Scots College, Wellington
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| Address | |
| Monorgan Road, Strathmore, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 41°19′42″S 174°49′09″E / 41.3284°S 174.8191°ECoordinates: 41°19′42″S 174°49′09″E / 41.3284°S 174.8191°E |
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| Type | Private, composite, day and boarding |
| Motto |
Virtutem paret doctrina Let education make the all round man. |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Established | 1916/1918 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 281 |
| Headmaster | Mr Graeme Yule |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| School roll | 851 |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | Scotscollege.school.nz |
Scots College is an independent (private) Presbyterian boys' Years 1 to 13 school located in the suburb of Strathmore Wellington, New Zealand. Under the leadership of an Executive Headmaster, the College comprises three schools, the Preparatory School for Years 1 to 6, the Middle School for Years 7 to 10 and the Senior School for Years 11 to 13. Each school has its own Principal and Staff. Scots College is an IB World College.
It was founded as a Presbyterian boys' college in 1916 by Rev Dr James Gibb and the Hon John Aitken on the current campus of Queen Margaret College in Thorndon, and moved to the present site in Strathmore in 1919. Dr Gibb's vision was the creation of a Christian college that would be independent of the secular state system. It is the 'brother' school of The Scots College in Sydney, Australia and of Queen Margaret College in Thorndon, Wellington.
The college's Scots heritage is reflected in its ceremonies (often involving a piper leading a procession into its hall) and school song. College prefects wear kilts on official occasions and every Friday for chapel. The school tartan is that of the Clan Fergusson. Permission to wear the tartan was granted by the late Governor General Sir Charles Fergusson.
Unlike other prominent New Zealand Presbyterian boys schools Saint Kentigern College in Auckland, and St Andrew's College in Christchurch, Scots College has not become coeducational. This is perhaps, as with Lindisfarne College in Hastings and John McGlashan College in Dunedin, due to the lack of a competing Anglican boys in the local area, such as Auckland's King's College and Christ's College in Christchurch.
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