Scotch College Perth
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Swanbourne, WA Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°58′52″S 115°46′23″E / 31.98111°S 115.77306°ECoordinates: 31°58′52″S 115°46′23″E / 31.98111°S 115.77306°E |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding |
| Motto |
Latin: Sicut Patribus Sit Deus Nobis ("May God be with us as He was with our forefathers") |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Established | 1897 |
| Sister school | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth |
| Chairman | Digby Stretch |
| Headmaster | Dr Alec O’Connell |
| Staff | ~100 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | ~1,170 |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Blue and Gold |
| Slogan | "Preparing Boys for Life" |
| Website | http://scotch.wa.edu.au/view/ |
Scotch College (informally known as Scotch or SC), is an Australian independent school for boys, situated in Swanbourne, Western Australia. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association (PSA) and is now a Uniting Church school, although it was founded in 1897 by the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The school has undertaken the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years and Middle Years programmes since 2003. Recently offered the Diploma Program for 2010 Year 11's as an option, the school will continue to run the State education WACE course.
Scotch College spreads over a large campus in Swanbourne,Western Australia. It also has an outdoor education centre in Dwellingup. The campus in Swanbourne consists of a senior school for Years 9 to 12 and the campus in Claremont consists of junior school for Year 1 to 5 and middle school for Year 6 to 8. Also located on the Claremont campus are sports grounds, and boarding facilities for 140 students.
Scotch College owes its foundations to a conversation at an 1896 dinner party, where the parent of a 12-year-old boy, Mrs Jane Alexander, wife of Hon. William Alexander, MLC, complained that there was an absence of a Presbyterian school for boys in Perth. She offered Rev. David Ross, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia, £500 to establish Scotch College. The announcement of the college came on Monday 4 January 1897, in the form of an advertisement. The advertisement included the first location of the school, Shearer Memorial Hall, which is now the Perth Trades Hall. When founded, the school was originally named The Alexander Scotch College. The school would later shorten its name to Scotch College in 1908 for banking purposes.
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