The Hutchins School

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, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and a founder-member of the International Coalition of Boys' Schools. The Principal is a member of the 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 , 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 Professor
• Charles Stanley King - Rhodes Scholar 1914Business
• Robert Frederick Clifford AO - Chairman and Founder of Incat Australia Pty Limited
• John Eugene Gay - Managing Director and Executive Chairman of Gunns LimitedEntertainment, media and the arts
• Errol Flynn - cinema actor of the early-to-mid 20th century; attended the Hutchins School before his expulsion, 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 Cambridge
• 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)
• Stanley Clive Perry Turnbull - Journalist, Author, Poet and CriticMilitary
• Edwin Maxwell Dollery OBE - Army officer and administrator; Awarded the Military Cross
• Guy George Egerton Wylly VC, CB, DSO - Army officer; Winner of the Victoria Cross (also attended St Peter's College, Adelaide)Politics, public service and the law
• Richard Bingham - Chairman of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission
• William Frederick Dennis Butler - Lawyer; Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Tasmania (1903); first Tasmanian president of the Law Council of Australia
• Edward David Dobbie - Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
• Alfred Dobson - Solicitor and Politician
• Henry Dobson - Premier of Tasmania (1892–1894)
• Sir William Lambert Dobson KCMG - Politician and Chief Justice of Tasmania
• John Hamilton - Parliamentarian, company director and merchant; Member for Glenorchy in the House of Assembly

References

See also

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

External links

• The Hutchins School website