The Hutchins School

Infobox Aust school private
name = The Hutchins School


motto = "Vivit Post Funera Virtus"
(Latin:"Character Lives After Death")
established = 1846
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
denomination = Anglican
slogan =
key_people = Mr. Warwick Dean (Principal)
Mr. Nicholas Heath (Chairman)
fees = AU$5,445 - AU$10,170 p.a (Day)
AU$18,705 - AU$20,550 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/main.aspx?pid=6 |title=School Fees - Australian Residents - 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-06 |year =2007 |work=The Hutchins School ]
city = Sandy Bay
state = Tasmania
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|42|54|21|S|147|19|46|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,000 (K-12)
num_employ = ~120cite web |url=http://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/main.aspx?pid=9 |title=Positions of Employment |accessdate=2007-09-06 |year =2007 |work=The Hutchins School ]
revenue =
products =
colours = Magenta, Black & Goldcite web|url = http://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/main.aspx?pid=39|title = School Uniforms|accessdate = 2007-10-14|year = 2006|month = August|work = Australian Enrolments|publisher = The Hutchins School] color box|#FF00FFcolor box|#000000color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/ www.hutchins.tas.edu.au]

The Hutchins School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Hutchins is the only K-12 boys' school in the state of Tasmania, and with a student population of approximately 1000, including 50 boarders, it is also one of the largest private schools in the state.

Established in 1846 and modelled on the Rugby School in England, the school is the oldest continually running school in Australia.

Hutchins is member of the Association of Independent Schools of Tasmania,cite web |url=http://www.aist.tas.edu.au/schools/the_hutchins.htm |title=The Hutchins School |accessdate=2007-09-06 |work=Association of Independent Schools of Tasmania ] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/jshaatas/tas/index.htm |title=JSHAA Tasmanian Directory of Members |accessdate=2007-09-06 |year =2007 |work=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia ] and a founder-member of the International Coalition of Boys' Schools.cite web |url=http://www.boysschoolscoalition.org/page.cfm?p=135&start=1 |title=Hutchins School |accessdate=2007-09-06 |year =2007 |work=International Boys' Schools Coalition ] The Principal is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia.cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2234 |title=AHISA Schools: Tasmania |accessdate=2007-09-06 |year =2007 |month =April |work=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia ]

History

Founded on August 3, 1846 by the Anglican Church in honour of the Venerable William Hutchins, the first Anglican Archdeacon of Van Diemen's Land, The Hutchins School is one of the oldest private schools in Australia. Its first location was Ingle Hall, a small building in the centre of Hobart, next to The Mercury building. The School soon expanded beyond the capacity of Ingle Hall, and a new premises was sought.

The school moved to the Macquarie Street location, affectionately known as the Old School. It was during the time spent on this campus that the school established the form that it currently has: The Prefect System and the House System began here. When in the 1950s, it was decided that the School again needed to move, it sought its present location in Sandy Bay. The last classes at the Macquarie Street campus concluded in April 1965, and full-time teaching began in Sandy Bay in 1965.

Since then, the school has grown exponentially, having gained some 600 students since 1980. The school has entered numerous partnerships with schools in countries ranging from India, Thailand, Canada and the USA. The school also has two sister schools in the Hobart area, which are Fahan School, and St Michael's Collegiate School, with whom the school shares its year 11 and 12 classes. Since 1926, the school has been governed by the "Christ College Act" [http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/tocview/index.w3p;cond=;doc_id=66%2B%2B1926%2BAT%40EN%2B20060522140000;histon=;prompt=;rec=;term=] , an act of the Tasmanian Government which ties the school to the Christ College and Launceston Church Grammar School.

The school is divided into four "mini schools". The ELC (Early Learning Centre) which begins with kindergarten, ending with year two. The Junior School, which encompasses years three to six. The Middle School, made up of years seven and eight and finally the Senior School, which includes years nine through twelve.

Notable alumni

;Academic
*Robert Leslie Dunbabin - Prominent classical scholar; Emeritus Professorcite encyclopedia| last = Waters| first = K.H | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Dunbabin, Robert Leslie (1869 - 1949)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080389b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1981| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =8| pages = pp.364-365]
*Charles Stanley King - Rhodes Scholar 1914cite encyclopedia| last = Rand| first = A| encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = King, Charles Stanley (1889 - 1959)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140721b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1996| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =14| pages = pp.90-91]

;Business
*Robert Frederick Clifford AO - Chairman and Founder of Incat Australia Pty Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = CLIFFORD Robert Frederick| accessdate = 2007-12-12| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*John Eugene Gay - Managing Director and Executive Chairman of Gunns Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GAY John Eugene| accessdate = 2007-12-12| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

;Entertainment, media and the arts
*Errol Flynn - cinema actor of the early-to-mid 20th century; attended the Hutchins School before his expulsion, [My Wicked, Wicked Ways (essay) http://www.errolflynn.net/Library/l-mwww.htm] son of University of Tasmania lecturer Theodore Thomson Flynn.
*Charles Ellis Davies - Proprietor of "The Mercury"; Son of John Davies; Co-owner of Hobart's Theatre Royal; Later a Politician elected to the Legislative Council seat of Cambridgecite encyclopedia| last = Boyer| first = Peter | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Davies, Charles Ellis (1847 - 1921)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080735b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1981| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =8| pages = pp.233-235]
*Sir John George Davies - Proprietor of "The Mercury"; Son of John Davies; Later a Politician (Liberal), Member for Fingal in the House of Assembly (also attended Melbourne Grammar School)cite encyclopedia| last = Boyer| first = Peter | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Davies, Sir John George (1846 - 1913)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080257b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1981| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =8| pages = pp.233-235]
*Stanley Clive Perry Turnbull - Journalist, Author, Poet and Criticcite encyclopedia| last = Ryan| first = Peter | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Turnbull, Stanley Clive Perry (1906 - 1975)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160511b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 2002| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =16| pages = pp.422-423]

;Military
*Edwin Maxwell Dollery OBE - Army officer and administrator; Awarded the Military Crosscite encyclopedia| last = Boyer| first = Peter | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Dollery, Edwin Maxwell (Max) (1897 - 1973) | url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140018b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1996| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =14| pages = pp.16-17]
*Guy George Egerton Wylly VC, CB, DSO - Army officer; Winner of the Victoria Cross (also attended St Peter's College, Adelaide)cite encyclopedia| last = Sweeting | first = A.J | encyclopedia = Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Wylly, Guy George Egerton (1880 - 1962)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120658b.htm?hilite=Victoria+Cross| accessdate = 2008-01-23| edition = Online | year = 1990| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume = 12| location = Melbourne| pages = pp.589-590]

;Politics, public service and the law
*Richard Bingham - Chairman of the Tasmanian Electoral Commissioncite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = BINGHAM Richard| accessdate = 2007-12-12| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*William Frederick Dennis Butler - Lawyer; Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Tasmania (1903); first Tasmanian president of the Law Council of Australiacite encyclopedia| last = Brown| first = George Deas | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Butler, William Frederick Dennis (1878 - 1941)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070515b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1979| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =7| pages = p.511]
*Edward David Dobbie - Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmaniacite encyclopedia| last = Mulcahy| first = David L | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Dobbie, Edward David (1857 - 1915)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080332b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1981| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =8| pages = p.310]
*Alfred Dobson - Solicitor and Politiciancite encyclopedia| last = Dollery| first = E.M | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Dobson, Alfred (1848 - 1908)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040571b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1972| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =4| pages = pp.78-79]
*Henry Dobson - Premier of Tasmania (1892–1894)cite encyclopedia| last = Dollery| first = E.M | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Dobson, Henry (1848 - 1908)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080334b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2008-04-29| year = 1981| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =8| pages = pp.311-312]
*Sir William Lambert Dobson KCMG - Politician and Chief Justice of Tasmaniacite encyclopedia| last = Dollery| first = E.M | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Dobson, Sir William Lambert (1833 - 1898)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040075b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1972| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =4| pages = pp.78-79]
*John Hamilton - Parliamentarian, company director and merchant; Member for Glenorchy in the House of Assemblycite encyclopedia| last = Pretyman| first = E.R | encyclopedia =Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Hamilton, John (1834 - 1924)| url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040375b.htm?hilite=hutchins%3Bschool| accessdate = 2007-12-12| year = 1972| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume =4| pages = p.330]

References

ee also

* List of schools in Tasmania
* List of boarding schools
* Education in Tasmania
*List of Victoria Crosses by School

External links

* [http://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/ The Hutchins School website]