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Welcome to Scotch Oakburn College, where our mission is to provide an exceptional, holistic education by providing three inter-woven programs: the academic, the pastoral, and the co-curricular. The school's offerings may seem vast and sometimes complicated to the outsider, so we warmly invite you to browse our website and follow up with a personal tour of the College. It is an excellent school with a welcoming and engaged community of students, staff, and families, and we are confident you will soon see how your child will thrive in this stimulating environment. The College's holistic education must develop well-rounded young people who can make informed decisions and confident to engage positively and productively with the world beyond the College. Scotch Oakburn facilitates the continual development of literacy and numeracy's fundamental skills, alongside other essential life-skills such as communication and collaboration, inquiry and reflection, problem-solving, critical and creative thinking, and life-long learning. In recent years, Scotch Oakburn College has been repeatedly recognized for its innovative approach to curriculum, teaching, and facility design. Our stimulating programs are delivered in a wide variety of environments, from state-of-the-art, award-winning learning spaces and performance venues to our extensive gardens, wetlands, sporting fields, and gymnasiums, and out into Tasmania's beautiful natural environment. The College's talented, professional, and highly qualified staff are our greatest asset. They continually learn, reflect, and modernize to utilize best-practice teaching methods and provide the highest standard of education and care for our students. The rapport that staff builds with students, and the subsequent engagement in the College's life that those relationships promote, are vital in nurturing a sense of belonging and building the 'safe' environment in which students can be brave enough to take risks. As Socrates so wisely said, 'Education is the kindling of a flame, not filling a vessel.' At Scotch Oakburn College, we pride ourselves on our exhaustive determination to provide the very best environment for igniting that love of learning in every single child. Holistic education connects academic learning to the natural world, our community, and our values to give meaning to learning and to balance mental, physical, and emotional growth in each student. Our distinctive and evolving 'Vision for Learning' is based on educational research and experience to develop students that are: Inquiring and reflective thinkers Effective communicators Self-directed, well balanced, and ethical people Responsible citizens World contributors Informed, lifelong learners Our culture promotes an inclusive community with strong school spirit, cultural diversity, and respect for all's social and emotional well-being. All community members' actions and behavior and the model's opportunities and frame the following values. Grace Responsibility Compassion Belonging Inclusivity Integrity Commitment Humility Resilience Scotch Oakburn College was created in 1979 with the amalgamation of Oakburn College, formerly Methodist Ladies' College (1886), and Scotch College (1901). The successful amalgamation brought together two fine traditions that stretch back to the 19th century. The founders of both schools saw education not only in terms of academic qualifications but also in character development, trained against the background of the Christian faith. Scotch Oakburn has a long and significant connection with the history of Launceston and the broader Tasmanian community. It has been educating Tasmanians, and students from interstate and overseas, for over 134 years. Scotch Oakburn is proud of its long history and the sense of community and school spirit instilled in each student. Scotch Oakburn College has a long and proud history. Our College Archives is an essential record of the existence and past achievements of the College, as archives can help to maintain a sense of belonging, stability, eternal values, and continuity in our lives. The Archives collection includes both paper documents and objects related to the history of MLC/Oakburn College, Scotch College, and Scotch Oakburn College. These include uniforms, school magazines, an extensive photographic collection, trophies, books, badges, and other memorabilia. The paper collection includes press clippings, speeches, reports, letters, committee minutes, to name just a few. View full school

Scotch College is one of Australia's leading schools for boys. The school has been at the forefront of education since its foundation in 1897. Throughout its long history, the school has upheld a tradition of excellence reflected in a comprehensive and progressive curriculum. Scotch is a member of the Uniting Church, which was inaugurated in Australia in 1977 and was formed by the union of the Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. Christian values and ethics encompass all our teaching practices. Christ's figure serves as an example of personal commitment, encouraging a Christian perspective of the world's needs and cares. At Scotch College, learning is more than an academic pursuit. It is a total picture that balances a student's intellectual, physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual needs. Scotch's tradition of individuality, excellence, and community is a trademark of our students. It is the cornerstone on which our school was built and the heritage for its future. In keeping with the school'sschool's goal to provide an international standard education, the school adopted the International Baccalaureate to its curriculum in 2003. Scotch College is authorized to offer both the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and the IB Diploma to provide a seamless curriculum of an international standard of excellence in the formative years. The school has approximately 200 Junior School boys from Kindergarten to Year 5, 500 Middle School boys in Years 6 to 8, plus 800 boys in the Senior School from Years 9 to 12, including 170 boarders. Scotch College is an Independent School for Boys, situated on 50 hectares of magnificent grounds in the highly sought after Western Suburbs of Perth. It is located 10 Km from the CBD and 2 KM from some of the world's best beaches. The College was founded in 1897 and had a proud history as a school of the Presbyterian Church, and since 1977, the Uniting Church of Australia. Currently, there are approximately 1500 boys enrolled across K-12. When a boy commences his journey at Scotch, he is entering a Community for Life. Since the foundation of Scotch College in 1897, we have welcomed over 15,000 graduates into a vibrant and supportive community called Old Scotch Collegians (OSC). With over 12,000 currently living and working in Australia and across the globe, our students enter a fantastic support network for life on graduating. The OSC continues to shape and support the personal and professional lives of our boys while at school and for many years after finishing Year 12. The College has been at the forefront of education In Western Australia and Australia since its foundation in 1897. Academically and pastorally, Scotch College is renowned as one of Australia's leading independent schools for boys and a reputation as a school that prepares boys for a global experience. This is achieved through our status as a World IB College and a member of the Round Square group of schools. While we are known for our innovation, we are incredibly proud of our heritage and history. The College's pipe band has performed worldwide, including appearing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Throughout its long history, the school has upheld a tradition of leadership and excellence in education. This is reflected in our broad, innovative, and progressive curriculum. Scotch is seen as an employer of choice, as reflected in many applicants seeking to gain employment at the College. This demand ensures that only the highest quality candidates are chosen to teach and work at the College. Our website is designed to give you insight and an introduction to the College. We welcome direct inquiries and invite you to see Scotch in action through a school tour. These personal tours, conducted by our Admissions Office, enable you to view our facilities first hand while experiencing how the College operates. There are also several other College tour options and information sessions. At Scotch, we pride ourselves on placing every boy at the center of our planning and strategy. We sincerely hope you enjoy finding out more about our great community and look forward to assisting you in the most critical decision you will ever make as a family, that is, the education of your son(s). Scotch College is a modern, progressive, and successful independent school for boys. For over a hundred years, the school has been providing an intellectually and personally challenging program in keeping with the best traditions of liberal education. View full school

Scotch College is not a school. It is a way of life. On becoming part of the Scotch College community, each child becomes one of over a thousand students who are the center of our lives and for whom we have a deep care and profound ambitions. When parents join this outstanding College, they become engaged in an experience that results in their children's long-term happiness and joins a network of like-minded people for whom education is the wellspring of a fulfilled and purposeful life. Grandparents are essential to us as an energetic and expert collection of supporters in so many aspects of school life. They are always welcome. One day our present students will join with over seven thousand Old Collegians, for whom Scotch will always be a home, a base, and the source of memories for a lifetime. The 200 staff are committed to creating a well-being and educational attainment culture, which is zealously focused, creating a stimulating and relevant learning experience in preparation for the 21stCentury. Our Council and Senior Leadership Team oversee and guide this unique community. Its members have a profound regard for the school's calling and the future happiness in every way of our students. Our children will see an enormous change in their lifetimes. Technology will disrupt every respected, high-paying profession, from banking to the law to medicine. Most of the future's top jobs do not exist yet, will be short term and will be highly pressured. The mental health challenges of a connected world, with vast power afforded to our young people instantly available in the technology in their pockets, are influences we cannot ignore. Globalization will bring a disturbing level of competition that we, in our middle years, never knew. Health challenges will proliferate. We are sitting on a diabetes time bomb. Our governments or society does not firmly enough to promote exercise. Awareness of diet and nutrition has given us specific longevity, but that must continue as a fundamental part of a young person's education. In Australia, the sense of responsibility to the environment is high. The rest of the world needs to follow this example. Young Australians can lead the way in environmental protection. The safe, sensible harnessing of our resources for a sustainable future is a call we rely on to answer this generation of young people. Employment protection, access to mortgages, and pension provision are all more troublesome and less reliable than they were when I, a school Principal in his 50s, was in my 20s. The ideological challenge is coming from every direction. The need for civic engagement and a staunch defense of our way of life will be more and more of an educational challenge. Scotch College will bring excellent NAPLAN scores and ATARs. Yet, a school with our resources, intelligence, and depth should aim so much higher in our students' aspirations. Scotch prepares children for a more challenging life than their parents had. When one generation has it better than the one before, the pattern of generational progress has broken. Education is not stepping up to these realities. Scotch College is doing so. On top of required academic qualifications, we need to teach Wellbeing, versatility, profound emotional intelligence, leadership, global awareness, civic responsibility (because all must vote), and business and project management knowledge. A Strong emphasis through our business, service learning, global leadership, and outdoor education provision on informed self-reliance puts our children in what we like to term the `discomfort zone.' It is no longer enough to play to one's strengths in school. The new world for our young will need them to take risks, be comfortable with disruption, and be ready to be long-term, instinctive learners. Supremely, we are drawing on the best research to help our young people nurture themselves and their resources. Our ground-breaking Wellbeing program, from the very youngest to our Y12s, stresses the need for sound decision making, resilience, profound self-knowledge, and the imperative to serve others as the wellspring of a well-lived life. We want a fulfilled existence for your children. We aim for your children to be grateful for a Scotch education when they are 75, not just 18. We aim high because we have the imagination, the drive, the freshness, the culture, and the desire to see your children prosper, so the world around them prospers too. View full school