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13Solitaire Automotive Presents One Table 2021The Twilight Edition05:00PM 13 March -
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13One Table Raffle 202108:30PM 13 March -
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16Junior School Tour (T1W08 2021)Week 809:15AM 16 March -
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16Sounds of Scotch: Strings06:30PM 16 March -
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23Middle & Senior School Tour (T1W9 2021)Week 909:00AM 23 March -
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252021 Swimming Presentations07:30AM 25 March -
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25Early Learning Centre Tour (T1W9 2021)Week 909:15AM 25 March -
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27Senior School Cricket Presentation Dinner06:30PM 27 March -
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29Middle School & Girls Cricket Presentations07:30AM 29 March -
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292021 Volleyball Presentations01:05PM 29 March -
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292021 Softball Presentations03:30PM 29 March April
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13CodeCamp: April 202109:00AM 13 April May
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26Early Learning Centre Tour (T2W6 2021)Week 609:15AM 26 May June
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10Early Learning Centre Tour (T2W8 2021)Week 809:15AM 10 June July
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27Early Learning Centre Tour (T3W2 2021)Week 209:15AM 27 July August
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19Middle & Senior School Tour (T3W5 2021)Week 509:00AM 19 August -
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27Sydney Community Drinks 202106:00PM 27 August September
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14Middle & Senior School Tour (T3W9 2021)Week 909:00AM 14 September -
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16Early Learning Centre Tour (T3W9 2021)Week 909:15AM 16 September October
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19Junior School Tour (T4W02 2021)Week 209:15AM 19 October -
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27Middle & Senior School Tour (T4W3 2021)Week 309:00AM 27 October -
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28Early Learning Centre Tour (T4W3 2021)Week 309:15AM 28 October November
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Our History
Our History
Scotch College Adelaide is situated on over 20 hectares in Mitcham about 8 kilometres south of Adelaide's CBD in South Australia.

Our History
Scotch College Adelaide is situated on over 20 hectares in Mitcham about 8 kilometres south of Adelaide's CBD in South Australia.
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The Founding of Scotch
The College was founded as a memorial to the sons of Scotland who served in the Great War of 1914-1918. It was incorporated under an Act of Parliament in 1922. Gratton House, now the Middle School, was built as a memorial to 58 Old Collegians who gave their lives in World War II.
1922
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Leading South Australian Husbandry
In 1923 Scotch became the first school in South Australia to have a fully operational farm on campus, where students could learn agriculture, and animal husbandry.
1923
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Goose Island
The College's Outdoor Education and Nature Conservation programs were strengthened by the acquisition of the lease to Goose Island in 1966. The first hut was built on the Island in January 1967 and since then has been regularly visited by staff, students and parents.
1966
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Co-educational
In 1972 the College became co-educational and the Middle School began in 1973.
1972
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Technologically Minded
In 1993 Apple Macintosh laptop computers were introduced for every student in Year 7. By 1999 all Middle and Senior School students had laptops, connected to the College's own wireless network.
1993
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Mitcham Campus
In 1995, the Scotch College Preschool was opened on the Mitcham Campus, educating children from the age of three, which would later become the Scotch College Early Learning Centre. The ELC teaches children to respect each other and to value their interactions with others through play and discovery. In 2014, the Scotch ELC was one of the first ELCs to be awarded ACECQA’s coveted national Excellent rating for its outstanding practice and commitment to delivering quality outcomes for children and families.
1995
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Kyre Campus - Kangaroo Island
In 2004, the College acquired a portion of land on Kangaroo Island, named Kyre Campus after the original forefathers of the College. Kyre provides students with an opportunity to understand environmental sustainability and management and utilises and collaborates with experts to enhance learning at the wilderness campus.
2004
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Boarding School
Boarding has always been an important part of the College since its incorporation, and was greatly enhanced by the opening of the Rosevear Boarding Precinct in 2011, one of the first coeducational independent school boarding facilities in the country.
2011
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The Wellbeing & Sports Centre
In 2020, the College commenced construction on the Wellbeing & Sports Centre, a $27 million addition to its Torrens Park Campus that will be the largest building project in the College’s 100-year history. The new Wellbeing and Sports Centre will provide infrastructure to deliver the College’s Live Well program, a key component of its whole-of-school curriculum and a major contributor to both high-achieving academic results and personal and professional success in later life. The centre is due to open in the first half of 2022.
2020
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