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For 100 years, Scotch College Adelaide has hosted boarders from regional and rural Australia.

Boarding has always been an important part of the College, and our offering was greatly enhanced by the opening of the Rosevear Boarding Precinct in 2011, one of the first co-educational independent school boarding facilities in the country.

At Rosevear, we provide a safe and supportive living environment underpinned by respect. Guided by this overarching ethos, Scotch College has been a home away from home for hundreds of boarders across multiple generations and one of the world’s best boarding experiences.

In 1972 the College became co-educational, a decision that launched a new era in educational practices, helping to foster gender equality and inclusivity to meet the rapidly changing needs and demands of society. The Middle School was launched just a year later in 1973.

Goose Island is a unique place for Year 10 students, with each class spending five days on the island. The expedition is a highly anticipated experience, unique to Scotch. The Goose Island Conservation Park lies to the north of Wardang Island in Spencer Gulf, 13 kilometres from Port Victoria.

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. The College leases the island from the Department of Heritage and Environment and are cooperatively responsible for its management. This includes controlling feral animals and the eradication of introduced plant species, in particular boxthorn.

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.

In 1923 Scotch became the first school in South Australia to have a fully operational farm on campus, established in recognition of the needs of the boarders who were from the country and needed skills as well as academics with which to return home. It was the first agricultural school in South Australia.

Scotch’s fully functioning agricultural farm is complete with cattle, alpacas, chickens and sheep. An established vineyard, orchard, stable and shearing shed complement the livestock enterprises. It is here students can learn animal husbandry as well as participating in oenology, horticultural, agricultural and aquaculture activities.