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John McGlashan College
Address
Map
2 Pilkington Street,
Maori Hill,
Dunedin,
New Zealand
Coordinates45°51′20″S 170°29′53″E / 45.8556°S 170.4980°E / -45.8556; 170.4980
Information
TypeIntegrated, Boys, Secondary (Years 7-13) with boarding facilities
MottoLex Domini Lux Mundi
Established1919
Ministry of Education Institution no.387
PrincipalK. Michael Corkery
School roll490
Socio-economic decile10
Websitemcglashan.school.nz
John McGlashan buildings in 2009

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 490 students from years 7 to 13, including 110 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 Presbytarian school was established for boys.[2] Originally established as a Presbyterian private school, John McGlashan College integrated in to 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

John McGlashan College students have always excelled on the sports field and sport has always been a major part of College life. There is a wide range of sports available at the College, including rugby, soccer, cricket, tennis, hockey, softball, volleyball, basketball, trapshooting, yachting, skiing, badminton, golf and many others. The College is located next to the Balmacewen Golf Course, and the college encourages their students to join the golf club. The College's 1st XV rugby team competes in the Highlanders' secondary schools competition and the 1st XI Cricket team won the Otago Secondary Schools Cricket Competition in 2010. The 1st XI hockey team won the Otago secondary schools competition in 2011, and competed in the India Cup. The school has (among others), a total of six Rugby teams, seven Cricket teams, five Football teams, six Hockey teams.

Houses

  • Balmacewen (Red)
  • Burns (Gold)
  • Ross (Blue)
  • Gilray (White)

Principals

  • A G Butchers (1918–1925)[4]
  • C Gilray (1926-?)
  • T Holme (?-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-)

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ John McGlashan College- Welcome (accessed:12-06-2007)
  2. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography- John McGlashan (accessed:12-06-2007)
  3. ^ Education Media- John McGlashan College (accessed:12-06-2007)
  4. ^ Arnold, Rollo (22 June 2007). "Butchers, Arthur Gordon 1885-1960". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 15 August 2009.


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