Scotch College
 Scotch College  (School)    | |
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| Formation | 1851 |
| Headquarters |  Melbourne,  Victoria,  Australia |
| Type | • private • Presbyterian • day school •  boarding school |
| Private Melbourne school. | |
Scotch College is a private, Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Scotch College has had more alumni mentioned in Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians) than any other school.[1][2]
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"Right now, you are the victims. Later, of course, society will be your victim"
In 2001 the author Shane Maloney held a speech for the Scotch College students.
“When I first received an inquiry about my availability to come and talk at this school, I was naturally reluctant. After all, this school has little to recommend it in the eyes of the wider community. Historically it has been simply a machine for the transmission of inherited privilege. When I think of Scotch College, what comes immediately to mind are the values and actions of its most prominent Old Boys.
On the other hand, I thought, 'Well, all this is hardly the fault of the current crop of students.' It is not your fault, after all, that your families decided to institutionalise you. It is not your fault that your mothers and fathers elected to place you in the emotionally distorting and educationally deficient environment of an all-boys school. Right now, you are the victims. Later, of course, society will be your victim, and will suffer from the attitudes with which you are indoctrinated here.”
Shane Maloney (2001) [3]
Sexual abuse
In 2015, Scotch College settled five claims, mostly related to sexual abuse dating back to the 1960s. In an attempt to minimize the damage to the reputation, school principal Tom Batty claimed "The school has received a handful of claims and all have been resolved. All such matters relate to incidents more than 20 years ago. There are no current cases the school is dealing with."[4]
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kennett | March 1948 | Australia | Politician | Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. |
| Peter Singer | 6 July 1946 | Australia | Bioethics | Bioethicist favored by Bill Gates. Wants to "break the taboo" surrounding overpopulation. |
References
- ↑ http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22presbyterian+ladies+college%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=author&sf=headline&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD01072295GNI6E8E6E
- ↑ Ian Hansen, Nor Free Nor Secular: Six Independent Schools in Victoria, a First Sample, Oxford University Press, 1971
- ↑ https://speakola.com/political/shane-maloney-scotch-2001
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/25/melbournes-scotch-college-admits-to-five-cases-of-abuse-dating-back-to-1960s
