John McGlashan College
| John McGlashan College | |
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| Lex Domini Lux Mundi | |
| Location | |
| 2 Pilkington Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 45°51′20″S 170°29′53″E / 45.8556°S 170.4980°ECoordinates: 45°51′20″S 170°29′53″E / 45.8556°S 170.4980°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Integrated, Boys, Secondary (Years 7-13) with boarding facilities |
| Established | 1919 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 387 |
| Principal | Neil Garry |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Gold, Red & White
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| School roll | 520 |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | mcglashan.school.nz |
John McGlashan College is an integrated secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in the suburb of Maori Hill in Dunedin, New Zealand. The school currently caters for approximately 520 students from years 7 to 13, including 150 boarders.[1]
The school is named after John McGlashan, a significant Presbyterian lawyer, politician, public servant and educationalist, and was founded after his daughters' gift of the family home and estate in 1919 on the provision that a Presbyterian school was established for boys.[2] Originally established as a Presbyterian private school, John McGlashan College integrated into the state system in 1989.[3]
Boarding
John McGlashan College has two halls for boarding. Junior Hall (Ross House) is where the common room and bedrooms for year nine and ten boarders. Some housemasters also stay in Junior Hall. The newer Senior Hall (Balmacewen House) is where common rooms and bedrooms are for year 11, 12 and 13 boarders. Unlike Junior Hall (Ross House), Senior Hall (Balmacewen House) boarders have separate common rooms for each year level. John McGlashan College students gain privileges as they get older. Year 13 students are allowed to get meals earlier than year 9 students and are allowed to be out later. Older boarders are allowed to give boarders in younger year levels press ups if they feel they have been disrespected by the younger year levels. This is usually encouraged by housemasters at John McGlashan College.
International Baccalaureate
John McGlashan College has been an IB World School since December 1999. It is the only school in Dunedin that offers the IB Diploma Programme. Students usually take IB exams in November. In the last examination session, students completed the following exams: Biology, Business & Management, Chemistry, Economics, English, French, German, History, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Spanish, Theory of Knowledge and Visual Arts.
International Exchanges
John McGlashan College has a relationship with Ichikawa Gakuen, a large private school near Tokyo, Japan. There is also an annual exchange with the Centre International de Valbonne and Lycée Regional Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis in France for those who take part in the French program at the college. The German Exchange is a nation-wide exchange and is also supported by the college through its German program.
Sports
There is a wide range of sports available at the College, including rugby, soccer, cricket, tennis, hockey, softball, volleyball, basketball, trapshooting, yachting, skiing, badminton and golf. The College is located next to the Balmacewen Golf Course, and the college encourages their students to join the golf club.
Houses
Every student upon arrival at the John McGlashan College is assigned to one of the four school houses. The houses compete in annually for the Elvidge Cup and the Minors Cup. The four Elvideg cup competitions are in the college Athletics in term one, the Cross-country in term two, the Haka competition in term three, and the College Swimming-sports in term four, all are compulsory for students to participate in. The inter house Minors competition cossets of Golf, Tennis, Rugby sevens, Twenty20 Cricket, Soccer, Hockey, Table Tennis, Badminton and Volleyball. The houses are:
- Balmacewen (Red) - Named for Bella MacEwen, John McGlashan's wife.
- Burns (Gold)
- Ross (Blue)
- Gilray (White) - Named for Colin Gilray, the longest serving principal of the college. The only non-original house of McGlashan.
Principals
- A G Butchers (1918–1925)[4]
- C Gilray (1926-1941)
- T Holme (1942-1945)
- J Connolly (1946–1950)
- I Garden (1951–1966)
- R Hunt (1966–1971)
- W Keay (1971–1977)
- A Paulin (1978–1995)
- K M Corkery (1995-2013)
- N Garry (2014-)
Notable alumni
- Andrew Hore - All Black
- Hugo Inglis - Current New Zealand Men’s Blacksticks player
- John Murray Rose - Member of Parliament[5]
- Ron Elvidge - Former All Black Captain [6]
See also
- List of schools in New Zealand
References
- ↑ John McGlashan College- Welcome (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ↑ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography- John McGlashan (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ↑ Education Media- John McGlashan College (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ↑ Arnold, Rollo (22 June 2007). "Butchers, Arthur Gordon 1885-1960". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 339. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- ↑ "Ron Elvidge". Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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