. The 1200 students at the College and past students had much to celebrate for many former students had achieved success. In 1968 Dr Robert Naumann was
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of
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at
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in the
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. The Guest-of-Honour at the celebrations, the oldest known student in 1968, was Dr Ed Spark, a
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who had attended the school in 1894 at Lady Robinson Beach.
Subsequent history
In 1975, a fire gutted most of the school's Main Building, resulting in a major reconstruction and renovation of school facilities.
In 1988, the school opened its outdoor education campus, 'Glengarry', in the
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. Attending Glengarry is compulsory for all Year 9 boys, who live on-site in one of four
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for six months. The year group is split into two intakes, that attend in terms 1 and 2, and terms 3 and 4 respectively.
Glengarry has faced controversy due to its potentially hazardous outdoor curriculum. It has had a total of two fatalities, both occurring to Scots College students during Parent/Son hikes.
Most of the
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members are elected by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales.
Principals
| Period |
Details |
| 1892–1913 |
Rev Arthur Aspinall The Revd Arthur "Ashworth" Aspinall was a co-founder and the first Principal of The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia. He was a Congregational and Presbyterian Minister, and a joint founder of the Historical Society of New South Wales...
|
| 1914–1934 |
James Bee |
| 1935–1955 |
Alexander Knox Anderson |
| 1955–1967 |
A. E. McLucas |
| 1967–c.1979 |
Guthrie Wilson |
| c.1979–1993 |
Graeme Renney |
| 1993–2006 |
Dr Robert Iles |
| 2007–Present |
Dr Ian Lambert Dr Ian Peter Morrison Lambert is the Australian-born Principal of The Scots College, a Sydney GPS School, and an educational author and editor.-Early life:...
|
Facilities
The campus consists of three ovals (Kirkland Oval; Fairfax Oval, which is used primarily by the
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as a
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ground, and Scots Main), four general class buildings and due to new
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s to the Prep there are now 12 portable classrooms, five boarding houses, a 25 m
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, a
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nasium,
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s,
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s,
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s (indoor and outdoor) and the school
amphitheatreAn amphitheatre is an open-air venue for spectator sports, concerts, rallies, or theatrical performances. There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word 'amphitheatre' is used: Ancient amphitheatres, built by the ancient Romans, were large central performance spaces...
.
The general class buildings are the Centenary Centre (
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,
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,and
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/
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), the Graeme Clarke Centre (
ScienceScience is in its broadest sense to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome...
,
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and
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), Scots Main Design and Technology,
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, The Stevenson Building (Stevenson
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,
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and
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) and The Ginagulla Centre Languages,(
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,
The Stevenson Building also houses the Year 12
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, the
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-Cafe, the
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s' Room, the College Shop, and the school's two main function rooms (the Founders' Room and the
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Room). Scots Main houses the
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and main school
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, whilst the Centenary Centre contains the school's primary
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room, the Coote
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and various music facilities and
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s.
The college
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finished reconstruction in 2007 to provide additional
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and
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accessible facilities such as an
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for the Main Building, as well as vastly improving the aesthetics of the College 'quad'.
A new Mathematics/Science building, named the Greame Clark Centre, as well as aerobics room (Bottom Level - same level as the current pool and weights room) constructed from early 2007 to late 2008, classes began on Monday the 17th of November 2008 and the building was opened on Friday the 27th of March.
In 2007 the new "Ginahgulla" classrooms were completed. These classrooms house years five and six located at the Senior campus, Victoria Rd. The upper floors were renovated in 2008 and became new Languages and English classrooms.
Pipes and drums
As a testament to its
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, the school has a well-known
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: The Scots College
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& Drums Band, established in 1900. The original
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consisted of five members - boys who had joined the
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as pipers. There are now over 230 boys in the band, making it the largest in the
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. In 1931 the band was granted permission to wear the tartan of the
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regiment. The band's royal patron was formerly the
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. Traditionally, the Scots Pipes and Drums Band leads the annual
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parade through Sydney. At the 2006 Australian Pipe band Championships, the Drum Corps won the Juvenile Drum Corp title, and the band as a whole earned a respectable third place. These results were then followed up by a successful run at the 2008 Australian Pipe Band Championships, where the band won both the Juvenile and Grade 4 title. These are the best results the band has seen in its long and prosperous history.
Sport
Sport has traditionally played a large role in the college and is an important part of the curriculum. The college competes in the AAGPS competition and has had notable success across a number of sports. Scots GPS premierships occurred in the following years:
- Athletics
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(Senior): 1894, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1975
- Athletics (track and field)
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(Junior): 1932, 1933, 1935 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1971
- Basketball
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10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
(1sts): 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004
- Basketball (2nds): 1999 and 2000
- Cricket
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(1sts): 1943(u), 1945 (u), 1948, 1953, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1984 and 1989
- Cricket (2nds): 1947, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1982, 1988, 1991 and 1996
- Rugby union
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(1sts): 1948, 1949, 1959, 1978, 1987 and 1993
- Rugby Union (2nds): 1904, 1911, 1958, 1976 and 1979
- Rowing
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(1st VIII): 1946, 1962, 1965 and 1979
- Rowing (1st IV): 1946, 1971 and 1978
- Rowing (2nd IV): 1933, 1961, 1978 and 1986
- Rowing (3rd IV): 1961, 1962 and 1977
- Rowing (4th IV): 1946, 1965 and 1977
- Swimming
The aquatic sport of swimming involves competition amongst participants to be the fastest over a given distance under self propulsion.The different events include 25, 50, 100, 200, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, the 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free and the 100,...
(Senior): 2002 and 2004
- Swimming (Intermediate): 2002 and 2003
- Swimming (Junior): 2002 and 2008
- Cross Country
Cross country can refer to:Sports* Cross country running, a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain* Cross-country skiing, a winter sport for skiing* Cross-country cycling...
(Intermediate): 2008
- Cross Country (Junior): 1996, 1997 and 1998
- Rifle Shooting (1sts): 1938, 1939, 1980, 1981 and 1983
- Rifle Shooting (2nds): 1948, 1971, 1983, 1985 and 1986
Scots.NET and Scoogle
In 2000, Scots introduced Scots.NET, a set of dynamically controlled sites allowing students to access resources and research materials online, on the college's latest twin ISDN connection.
Scots.NET now also incorporates all day-to-day school administration functions, including rolls, detentions,
homeworkHomework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do the majority of such work at home...
merits and demerits, behavioural reports, school report releases, discipline records, subject selection, student timetables, assessment marks, attendance records, subject resources, SCOOGLE (an advanced subject forum server based on a combination of
Open SourceOpen source is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to a software's source code. Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations...
course management technologies, allowing students and teachers to communicate easily online and transfer documents and information), and software not usually available at home. In addition to student accounts, Scots.NET also features parental accounts. These allow students' parents to gain access to school publications (such as the
The Clansman newsletterA newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters...
, which has recently ceased to appear in any but electronic form; academic and pastoral reports; assessment marks; academic documentation; school publications; and so forth. A feature of Scots.NET is that students and parents are able to access Scots.NET from any computer with
internetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
access.
As part of this shift towards electronic learning, Scots has
digital projectorsA video projector takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other inconsistencies through manual settings...
,
speaker systemsA loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical signal into sound. The speaker pulses in accordance with the variations of an electrical signal and causes sound waves to propagate through a medium such as air or water.Loudspeakers are the most variable elements in a...
and
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
/VCR systems in the majority of its classrooms and halls, in order to better facilitate media presentations by staff and students.
In 2006 Scoogle, a more upgraded version of Scots.NET became available and was trialed in some courses primarily as a homework receive/upload system. In 2007 Scots.net was taken down from the internet and Scoogle was fully integrated and being used in every course for assessment information, task uploads, study resources, a basic instant messenger for teacher-student communications which did not fully materialise, and also still having all the older features of the outdated Scots.NET under the new system.
House system
As with most Australian schools, The Scots College utilises a
house systemThe house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in ex-British colonies. Historically it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
. Scots has 13 student houses, of which 5 are boarding houses. Each year the houses participate in multiple academic and sporting competitions, spread across the school year, and are awarded points according to their placings. This point system determines the winner of the House Championship each year (announced at a final assembly). The day boy houses contain between 90 and 95 students each, whilst the boarding houses have between 50 and 65 apiece.
Boarding houses
The school's five
boarding houseA boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
s are named Macintyre, Kirkland, Aspinall, Fairfax and Royle.
Macintyre House is located by the Macintyre tennis courts and contains the College
clinicA clinic is a small private or public health facility that is devoted to the care of outpatients, often in a community, in contrast to larger hospitals, which also treat inpatients. Some grow to be institutions as large as major hospitals, whilst retaining the name clinic...
. The house contains all the Year 7 boarders who go to other boarding houses after Year 7 and does not compete in any house competitions.
Kirkland House is located next to the gym, and its jersey blue and white.
Motto: Strength of character through character and good sense.
Aspinall House is located between the Chapel and the dining hall, its house jersey is mostly white with a little dark green and it is named after former principle Arthur Aspinall. Motto: Honour before honours.
Fairfax house is situated on the hill above Kirkland oval and the Ginagulla classrooms. Because it is on a hill the boys in the house sometimes call it "The House on the Hill". Motto: Steadfast and United.
Royle house is located across the road from Macintyre house and the Macintyre tennis courts, and its house
jerseyThe Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs. Together with the bailiwick of Guernsey...
is dark green and blue. Motto: Not merely for ourselves.
Day houses
In addition to the boarding houses, the school has 8 day boy houses- James Bee, Fraser, Anderson, Macky, Bruce, Armstrong, Gilchrist and Brandt. They are listed here by age:
- James Bee House is one of the two oldest day boy houses, formed in 1936 and named after Mr. James Bee, headmaster for twenty years (1914-1934). The house badge is based on his initials. In recent years, James Bee has consistently come second to Gilchrist House, with the exception of 2002 in which it secured the House Championship over its traditional rival. James Bee House has "Red Nose Day" as its charity and has raised around $80000 for this worthwhile charity over the last 8 years. Colours: Black. Motto: Opera Optima ("Best Effort").
- Armstrong House was formed in Mid-1936 as a day boy house. It is named after Dr. G. Armstrong, a founding College Councillor and Deputy College Chairman. Its crest is the College's rampant lion and the letter A in gold on a red background. Colours: Red and Gold. Motto: Striving for Excellence.
- Anderson House was formed in 1947, and named after Mr. A.K. Anderson, Headmaster from 1935 to 1955. The crest is based on the New South Wales floral emblem, the Waratah
Waratah is a genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees in the Proteaceae, native to the southeastern parts of Australia...
. Colours: Yellow, Red and White. Motto: Truth, Courage, Compassion.
- Brandt House was also formed in 1947. It is named for Rev. D.F. Brandt, Chairman of the College Council from 1927 to 1936. The house crest displays four sections displaying a castle
A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress, in that it describes a residence of a monarch or...
, the lionThe Lion is one of four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
rampant, an open book and the house initials. Colours: Royal Blue. Motto: "Fortune favours the brave". Charity: Cancer Council of Australia
- Gilchrist House was formed in 1986. It was named after the Rev. Dr. A. Gilchrist, one of the most influential College Founders. In recent years, Gilchrist has been consistent winner of the House Championship (excepting a 2002 victory to James Bee and a 2000 victory to Bruce). The badge and motto are based on those of the Gilchrist Clan. Colours: Red, Green and White. Motto: Fortis et Fidus ("Brave and Faithful") Charity: Diabetes Australia
- Bruce House was formed in 1986 and named after Rev. Dr. D. Bruce (Chairman of the College Council from 1902 to 1905. The house selected a new badge in 1991, based on the belt that traditionally surrounds Scottish clan
Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat of Arms...
badges with the College's rampant lion in the centre. Colours: Royal Blue and White. Motto: Strength and Unity. Charity: Red kite
- Fraser House was also formed in 1986. It was named after Mr H.J. Fraser, Chairman of the College Council from 1969 to 1977. The crest and motto are based on those of the Fraser clan, with the buck's head in the centre. Colours: Light Green and White. Motto: Je Suis Pret ("I'm Ready!") Charity: Bandaged Bear Day
- Macky House, like Bruce, Fraser and Gilchrist, was founded in 1986. It was named after Rev. Dr. W.M.D. Macky, one of the founders and the first Chairman of the College Council (1893-1901). The open book and sword
A sword is a long, edged piece of metal, used in many civilizations throughout the world, primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon and occasionally for clubbing...
-bearing arm of the crest are based on the house motto. Colours: Blue, Green and White. Motto: With Strong Arm and Mind. Charity: Jeans for Genes Day
Notable alumni
Former students of The Scots College are known as Old Boys, or alternatively Old Scotsmen, and may elect to join the school's
alumni associationAn alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organization...
, The Scots College Old Boys' Union (OBU). The OBU was formed in 1900, and today supports the school with financial assistance, whilst working to facilitate communication and interaction between the College and its Old Boys through events and activities, such as alumni and sporting reunions. Reunions are also held in various states of Australia and overseas.
Amongst the schools notable alumni are
Dr. Peter JensenPeter Jensen , is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales.-Early life and ministry:Jensen was born in Sydney and educated at Bellevue Hill Public School and The Scots College...
, the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney,
Admiral Sir David James MartinRear Admiral Sir David James Martin KCMG, AO was a senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy and later Governor of New South Wales.-Biography:...
AOThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"....
, former Governor of New South Wales,
Hon.The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons.-Australia:...
Peter McCallum DowdingPeter McCallum Dowding SC was the 24th Premier of Western Australia, serving from 25 February 1988 until his resignation on 12 February 1990 after an internal party dispute....
S.C.The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, especially in current or former Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions in which the British monarch is no longer head of state, such as Hong Kong, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore, Guyana...
, former
Premier of Western AustraliaThe Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
, and
Graeme Milbourne ClarkGraeme Milbourne Clark AC is responsible for the pioneering research and development of the Bionic Ear – a multiple-channel Cochlear Implant. The Cochlear Implant has brought hearing and speech understanding to over one hundred thousand people with a severe-to-profound hearing loss, in more than...
ACThis is a list of Companions of the Order of Australia.Notes:- Government Gazette special announcements :- It's an Honour :* * *...
AOThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"....
, pioneer of the multiple-channel
cochlear implantA cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is often referred to as a bionic ear...
, as well as Dr Charlie Teo; a prominent neurosurgeon who operates in Prince Of Wales Hospital, Sydney. It has also had many contributions to Australia's sporting teams; Bryan Weir and Terrence Alfred are both Old Boys who have represented Australia in Rowing, David Brockoff is a most notable ex-wallabies rugby player, who has both coached and played amongst winning wallaby teams.
Associated schools
There are currently only three other Presbyterian schools in New South Wales:
- Scots' sister school
The term sister school originally referred to a definite financial commerce between two colleges or universities. More recently, the definition has been widened to include any schools that have a strong historical connection, two single-sex schools which have social activities involving students...
, the Presbyterian Ladies' College, SydneyThe Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia...
in CroydonCroydon is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Croydon is located 11 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district...
- The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale
The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls. The school is located in Armidale, a large rural town with a population of 28,000 in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.PLC Armidale currently caters for approximately...
- The Scots School
The Scots School, Bathurst , is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, with campuses in Bathurst and Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia....
, BathurstBathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200 km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. It has a population of approximately 37,000 It is the oldest inland settlement in Australia.-History:The...
Scots CollegeScots College is a private boys' primary and secondary school located in Wellington, New Zealand.It was founded as a Presbyterian boys' college in 1916 by Rev Dr James Gibb and the Hon John Aitken. Dr Gibb's vision was the creation of a Christian college that would be independent of the secular...
in
WellingtonWellington is the capital of New Zealand, at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and is New Zealand's third most populous urban area with residents. There are ...
, New Zealand was founded as a 'brother' school to The Scots College.
Further reading
- Sherington, G. and Prentis, M. 1993. Scots to the Fore: A History of The Scots College Sydney 1893-1993.. Hale & Iremonger, Sydney. ISBN 0868065005.
- Andrew, Phillipa A (1997) Built To Last: the stories of John and Thomas Aspinall and their descendants. Privately Published.
- ISBN/ISSN 0 646 34463 3: available in the library of The Society of Australian Genealogists, Sydney, State Library of New South Wales and in the library of The Scots College.
- Church Records and Historical Society (Uniting Church of Australia, NSW Synod), Parramatta
Parramatta is a suburb in the west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It sits on the bank of the Parramatta River, west of the Sydney central business district, approximately at the geographical centre of its metropolitan area. It is known colloquially as 'Parra'.Parramatta is the...
- Garrett, J and Farr, L W (1964) Camden College: A Centenary History
- Geeves, Phillip and Jervis, J (1986) Rockdale: its beginning and development Revised Edition
- Historical Society of New South Wales
- Joy, William (29 April 1968) Daily Telegraph, Sydney: "How three fighting Scots founded a great school" (commemorating the 75th anniversary of the school)-includes photo of Rev Aspinall and his wife
- Munro May (1961) In Old Aspinall's Day
- Prentis, Malcolm A Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in NSW, 1866-1885, Church Heritage Vol 6 No3
- Prentis, M and Sherrington, G (1994) History of Scots College
- White, C A The Challenge of the Years Plate 29 "The Scots College"
See also
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