St Andrew's College, University of Sydney
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| University | University of Sydney |
| Location | 19 Carillon Avenue, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Full name | Saint Andrew's College |
| Motto | Christo, Ecclesiae, Litteris (Latin) |
| Motto in English | For Christ, the Church and Scholarship |
| Established | 1867 |
| Named for | Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron saint of Scotland |
| Sister college | Ormond College, Emmanuel College, Knox College |
| Principal | Wayne Erickson |
| Undergraduates | 250 |
| Postgraduates | 22 |
| Website | Website |
St Andrew's College is a co-residential college within the University of Sydney, in the suburb of Newtown. Home to over 285 male and female undergraduate students, postgraduate students, resident Fellows and graduate residents.
The College, governed by its own elected Council, is situated within the campus of the University of Sydney. Set in its own picturesque grounds, it has offered residency, academic and social support to students for over 140 years. St Andrew's offers a unique opportunity to experience University life to the full.
The College enables students to get the most out of their University education – a combination of intellectual independence, academic support from the Residential Life team and personal development through involvement in Students’ Club activities such as a wide range of sporting, philanthropic and cultural activities and the gift of lifelong friendships.
The St Andrew's College Incorporation Act received Royal Assent in 1867 in the 31st year of the reign of Queen Victoria and was only replaced by an updated Act as recently as 1998. In 1870 the College Council first met and in 1876 the students entered the grand sandstone Scottish baronial building now known as the Main Building.
The College is a non-denominational independent institution of Protestant origins situated upon its own sub-grant of Crown Land and governed by a Council under the St Andrew's College Act 1998. Diversity of faith is genuinely welcome.
St Andrew's College was incorporated by Act of Parliament and received Royal Assent from Queen Victoria on 12 December 1867. The St Andrew's College Act 1998 replaced the St Andrews Incorporation Act 1867. This change means the Principal may be member of the laity and the religious affiliation of councillors has been broadened to include all Protestants. Adam Thompson became the first Principal of St Andrew's in 1872. He was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh who had come from his Hawick parish to Sydney in 1861. The College Council first met in 1870 and the first 16 students began their studies in 1874, even before the Main building was completed in 1878. Increasing demand for places led to the opening of additions to the College in 1892 (Sulman Wing), and in 1907 and 1914 (Vaucluse extensions). The student population increased to 140 in 1953 when the Reid building was completed, to 200 when the Thyne building was opened in 1966 and again to 272 when the Carillon Avenue Building was completed in 2007.
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