Scotch Oakburn College
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Scotch Oakburn College is an independent
, Uniting Church, co-educational, day
and boarding school
, located in Launceston
, Tasmania
, Australia
.
Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College (formerly the Methodist Ladies' College). The school currently caters for approximately 1,100 students from Early Learning (3 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old), including over 70 boarders from Years 6 to 12.
Scotch Oakburn is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, and the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools
.
The College
is a full member of the Round Square
association, an international association spreading across five continents and over 60 schools around the world. Scotch Oakburn College is the only full member of Round Square in Tasmania.
of the Uniting Church in Australia
, formed in 1977 by the union of many congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Australia
and Congregational Union of Australia
with the Methodist Church of Australasia
.
The Methodist Ladies' College, Launceston (M.L.C) was established on Elphin Road, just east of the city centre, in 1886. The aim of the college was to allow girls the same access to educational facilities as boys. The largest building on campus had been named "Oakburn" upon its construction 25 years earlier. After its first year, it had 88 students. The first Headmaster was Mr G. Thornton-Lewis.
In 1969, M.L.C was renamed "Oakburn College" as the school council felt that 'Ladies' was outdated. The school became co–educational in 1973.
in October 1950. In 1917, it moved from its York Street residence to the "Ravenscraig" property on Penquite Road, around 10 km east of the city.
By 1972 the College was struggling to survive and it was subsequently decided to introduce co–education.
in 1977, representatives from both colleges joined to discuss an amalgamation
. The successful amalgamation process was chaired by local physician
Dr John Morris, AO, MBE, who was then Chairman of the Oakburn College Council. 1979 was the inaugural year of Scotch Oakburn College with the Oakburn College Council Chairman becoming the Chairman of the amalgamated college's Council, and the Principal of Scotch College becoming the inaugural Principal of the amalgamted College.
The former Oakburn College campus, on Elphin Road, in 1979 became home to the Matriculation classes (years 11 and 12) and the junior school
(years K–6) and boarding house. The same year, the Scotch College campus on Penquite Road became the middle school
(years 7 to 10). In 1980, the current set-up was adopted with years 11 and 12 joining the middle school classes at the Penquite Campus, leaving the Elphin Campus with Early Learning to Grade 6 and the boarding house.
. The first building on the land was "Oakburn", constructed by Eliza Thomson in 1861, a year after she was granted the land. This is the most historic building on any of the campuses. In time, "Oakburn" would become the boarding house. The college was later re-named for this building. An extension to this building, the Mary Fox Jubilee Wing, was constructed in 1935 to celebrate the College's jubilee anniversary. Today it is better known to students as the Mary Fox Hall or just the Mary Fox and it houses school assemblies, chapel services and many other events such as school plays, dances and trivia nights.
The stately "Lemana" and "The Stables" are located on the western end of the campus. They include classroom areas for Years 2 to 5. "The Stables", as the name suggests, was formerly the stable
area for horses. The primary classroom area is located on the eastern end of the campus, near the Mary Fox Chapel and Hall. This dual-purpose space is the centre of many school community events. Lemana is a grand old house which today houses modern classrooms on the inside but keeps its historic exterior. Lemana recently celebrated its 100th birthday.
The boarding house is home to over 70 students from years 6-12. Students share dormitories in years 7-10 and in years 11 and 12 get their own rooms, subject to availability. The boarding house also has common room areas with televisions and computer facilities for students. During the summer months boarders have access to the swimming pool during their time off. Each school day morning boarders are bused to the Penquite campus and in turn buses take them back after classes finish.
An Early Learning complex houses pre-school, kindergarten
, and after-hours care facilities. This complex was built on the site of the original Methodist Ladies' College/Oakburn College Principal's residence.
The Elphin campus also is home to four tennis courts, a large oval, two multi-purpose courts, a well-equipped gymnasium and a 25m swimming pool. The students from the Penquite campus are ferried by school bus to the Elphin campus for swimming lessons during their physical education classes.
The Penquite Campus has seen a lot of building development since amalgamation:
.
, to lease and use a part the property for education outdoors and environmental study purposes. This facility is known as the Valley Campus.
Scotch Oakburn College Senior School operates under four school houses
(in order of dominance): Dean (light blue), Nance (yellow), Briggs (jade green) and Fox (red). Throughout the year students compete in a number of competitions to gain points to win the house shield at the end of the year; these competitions include swimming, cross-country, athletics and music.
, the Scotch Oakburn Old Collegians Association (SOOCA). Some notable Old Collegians include:
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Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, Uniting Church, co-educational, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, located in Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College (formerly the Methodist Ladies' College). The school currently caters for approximately 1,100 students from Early Learning (3 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old), including over 70 boarders from Years 6 to 12.
Scotch Oakburn is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, and the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools
Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools
The Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools is a group of sixteen schools in Tasmania, Australia formed by AHISA Tasmania to conduct sporting competitions for member schools...
.
The College
College
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is a full member of the Round Square
Round Square
The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...
association, an international association spreading across five continents and over 60 schools around the world. Scotch Oakburn College is the only full member of Round Square in Tasmania.
Formation
Scotch Oakburn College was created in 1979, through the amalgamation of the Scotch College and Oakburn College (formerly the Methodist Ladies' College). It currently operates as a collegeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
of the Uniting Church in Australia
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
, formed in 1977 by the union of many congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Australia
Presbyterian Church of Australia
The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:...
and Congregational Union of Australia
Congregational Union of Australia
The Congregational Union of Australia was a Congregational denomination in Australia.Two hundred and sixty of its congregations joined the Uniting Church in Australia, which was formed in 1977 by the union of congregations of the Congregational Union, Methodist Church of Australasia, and...
with the Methodist Church of Australasia
Methodist Church of Australasia
The Methodist Church of Australasia was a Methodist denomination based in Australia.It ceased to exist in 1977 when most of its congregations joined with the many congregations of the Congregational Union of Australia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia to form the Uniting Church in...
.
Methodist Ladies' College
In 1969, M.L.C was renamed "Oakburn College" as the school council felt that 'Ladies' was outdated. The school became co–educational in 1973.
Scotch College
The Scotch College was established as a non-denominational boys' school, on York Street in 1901. The school went through a number of owners in its first 50 years of existence, eventually being taken over by the Presbyterian Church of AustraliaPresbyterian Church of Australia
The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:...
in October 1950. In 1917, it moved from its York Street residence to the "Ravenscraig" property on Penquite Road, around 10 km east of the city.
By 1972 the College was struggling to survive and it was subsequently decided to introduce co–education.
Church union and amalgamation
After the formation of the Uniting Church in AustraliaUniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
in 1977, representatives from both colleges joined to discuss an amalgamation
Consolidation (business)
Consolidation or amalgamation is the act of merging many things into one. In business, it often refers to the mergers and acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones. In the context of financial accounting, consolidation refers to the aggregation of financial statements of a group...
. The successful amalgamation process was chaired by local physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Dr John Morris, AO, MBE, who was then Chairman of the Oakburn College Council. 1979 was the inaugural year of Scotch Oakburn College with the Oakburn College Council Chairman becoming the Chairman of the amalgamated college's Council, and the Principal of Scotch College becoming the inaugural Principal of the amalgamted College.
The former Oakburn College campus, on Elphin Road, in 1979 became home to the Matriculation classes (years 11 and 12) and the junior school
Junior school
A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....
(years K–6) and boarding house. The same year, the Scotch College campus on Penquite Road became the middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
(years 7 to 10). In 1980, the current set-up was adopted with years 11 and 12 joining the middle school classes at the Penquite Campus, leaving the Elphin Campus with Early Learning to Grade 6 and the boarding house.
Principals
| Years | Methodist Ladies' College |
|---|---|
| 1886 – 1889 | Mr George Thornton Lewis, BA (London) |
| 1890 – 1902 | The Rev. Francis J. Nance, MA |
| 1903 – 1941 | Miss Mary E.G. Fox, MBE, MA |
| 1941 – 1954 | Miss Gwendoline Madder, MA, DipEd, Acting Head 1926 – 1928, 1936 |
| 1954 – 1962 | The Rev. C.O. Leigh Cook, MA |
| 1963 – 1971 | The Rev. C. Leigh Speedy, MSc, BD, DipEd, MACE |
| 1972 – 1976 | The Rev. Angas S. Holmes, BA, BD, MRE, DipEd, MACE |
| 1977 – 1978 | The Rev. Alan E. Green, BSc, BD, DipEd, MACE |
| Years | Scotch College |
| 1900 – 1901 | Mr S. Leslie Brown, MA |
| 1902 – 1914 | Mr Andrew Raeburn |
| 1914 – 1924 | Mr C. Mitchell Tovell, MSc |
| 1925 – 1950 | Mr W.W.V. Briggs, MBE, MA, DipEd, Vice Principal 1951 – 1956 |
| 1950 – 1966 | The Rev Robert H. Dean, BA, BEd, MACE |
| 1966 – 1971 | Mr John T. Sykes, BA (Hons), BEd, MACE, JP |
| 1972 – 1977 | Mr Jock P. Herbert, BA DipEd, FRGS, MACE |
| 1978 – 1979 | Dr Bruce N. Carter, BA, EdM, EdD, MACE |
| Years | Scotch Oakburn College |
| 1979 – 1985 | Dr Bruce N. Carter, BA, EdM, EdD, MACE |
| 1979 – 1981 | The Rev Alan E. Green, Associate Principal of Scotch Oakburn College |
| 1986 – 1993 | Mr David J. Hone David Hone David Jeremy Hone is a former Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Oxford University and Australian rules football for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .... , BA Hons, Cert Ed, MEd, MACE |
| 1994 – 2001 | Mr Graeme E. McDonald, BA, DipEd, MEdAdmin, MACE, MACEA |
| 2002 – Present | Mr Andrew D. Barr, BEc (Hons), DipEd, MEdStudies, MACEL |
Elphin
The younger of the two campuses, the Elphin Campus is the site of the more historic buildings in the school. The campus features a number of beautiful old oak trees which are located at the front of the campus in a garden area. The Elphin Campus is home to the primary school and boarding houseBoarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
. The first building on the land was "Oakburn", constructed by Eliza Thomson in 1861, a year after she was granted the land. This is the most historic building on any of the campuses. In time, "Oakburn" would become the boarding house. The college was later re-named for this building. An extension to this building, the Mary Fox Jubilee Wing, was constructed in 1935 to celebrate the College's jubilee anniversary. Today it is better known to students as the Mary Fox Hall or just the Mary Fox and it houses school assemblies, chapel services and many other events such as school plays, dances and trivia nights.
The stately "Lemana" and "The Stables" are located on the western end of the campus. They include classroom areas for Years 2 to 5. "The Stables", as the name suggests, was formerly the stable
Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals...
area for horses. The primary classroom area is located on the eastern end of the campus, near the Mary Fox Chapel and Hall. This dual-purpose space is the centre of many school community events. Lemana is a grand old house which today houses modern classrooms on the inside but keeps its historic exterior. Lemana recently celebrated its 100th birthday.
The boarding house is home to over 70 students from years 6-12. Students share dormitories in years 7-10 and in years 11 and 12 get their own rooms, subject to availability. The boarding house also has common room areas with televisions and computer facilities for students. During the summer months boarders have access to the swimming pool during their time off. Each school day morning boarders are bused to the Penquite campus and in turn buses take them back after classes finish.
An Early Learning complex houses pre-school, kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, and after-hours care facilities. This complex was built on the site of the original Methodist Ladies' College/Oakburn College Principal's residence.
The Elphin campus also is home to four tennis courts, a large oval, two multi-purpose courts, a well-equipped gymnasium and a 25m swimming pool. The students from the Penquite campus are ferried by school bus to the Elphin campus for swimming lessons during their physical education classes.
Penquite
The Penquite Campus is situated on both sides of Penquite Road in Newstead. The main side of the campus or Eastern side features a large, rectangular, grassy field in the centre, with buildings located around the outside of it. The major buildings of the school are named after and in honor of significant people and places in the school's heritage. Over the years these buildings have been upgraded and redeveloped and more buildings have been built to keep up with the schools needs. The campus has a very modern feel today but at the same time its heritage is clearly visible. Directly inside the main entrance to the College lies a large, old oak tree which lies beside the school Chapel, together they give the campus a feeling of its history.- "Ravenscraig", named after the original name of the Penquite Road property, refers to the oldest classroom block on the campus. Formerly housing senior staff and administrative offices, this area now includes recently refurbished classrooms and teachers' departmental offices.
- Briggs House is located on the eastern end of the campus. First constructed in 1954, this building was for boarding students of Scotch College. It is named for long serving headmaster W.V.V. Briggs. Upon amalgamation, the building began to be used for social sciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
classrooms, and the kitchen area became the food technologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
area. - The Robert Dean Senior Student Centre (formally known as the Robert Dean Centre, or just Dean Centre to students, was the campus gymnasium; it featured one multi-purpose sports court with a gym/weights area on an upstairs mezzanine floor. The Robert Dean Centre also housed school assemblies weekly) is one of the campus' largest buildings. It is visible in the centre of the campus behind the field and between the John Morris Library and Bruce Carter Administration building. Named after former Scotch College Headmaster, the Reverend Robert Dean, this building was redeveloped and reopened in March 2007, as a state of the art purpose-built study centre for Year 11 and Year 12 Tasmanian Certificate of Education students, including study areas, computing laboratories, classrooms, a fully functioning kitchen and relaxation area. Housed beneath are the Design and Technology, and Art departments.
- Saint Andrews, named after the patron saintSaintA saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
of ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, is located on the western side of the campus. The building mainly includes the Japanese and French classrooms, as well as several specialised scienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
laboratories, mathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
classrooms, and computerComputerA computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
labs. The tuckshop is located in this area which provides a variety of healthy food options for students at both recess and lunch times. - The Health and Physical Education Centre opened in August 2007 features international standard basketball, netball, badminton and volleyball courts, two multi-purpose learning studios, and a weights and ergonomics room.
The Penquite Campus has seen a lot of building development since amalgamation:
- The John Morris LibraryLibraryIn a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, named after the inaugural Chairman of the amalgamated College Council (now the Board of Management) was constructed in the late 1980s. - The Bruce Carter Administration Building, named after the inaugural Principal of the amalamated College, replaced the former administration facilities in Ravenscraig in the early 1990s.
- The Horton Auditorium/Performing Arts Centre, opened in 2003, which includes an auditoriumAuditoriumAn auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
and performing artsPerforming artsThe performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
facilities. The auditorium is named after the nineteenth century boys' school, Horton College, near Ross in the Tasmanian Midlands, which was the first Methodist College in Australia. - The Middle School, which is situated on the opposite side of Penquite Road to the main campus (next to the Heath and Physical Education Centre), opened in early 2009 features brand new state of the art facilities for students in grades 6 to 8. This side of the campus is connected via a tunnel which extends to the main Penquite facilities.
.
Valley
In 2005, Scotch Oakburn came to an arrangement with the owner of 'Rostrevor', near FingalFingal, Tasmania
Fingal is a small Australian town located in Fingal Valley in the north-east of Tasmania, on the Esk Highway.-History:The Fingal area was surveyed in 1824 by Roderic O'Connor and John Helder Wedge, and is believed to have been named after Fingal's Cave in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland rather than...
, to lease and use a part the property for education outdoors and environmental study purposes. This facility is known as the Valley Campus.
House system
At the Scotch Oakburn College Junior School there are three houses which students are allocated to in Year 2, they are: Thistle (blue), Willow (maroon) and Oak (yellow). Throughout the year all students compete in a swimming carnival, cross country carnival and athletics carnival gaining points for their house.Scotch Oakburn College Senior School operates under four school houses
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
(in order of dominance): Dean (light blue), Nance (yellow), Briggs (jade green) and Fox (red). Throughout the year students compete in a number of competitions to gain points to win the house shield at the end of the year; these competitions include swimming, cross-country, athletics and music.
Alumni
Alumni of the Scotch Oakburn College (and its predecessors) are known as Old Collegians, and may elect to join the schools alumni associationAlumni association
An alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organisation...
, the Scotch Oakburn Old Collegians Association (SOOCA). Some notable Old Collegians include:
Business
- Sir Edgar Coles of Coles SupermarketsColes SupermarketsColes Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
- David McEwan AM – Tasmanian woolgrower recognised for his contribution to the Australian wool industry
Media
- David Brill – Combat cinematographer
- Ric Finlay – ABC cricket statistician and author
Academic
- Alan M.Stretton – Rhodes Scholar
The Arts
- Philip Wolhagen – Tasmanian artist
Community
- Mollie Campbell-Smith AM – recognised for her service to the community of Tasmania
- Margaret Watson AM – recognised for her service to the Uniting Church of Australia
- David Chugg OAM – recognised for his service to the community of Tasmania
- Harvey Cuthill OAM – recognised for his service through the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, and to the community of Launceston through service, health and sporting organisations
Military
- Alec CampbellAlec CampbellAlexander William Campbell was the final surviving Australian participant of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. His death broke the last living link of Australians with the Gallipoli story....
– Australia's last ANZACAustralian and New Zealand Army CorpsThe Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that was formed in Egypt in 1915 and operated during the Battle of Gallipoli. General William Birdwood commanded the corps, which comprised troops from the First Australian Imperial...
soldier
Politics, public service and the law
- David BushbyDavid BushbyDavid Christopher Bushby , Australian politician, a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since August 2007, representing the state of Tasmania....
– Senator for Tasmania - Enid Mona CampbellEnid CampbellProfessor Enid Mona Campbell, AC, OBE was an Australian legal scholar, and was the first female professor and Dean of a law school in Australasia...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
– Legal Scholar; First female professor and DeanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of a Law school in AustralasiaAustralasiaAustralasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
; EmeritusEmeritusEmeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL.... - John WatsonJohn Watson (Australian politician)John Odin Wentworth Watson is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1978 to 2008, representing the state of Tasmania...
– Senator for Tasmania - Don WingDon WingDonald George "Don" Wing is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston , he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008...
– President of the Tasmanian Legislative CouncilTasmanian Legislative CouncilThe Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
and member for Launceston - James Wise – Former Australian High Commissioner in Malaysia
Sport
- Marcos AmbroseMarcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose is a championship winning Australian racing car driver. He currently drives the #9 Stanley Black & Decker Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
– V8 SupercarV8 SupercarV8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
champion; NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Driver - Michael GrendaMichael GrendaMichael Grenda, OAM is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Australia, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California....
– Olympic Cycling Gold Medalist - Jim StanleyJim StanleyJames L. Stanley is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1973 to 1978, compiling a record of 35–31–2. Stanley was also the head coach of the USFL's Michigan Panthers in 1983 and 1984, their own...
– Tasmanian Cricketer - Jim Sloman OAM – Chief Operating Officer for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
See also
- List of schools in Tasmania
- List of boarding schools
- Education in TasmaniaEducation in TasmaniaThe education system in Tasmania comprises two tertiary education institutions; the government run K-12 schooling system, and numerous independent private schools and colleges, most of which are controlled or sponsored by religious organisations....
External links
- Scotch Oakburn College website
- Scotch Oakburns 25th anniversary - from The ExaminerThe Examiner (Tasmania)The Examiner is the daily newspaper of the city of Launceston and north-eastern Tasmania, Australia.- Overview :The Examiner was first published on 12 March 1842, founded by James Aikenhead. Its first editor was the Reverend John West. At first it was a weekly publication . The Examiner expanded to...