The Scots School, Bathurst

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The Scots School, Bathurst

"Trouthe and Honor, Fredom and Curtesie" (Truth and Honour, Freedom and Courtesy)
Established	1946
School type	Independent, Presbyterian, Day and Boarding, Co-educational
Known As	Scots
Principal/Headmaster	Mr. Eric Bernard
Chairman
Location	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Campus	Rural
Enrollment	350
School colours	Blue,Black and Gold
School Hymn
Area	50 Hectares
Homepage	www.scots.nsw.edu.au

The Scots School, Bathurst, is an independent school with campuses in Bathurst and Lithgow, New South Wales. It is administered by a school board appointed by the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales.

The property on which the Bathurst campues now stands was built in the late 1860s and early 1870s. Originally called "Karralee", it was owned by cattle and horse breeder John Lee. Kelso, New South Wales It was bought by William Arnott of Arnotts Biscuits in the 1930s as a home for his daughter.

In 1942, The Scots College in Sydney leased the property for the relocation of its' students from Bellevue Hill, Sydney, because of the fear of Japanese naval bombardment. The Scots College operated in Bathurst until 1945 when it moved back to Sydney. However many boys from Central New South Wales were enrolled in the school and their parents asked the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales to continue the school at Bathurst. Consequently the Trustees bought "Karralee" and established the Scots School, Bathurst.

The Scots School Pipes and Drums were formed in the 1950s.

In 1997 the school Board decided that the school should change from being a boys only school to being co-educational, and the first female students were admitted in 1998.