Public Schools Association (Western Australia) - Scotch College, Perth, Aquinas College, Perth, Hale School, Guildford Grammar School (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Scotch College, Perth, Aquinas College, Perth, Hale School, Guildford Grammar School, Public Schools Association, Wesley College, Perth, Trinity College, Perth, Christ Church Grammar School, Head of the River. Excerpt: Scotch College (informally known as Scotch or SC), is one of Australia's leading independent schools for boys, situated in Swanbourne, Western Australia, 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 course. Scotch has two large campus in Swanbourne and Claremont. It also has an outdoor education centre in Dwellingup. The campus in Swanbourne consists of a senior school for Years 8 to 12 and the campus in Claremont consists of junior school for Year 1 to 5 and middle school for Year 6 to 7. Also located on the Claremont campus are sports grounds, and boarding facilities for 140 students. Rev. David Ross, a founder of Scotch CollegeScotch 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 scho...