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28Bye Bye Birdie2022 Musical07:00PM 28 July -
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29Old Collegians Annual City Dinner07:00PM 29 July August
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12Principal's Quiz Night 202206:30PM 12 August -
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16Junior School Tour (T3W4 2022)Week 409:15AM 16 August -
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25Middle & Senior School Tour (T3W5 2022)Week 509:00AM 25 August September
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22Class of 1991 30 Year (Plus 1) Reunion06:00PM 22 October -
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29Class of 2012 10 Year Reunion07:00PM 29 October November
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May 26, 2022
Introducing Our Next Principal, Mr Trent Driver
It is my honour to introduce the Scotch community to our 10th Principal, Mr Trent Driver.
Led by the Scotch Council of Governors, Scotch ran a comprehensive and global search to find the right...
March 04, 2022
Introducing Purruna Spencer Newton Centre
In the language of the Kaurna people, the name of our new Wellbeing & Sports Centre is a word that gives life. It is about living, the wellbeing of our physical self and how our mind and our...
February 18, 2022
Scotch to Open Scotch College Australian Grammar School in Vietnam
Media Release
Scotch College Adelaide will become the first South Australian school to licence its brand to an international educational organisation in Vietnam, when Scotch College Australian...
December 13, 2021
2021 Principal's End of Year Update
The end of 2021 sees us on the cusp of an exciting year when we shall open the Wellbeing and Sports Centre. As I have said many times previously, this building will serve all of the school. It is...
November 24, 2021
Academic Matters: Week 7
Year 11 go on SWOT VAC tomorrow and start their examinations on Friday with Mathematical Methods, Essential Mathematics and Physics. Students are expected to be in school uniform and the majority of...
September 23, 2021
End of Term 3 Update
I love Term 3. It is a period of winter blues, yet it is lit up by superb arts events, celebrations of sporting achievements, celebrations of other achievements in areas such as oratory and service,...
September 17, 2021
Unsung Heroes
I often write about the Scotch difference which manifests itself in the achievements and activities that our students enjoy during any given week. It is also easy to recognise the contribution of our...
September 17, 2021
Lot Fourteen STEM Careers Expo
On Thursday 16 September, eighteen Year 9 and 10 students interested in careers in STEM, explored Lot Fourteen.
Lot Fourteen is a rapidly developing precinct that is making a global impact by...
September 03, 2021
A Touch of Scotch Magic
Over the last two weeks through our social media channels, we have been able to feature the amazing achievements of our students in the world of STEM.
The recent Scotch Reports also reflected the...
September 03, 2021
STEM Sista with STEM FastTrack
Chloe Garrels, Alyssa Casey and Sandra Wu attended the STEM Sista Program this week run by Founder and CEO of STEM FastTrack Teresa Janowski.
STEM Sistas is a mentoring program designed to empower...
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June 18, 2021
Drama Performances
Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the pleasure of attending the year level drama productions and have been blown away with some of the talent present in our young actors.
Miss Sheldon’s Year...
April 23, 2021
Principal's Awards & Colours, Term 2 Week 1
Today in assembly, we recognised the following students for their achievements. Well done to all!
Principal's Awards & Colours
Denia
Brenchley-Sheldon
Principal's Award
Won 1 silver and 2...
February 12, 2021
Principal's Awards & Colours, Term 1 Week 3
Today in assembly, we recognised the following students for their achievements. Well done to all!
Principal's Award and Colours Year 12
Max
Bradford
Principal's Award
Academic - Semester 2,...
July 24, 2020
Principal's Awards & Colours, Term 3 Week 1
Today in assembly, we recognised the following students for their achievements. Well done to all!
Caledonian Presentation
Tess
Bolnar
Colours
Caledonian - Drumming
Year 12
Oliver
Handsaker...
May 22, 2020
Summer Sports Colours 2020
Last week in assembly, we recognised the following students for their achievements. Well done to all!
Athletics
Lucy Doney
Badminton
Kelvin Lau
Basketball
Layla Moseby Read
Teja Ranger
Brianna Tulla...
February 21, 2020
Principal's Awards & Colours, Term 1 Week 4
Today in assembly, we recognised the following students for their achievements. Well done to all!
Impact Awards
Ricardo
Botes
Service
Scotch Impact Award - Contribution to the Community
Lulu...
September 19, 2019
Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards 2019
Congratulations to the incredible Scotch fashion designers who entered garments into the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards last weekend! 14 students entered a total of 20 garments, including some...
July 26, 2019
Caledonian Tour of Europe
The Caledonian Corps travelled to Scotland, France and Belgium as part of our Centenary tour between the 24 June and 11 July. It is safe to say that we had an amazing time and shared some incredible...
May 13, 2019
The Weekend in Sport: Term 2 Week 2
Week 2 was a terrific week for Scotch winter sport with a number of fantastic wins to start the season.
Both Scotch Girls Football sides (Middle & Senior School) played superbly to defeat...
December 04, 2018
Scotch Wins SACA Strikers Girls Cricket League Trophy
Congratulations to the Scotch College Girls Cricket Team, who defeated Pulteney Grammar School (2/87 def 8/37) to win the SACA Strikers Girls Cricket League for 2018.
The Grand Final win was the 5th...
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May 07, 2021
Learning Comes in Many Forms
This week, like most weeks at Scotch, seems to have flown by.
Collectively we have achieved so much, from Year 12 music students completing their first performance assessment, a Year 11 History study...
April 01, 2021
Girls Softball Threepeat!
Congratulations to the A Division Girls Softball team on their performance in the grand final of the IGSSA competition against Walford last Saturday.
The score was tight for the first two innings...
March 26, 2021
The Sweet Smell of Success
Success as we know may be measured in many ways and it’s not always about the ranking in a competition. On Torrens Park Campus we have numerous opportunities to see success and importantly to also...
February 26, 2021
Sport Update
On Wednesday 17 February it was the Torrens Park Campus Swimming Carnival, with Douglas House claiming victory.
The achievements of students were celebrated at assembly, with the significant...
January 22, 2020
Cricket Quadrangular Champions 2020
A massive congratulations to our Scotch cricketers, 2020 Trans-Tasman Quad Cricket Champions!
It was the first time Scotch has ever won the 50 Over Trans-Tasman championship and included wins over St...
November 18, 2019
Scotch Wins A League Softball Championship
Congratulations to our Scotch Open A Girls Softball team, who defeated Pulteney Grammar in the IGSSA Softball Grand Final over the weekend.
The victory marks only the third time Scotch has ever won...
October 28, 2019
Sri Lankan Cricket Superstars Visit Scotch
What a pleasure it was to welcome our Sri Lankan cricketing superstar friends to Scotch late last week!
Lasith Malinga, Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha and Lakshan Sandakan joined our cricketers in the...
August 29, 2019
Scotch Girls Soccer & Netball Winning Ways
For the second consecutive year, the Scotch Middle A Girls Soccer team have finished in first place in their IGSSA League!
The Girls defeated Wilderness School in the Grand Final this week, 3-2....
August 27, 2019
Scotch Retains Winter Collegiate Cup
The last 10 days has made for a tremendous end to the Winter sport season, with Scotch retaining the Collegiate Cup over Pulteney Grammar in convincing fashion, and five Netball sides qualifying for...
August 09, 2019
Scotch Netball Tour 2019
26 girls from years 8 – 12 making an As, Bs, and the development team along with Mr Goreham, Sonia, Tess and Bec travelled to Melbourne in the first week of holidays for 6 day tournament to compete...
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June 18, 2021
Enjoying a Sell Out Scottish Ceilidh
The Caledonian Corps held their first Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee) since 2019 on Saturday 5 June.
It was a great opportunity for the community to gather and celebrate all the hard work and dedicated...
September 04, 2020
101 Not Out
Today we celebrated Founders Day across the College and what a tremendous day we have had! Representatives of the Caledonian Corp piped us into assemblies on both campuses and led the parade of Year...
July 24, 2020
The Greatest Lessons
Over the years I have seen many talented students, teachers, parents and guests share their little piece of magic in our community. Often the talent is a particular skill be it in the classroom, on...
July 26, 2019
Caledonian Tour of Europe
The Caledonian Corps travelled to Scotland, France and Belgium as part of our Centenary tour between the 24 June and 11 July. It is safe to say that we had an amazing time and shared some incredible...
July 23, 2017
Welcome back for Semester 2
Hopefully everybody is well rested and refreshed, ready for a busy Semester 2.
Band practice resumes as normal on Monday after school with all lessons commencing this week.
Jonno is with us this...
May 19, 2017
Caledonian Corps: USA Tour 2017
During the recent term break the Caledonian Pipe Band travelled to the USA for the third time in the last five years. The primary focus of the tour was our participation at the Virginia International...
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April 04, 2022
Gender balance a big tick for Scotch College
Original article appeared on AdelaideNow.com.au.
Striking a gender balance is proving tricky for some of SA’s big name private schools, say new figures, but they are slowly solving their girl...
April 04, 2022
SACE International hands over South Australian certificate of education to Scotch AGS
Article originally appeared on VN Express International.
The SACE Council under the South Australian Government signed a contract with a partner in Vietnam to hand over the South Australian...
February 18, 2022
Scotch to Open Scotch College Australian Grammar School in Vietnam
Media Release
Scotch College Adelaide will become the first South Australian school to licence its brand to an international educational organisation in Vietnam, when Scotch College Australian...
November 12, 2020
Australia's Most Innovative Schools List 2 Years Running
Scotch College is once again on the short list of Australian schools to be featured in The Educator's annual Innovative Schools List, revealing the schools at the cutting edge of change and...
November 15, 2019
Filmmakers Steal the Show
Aspiring young Scotch College filmmakers have taken out the top gong at the Adelaide International Youth Film Festival.
The group of Year 11 students won best secondary school film with their film...
November 08, 2019
A Culture of Innovation
Scotch College is one of 40 Australian schools to be featured in The Educator's annual Innovative Schools List, revealing the schools at the cutting edge of change and innovation in the country....
October 02, 2019
Past adds up to a fashion future
Scotch's Claudia Dare, 17, will study fashion in London next year after securing a place at one of the world’s leading fashion colleges. She recently told The Messenger about her fashion journey, and...
September 18, 2019
Holly Designs for every man and their dog
A Scotch College student’s daring design for dog walkers and their canine friends has earned her a national award.
Holly Hyde, 16, was the national Year 11 Wool4School competition winner after her ...
June 17, 2019
Sophie Ludbrook Awarded Hawker Scholarship
Dr. Richard Harris OAM presented Scotch College Old Collegian Sophie Ludbrook with her 2019 Charles Hawker Scholarship certificate on Friday 14 June. Sophie is in residence at St Mark’s College and...
June 06, 2019
Riki Talks Up Hemp
TED talks have gripped the world with inspirational discussions from great minds such as Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk. Now Year 12 Scotch College student and budding environmental...
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September 10, 2019
Reminiscences, Anecdotes & Observations of a Scotch Boarder
Gordon Paul was a boarder at Scotch College from 1943 - 1953. As a part of the 100 Stories for 100 Years Centenary project, Gordon was kind enough to produce the following reminiscences, anecdotes...
June 17, 2019
Sophie Ludbrook Awarded Hawker Scholarship
Dr. Richard Harris OAM presented Scotch College Old Collegian Sophie Ludbrook with her 2019 Charles Hawker Scholarship certificate on Friday 14 June. Sophie is in residence at St Mark’s College and...
March 27, 2019
Scotch Stories: Andrew Saies
I attended Scotch starting in the Junior School in 1969, finishing in Year 12 (or matriculation), in 1974. Scotch was an all-boys school until 1972 when it became co-educational. Those students and...
February 22, 2019
Sophie entrenched in modelling and medicine
Old Collegian Sophie Ludbrook (‘16) recently spent 7 days modelling and competing in Bali last week where she was announced the Australian Supermodel of the Year for 2019!
Sophie has had a brilliant...
January 30, 2019
Cultivating a Passion for Performance
Scotch College is a hub for the performing arts and all of the skills and experiences that are attached to creative performance art. It isn’t just the talented performers who have gone on to study...
December 18, 2018
Matthew Giddings: Scotch Star and Top of the State
Today Matthew Giddings, Scotch Scholar and recipient of the Governor of South Australia’s Commendation has been recognised as one of the best in the state having achieved a perfect ATAR of 99.95....
December 05, 2018
Scotch Story: Esther Boles-Frahn
This article is adapted from Esther’s speech delivered at the Year 12 Farewell Assembly on Friday 26 October 2018.
If I earned a dollar for every time I hit backspace to delete this farewell and...
August 01, 2018
Scotch Stories: Bradley Dare
It was hard to believe, when I stood on the bridge of the warship HMAS Parramatta while deployed in the South China Sea in October 2017, that I’d completed year 12 less than one year before.
In...
April 04, 2018
Scotch Stories: Liam McAuliffe
While I completed my schooling at Scotch in 2012, I still feel like I am part of the Scotch community. When I commenced in 2005, I was shy, unmotivated and uninterested in anything much at all. By...
December 12, 2017
Scotch Stories: Laurence Boxhall
I began my 5-year journey at Scotch in 2009, at the start of year 8. By this point I was no stranger to moving schools, as Scotch ended up being my sixth and final school. Prior to coming to Scotch I...
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September 10, 2019
Reminiscences, Anecdotes & Observations of a Scotch Boarder
Gordon Paul was a boarder at Scotch College from 1943 - 1953. As a part of the 100 Stories for 100 Years Centenary project, Gordon was kind enough to produce the following reminiscences, anecdotes...
March 27, 2019
Scotch Stories: Andrew Saies
I attended Scotch starting in the Junior School in 1969, finishing in Year 12 (or matriculation), in 1974. Scotch was an all-boys school until 1972 when it became co-educational. Those students and...
January 30, 2019
Cultivating a Passion for Performance
Scotch College is a hub for the performing arts and all of the skills and experiences that are attached to creative performance art. It isn’t just the talented performers who have gone on to study...
December 18, 2018
Matthew Giddings: Scotch Star and Top of the State
Today Matthew Giddings, Scotch Scholar and recipient of the Governor of South Australia’s Commendation has been recognised as one of the best in the state having achieved a perfect ATAR of 99.95....
December 17, 2018
The Principal's Interview: Louka Parry
Louka is the Director of Programs at Education Changemakers and is one of Australia’s most exciting emerging education thinkers and doers, with a track record of leading dramatic improvements in...
June 15, 2018
The Principal's Interview: Richard Turner
During Term 2 2018, Dr Newton had the opportunity to interview Richard Turner, Scotch parent and Founder of Zen Energy (www.zenenergy.com.au) about his experiences in the energy sector, the evolution...
April 19, 2018
Charlie is Spirit of Anzacs
Remembering the fallen and honouring all those who served their country holds an enduring place in the heart of war veteran Charlie Short.
For the sprightly 98-year-old will be the only member of his...
April 06, 2018
The Principal's Interview: Senator Anne Ruston
During Term 1 in 2018, Dr John Newton had the chance to sit down with Senator the Hon Anne Ruston to discuss her background in politics and various current topics in South Australia. Anne is a member...
April 04, 2018
Scotch Stories: Liam McAuliffe
While I completed my schooling at Scotch in 2012, I still feel like I am part of the Scotch community. When I commenced in 2005, I was shy, unmotivated and uninterested in anything much at all. By...
February 02, 2018
Leaving a Legacy: Laos Expedition
Early on in our year 12 career, the class of 2017 decided that an international service trip was a legacy we wanted to leave behind.
Subsequently, ten Scotch leavers, along with Pepita March and...
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