Madras College
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Coordinates: 56°20′17″N 2°47′53″W / 56.338°N 2.798°W
| Established | 1833 |
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| Type | Secondary School |
| Grades | Secondary 1 to Secondary 6 |
| Location | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Website | Madras College website |
Madras College is a secondary school in St. Andrews, Scotland.
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[edit] History
The school was built in 1832, on an idea by Andrew Bell, and is named after the area in India where Bell served as a Minister and a Teacher. It was there that Bell developed his idea for 'Mutual Tuition'[1], where older children teach the younger children. This is still practised in Madras College today, in the form of 'Peer Tutors'. Dr. Bell died on January 27, 1832, thereby missing by two and a half months the laying of the foundation stone of his school.
[edit] Buildings
The school is today split into two sites, with pupils in the first three years being taught in the Kilrymont Road building and those in years four to six at the South Street building, both of which are listed. The South Street building of the school(pictured) is the older with the other building being built in the 1960s. Although the South Street building is from 1832, only the front part is from that time, there is currently an investigation being carried out by St Andrews university over buildings that predated Madras College at that site. At this time it is presumed a church was built on the site before the school. Over the years more was built and the back is newer and not in keeping with the rest of the building, having a high rise concrete science lab at the back contrasting the old and skilfully decorated stone parts of the building e.g. South Street Quadrangle.
[edit] Rectors
The current rector (headteacher) is Mr Ian Jones who has been at Madras since 2007. Prior to this the rector was Lindsay Matheson who was very proud of the school and can be quoted as saying "Madras College has a very good reputation within the area and our pupils are known for the high standards they set both in school and outside, where they are involved in a large variety of community work."
[edit] Notable alumni
- Rob Dewey - Scottish Rugby International
- KT Tunstall - Singer/Songwriter
- Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Indie Band
- Andrew Lemoncello - British Long Distance Runner
- Doon Mackichan - English comedy actress, most notably in Smack the Pony
- Lord Sands - Writer of Memories of 'The Madras'
- Iain Bayne - Drummer in Scottish band Runrig
- Gavin Brown - Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney
- Andrew R. C. McLellan, minister in the Church of Scotland and, since 2002, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
- Ted Brocklebank - journalist, broadcaster and MSP
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Mutual Tuition And Moral Discipline" Retrieved October 6, 2009
