Prince Alfred College

Prince Alfred College
Latin: Fac Fortia Et Patere Do Brave Deeds and Endure
Location
Kent Town, SA, Australia
Coordinates	34°55′21″S 138°37′9″E
Information
Type	Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
Denomination	Uniting Church
Established	1869
Headmaster	Kevin Tutt
Chaplain	Mark Dickens
Enrolment	~1000 (K-12)
Colour(s)	Red & White
Website	www.pac.edu.au

Prince Alfred College (also referred to as PAC or Princes, and in sporting circles The Reds) is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, near the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. Prince Alfred College was established in 1869 by the Methodist Church of Australasia, which amalgamated with other Protestant churches in 1977 to form the Uniting Church in Australia.

The school has enrolment of some 1,000 students from reception and educational year groups one to twelve (ages 4 to 18), including some 100 boarders from years seven to twelve. Prince Alfred College launched its own kindergarten Little Princes in 1999, which was renamed Princes ELC in 2009, and claims to have the largest "Old Scholars" organisation (by membership) in the southern hemisphere.^{[citation needed]}

Senior students study to achieve the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), or undertake the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme as an alternative, with some achieving IB marks of 44 and 45 out of 45 in recent years. Princes is the only College in Adelaide to offer the IB Diploma at all three stages, the PYP and MYP are compulsory units of work for Preparatory and Middle school students enabling its students to continue to complete the Diploma in year 11 and 12 or to be recognised locally with the SACE. .

History

Prince Alfred College, c.1879

Prince Alfred College was named after Alfred, one of the four sons of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. Being named after a member of the Royal Family of the Commonwealth Realms, the school has attracted royal visitors since its foundation, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

The founders of PAC were determined that the religious traditions of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, should be indoctrinated in the school. Young Methodist men of the colony and PAC were encouraged to live disciplined, hard working and predominantly Christian lives, even though they were mocked facing society’s temptations.

By the year of PAC's foundation in 1869, the population of Adelaide was estimated to be the second highest in the continent. No South Australian country town, however, had a population greater than 10,000. At the same time, nearly all the land in the city of Adelaide, laid out by Colonel Light, had been occupied. Across the parklands that surrounded the city were well established residential suburbs such as Kent Town and Norwood to the east and industrial precincts such as Hindmarsh and Thebarton to the west. The suburb of Kent Town, along with the city itself, formed a consolidated urban area in which the school was located.

In September 2005 it was revealed that the College held 70,000 shares in Coopers Brewery, received in a bequest. At the time, Coopers were the subject of an unsolicited takeover bid by Japanese-controlled brewer Lion Nathan, and the shares were valued at between $18 million and $22 million. At the same time, the College was involved in a $15 million redevelopment project and was appealing to parents and former students for $3.5 million to enable building to begin. Although Coopers made a "counter offer" of a share buy-back (with attractive tax benefits) to those shareholders who may be wishing to sell, the college chose not to sell any of its holding.

List of headmasters

Collectable School Cigarette card featuring the PAC colours & crest, c. 1910s

Period	Details
1869–1870	Mr Samuel Fiddian
1871–1875	Mr John Hartley
1876–1914	Mr Frederic Chapple
1915–1926	Mr William Bayly
1930–1948	Mr Fred Ward
1949–1969	Mr John Dunning
1970–1987	Mr Geoffrey Bean
1988–1999	Dr Brian Webber
2000–2004	Dr Stephen Codrington
2004 – Present	Mr Kevin Tutt

Houses

All students belong to one of the four Houses named after four of the founding fathers; Watsford, Waterhouse, Taylor and Cotton. It is the schools aim that these activities continue to build the strong community feel that the founding fathers envisaged in 1869.

The program run by students for all students sees the four Houses compete across the year for the prestigious Wesley Cup.

Students participate in inter-house Swimming, Athletics, Rowing, Chess, Debating, Music and Drama performances and year level lunchtime sports. The Academic Effort grades earned by any student also contribute to the House points tally. Currently, the PAC Houses are Taylor (Green), Cotton (Blue), Watsford (Orange) and Waterhouse (Yellow).
At the time of the school's centenary (1969), the houses were Bayly (Red), Cotton (Blue), Waterhouse and "School"; all boarders were members of School house.

Sport

Rowing

College rowing team, 1891

Rowing began at PAC in 1883 and has played an important part in the school's sporting culture since that time. The school has two boat houses, at West Lakes and by the Torrens Lake in the City of Adelaide's parklands. The school employs a full time Director of Rowing. Although competition in local and national regattas form an integral part of the rowing programme, the main event for each year is the Head of the River. 2008 marked the 125th year of rowing at Princes.

Intercol

Each sports team at Princes has an annual fixture against traditional longtime rivals Saint Peter's College, known as the "Intercol" (Inter-collegiate). These are considered by the two colleges to be the most important games of the seasons, and the fiercely fought matches of the more popular sports draw big crowds of students and old scholars from both schools. The Intercols have been played for over 100 years. At one time, the Australian Rules Football and the Cricket intercols were both played on Adelaide Oval. The Cricket Intercollegiate match has been competed in since 1878. According to Richard Sproull this is "the oldest unbroken annual contest in the history of cricket" (Weekend Australian 5/6 December 1992).

Outdoor education

The Prince Alfred College Outdoor Education programme provides a variety of integrated activities designed to allow boys to face challenges beyond those possible in a suburban day school. Current activities are focused on the Scotts Creek Outdoor Centre at Morgan on the River Murray.

In 2008, the college opened its Wambana Campus at Point Turton on the Yorke Peninsula. Year 9 students spend 5 weeks at the new facility, learning field science and mathematics along with other subjects and life skills as well as community service.

Year 11 students undertake practical leadership training and are encouraged to nominate for trips to Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea or Kangaroo Island.

Notable alumni

See Category:Old Reds

Notable old scholars of Princes include:

Rhodes Scholars

The Rhodes Scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship for study at Oxford University. South Australian recipients who attended PAC include:

Rhodes Scholar	Year awarded	College at Oxford
Allen, William DouglasWilliam Douglas Allen (1914–)	1937	New College
Brose, HenryHenry Brose (1890–1965)	1913	Christ Church
Brown, Garry LeslieGarry Leslie Brown	1964	Magdalen
Dorsch, Theodor SiegfriedTheodor Siegfried Dorsch	1933	Christ Church
Evans, David WykeDavid Wyke Evans	1957	New College
Fry, HenryHenry Fry (1886–1959)	1909	Balliol
Sir Hone, BrianBrian Hone (1907–1978)	1930	New College
Howard, StanfordStanford Howard	1919	Christ Church
Jolly, NormanNorman Jolly (1882–1954)	1904	Balliol
Madigan, CecilCecil Madigan (1889–1947)	1911	Magdalen
Opie, Roger GilbertRoger Gilbert Opie	1951	Christ Church
Potts, RenfreyRenfrey Potts (1925–2005)	1948	Queen's
Rayner, Howard LuscombeHoward Luscombe Rayner	1916	Balliol
Robertson, David AlexanderDavid Alexander Robertson	1983	Magdalen
Rogers, Peter LindsayPeter Lindsay Rogers	1963	New College
Smyth, Michael EwersMichael Ewers Smyth	1960	Exeter
Wilkinson, Stephen KidmanStephen Kidman Wilkinson	1982	New College
Manuel, Ryan PaulRyan Paul Manuel	2006	Merton

Academia

• Henry Brose (1890–1965), Professor of Physics – University of Nottingham
• William Cowley (1953–), Professor of Communication and Signal Processing – University of South Australia
• Nick Martin (1950–), Professor of Genetic Epidemiology – Queensland Institute of Medical Research
• Renfrey Potts (1925–2005), Professor of Applied Mathematics – University of Adelaide
• Con Stough – Professor of Psychology – Swinburne University

Business

• Tim Cooper (1955–), CEO of Coopers Brewery
• Glenn Cooper (1952–), Executive Chairman of Coopers Brewery
• Robert Gerard, Businessman, previously Chairman of Gerard Industries
• Greg Siegele, Co-founder of Ratbag Games Pty Ltd
• Sir Edward Holden (1885–1947), Founder of Holden, vehicle manufacturer

Entertainment, media and the arts

• David Basheer, Soccer commentator and analyst on SBS
• Bob Francis (1939–), Radio Presenter FIVEaa
• Sir Robert Helpmann (1909–1986), Ballet dancer, actor, director and choreographer
• Graham Jenkin, Poet, composer and historian
• Hayley Lever (1876–1958), Painter
• Sir John Ashton (1881–1963), Painter and Director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales
• Adam Liaw, MasterChef Australia Winner 2010
• Rex Heading, the creator of Humphrey B. Bear whose show went on to win two Logies; former managing director of Channel Nine
• Chris Bailey, Bass guitarist with legendary ARIA award winning Australian Bands 'The Angels' and 'Gangajang'

Exploration

• Duncan Chessell (1970–), Mountaineer
• Cecil Madigan (1889–1947), Explorer, Geologist, Rhodes Scholar, University Lecturer

Medicine

• Sir Raphael Cilento, medical practitioner and public health administrator
• Bill Griggs, Doctor
• Brian Kenneth Hobbs (1937–2004), Doctor
• Brian Sando, Olympic team and Adelaide Crows Club Doctor

Military

• Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell VC (1884–1933), Soldier, farmer, awarded the Victoria Cross
• John Alexander Raws, journalist and WW1 diarist, killed in action 23 Aug 1916 at Pozieres – no known grave
• Leonard Taplin, DFC, World War flier, fighter ace, pioneer aerial photographer and aerial cartographer.

Politics, public service and the law

• Harold Boas (1883–1980), architect and town planner, Perth
• Cory Bernardi (1969–), Senator for South Australia since 2006
• Sir John Lavington Bonython (1875–1960), editor of The Advertiser, Lord Mayor of Adelaide (1927–1930)
• Grant Chapman (1949–), Member for Division of Kingston (1975–1983) in the Australian House of Representatives, and Senator for South Australia (1988–2008)
• Charles Glover (1870–1936), first Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide (1919)
• Lionel Logue (1880–1953), speech therapist who successfully treated King George VI's stammer
• Sir Geoffrey Reed (1892–1970), judge in the Supreme Court of South Australia, first Director-General of ASIO
• Nick Xenophon (1959–), Independent MP

Science

• Herbert Basedow (1881–1933), Anthropologist, geologist, explorer, politician
• Henry Brose (1890–1965), Physicist, translator, pathologist, biochemist, academic, Rhodes Scholar
• Thomas Draper Campbell (1893–1967), Anthropologist, Professor of Dentistry
• Sir John Burton Cleland (1878–1971), Naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist, ornithologist, Professor of Pathology
• Henry Fry (1886–1959), Physician, anthropologist, Rhodes Scholar
• Ren Potts (1925–2005), Applied mathematician, Rhodes Scholar, defined the Potts model
• Cecil Madigan (1889–1947), Explorer, Geologist, Rhodes Scholar, University Lecturer

Cricket

• Greg Blewett (1971–)
• Greg Chappell (1948–), Australian captain 1975–1977, 1979–1983
• Ian Chappell (1943–), Australian captain 1971–1975
• Trevor Chappell (1952–)
• Joe Darling (1870–1946), Australian captain 1899–1902, 1902–1903, 1905
• Clem Hill (1877–1945), Australian captain 1910–1912
• Tim May (1962–)
• Paul Rofe (1981–)
• James Smith (1988–)
• Ashley Woodcock (1947–)

Football

• Wayne Jackson (1944–), CEO of the AFL (1996–2003)
• Craig Kelly (1966–), former Collingwood player
• Ed Lower (1987–), North Melbourne Kangaroos
• Nick Lower (1987–), Fremantle Dockers
• Rodney Maynard (1966–), former Adelaide Crows player
• David Pittman (1969–), former Adelaide Crows player
• Luke Tapscott (1991–), Melbourne Demons
• Jack Trengove (1991–), Melbourne Demons
• Bernie Vince (1985–), Adelaide Crows
• Sam Day (1992–), Gold Coast Suns
• Tim Weatherald, Sturt and Norwood Football Club (SANFL), Magarey Medallist 2002

In popular culture

Prince Alfred College is mentioned in the Redgum song "Beaumont Rag" as "PAC", featured on the band's 1978 album If You Don't Fight You Lose.

See also

• List of schools in South Australia
• List of boarding schools
• List of Victoria Crosses by School

External links

• Prince Alfred College Website