St Andrew's College, Sydney

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St Andrew's College is a co-residential college within the University of Sydney.

1 History
2 Today
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

St Andrew's College was incorporated by Act of Parliament and received Royal Assent from Queen Victoria on the 12th of December 1867. The Act was updated in 1998. The College Council first met in 1870 and the first students began their studies when the Main building was completed in 1878, with an initial student intake of 16. The student population increased to 140 in 1953 when the Reid building was completed and to 200 when the Thyne building was opened in 1966.

The College occupies 4 hectares of the main campus of the University of Sydney and was built on a sub-grant of Crown Land. It served as the home of the Theological Hall of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales, now the Presbyterian Theological Centre, until it relocated to Burwood in 1983.

Its motto Christo, ecclesiae, litteris is Latin for For Christ, for the church, for scholarship.

Every year, the Collegemen traditionally compete for a sporting trophy, commonly known as "The Rawson Cup", which was presented to the Sydney University Sports Union in 1906 by The Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, and is the height of male intercollegiate sport. The cup is fought for throughout the year by men representing each of the University of Sydney Colleges accumulating points by competing in Cricket, Rowing, Swimming, Rugby, Tennis, Soccer, Basketball and Athletics. St Andrew's College boasts winning the Rawson Cup more frequently than all the other Colleges combined. It last won the Rawson Cup in 1998.

[edit] Today

St Andrew's College accommodates approximately 250 students, most of them undergraduates, and 5 resident academics. The college incorporates a library, tutorial rooms and various technological facilities required for study, such as computer labs and photocopying facilities. There is also a chapel, oval, tennis and basketball courts, music facilities and common rooms.

Each student has an individual furnished room with access to the University of Sydney’s internet connection. College domestic staff clean student rooms at least once per week.

The college kitchen provides 21 meals per week.

St Andrew's College offers mentoring and tutoring programs, as well as social events organized by the Student's Club.

[edit] References

Peter Cameron (1997). Finishing school for blokes : college life exposed. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-134-X.
St Andrew's College Annual Report & Magazine for 2005