The Hutchins School is an Anglican, day and boarding school for boys from pre-kindergarten to Year 12 in Hobart, Tasmania. Established in 1846, Hutchins is one of the oldest continually operating schools in Australia. The school's students consistently rank among the highest academic achievers in Tasmania and nationally; it has had 24 Rhodes Scholars. The school is located just under four kilometres from the CBD of Hobart, The Hutchins School offers facilities including classrooms, science and computer laboratories, libraries, a performing arts centre, a recording studio and multiple sporting grounds. International students reside in the school's boarding facility, ‘Burbury House’, which in 2012 underwent a full refit and refurbishment. Hutchins is a founding-member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC),[2] and a member of Independent Schools Tasmania (IST).[3]
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| Coordinates | 42°54′21″S 147°19′46″E / 42.90583°S 147.32944°E |
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| Type | Independent, day & boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Vivit Post Funera Virtus (Courage even after death) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1846 |
| Sister school | St Michael's Collegiate School |
| Chairman | Gene Phair |
| Headmaster | Dr Robert McEwan |
| Chaplain | Dr Lee Weissel |
| Employees | ~250[1] |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1,100 |
| Colour(s) | Black, magenta & yellow |
| Athletics conference | SATIS |
| Website | www |
History
The Hutchins School was established in 1846 at Hobart Town in memory of The Venerable William Hutchins, first Archdeacon of Van Diemen's Land. Arriving in the colony in 1837, Archdeacon Hutchins had worked tirelessly to establish a faithful ministry, erecting churches and schools and laying the foundation for secondary education under the auspices of the Church of England.[4]
The School commenced operations under Headmaster John Richard Buckland at Ingle Hall, a large Georgian house dating from 1811 which still stands in lower Macquarie Street, Hobart. Three years later it moved several blocks up Macquarie Street to a purpose-built schoolhouse designed by Tasmanian architect, William Archer.[4]
In the early days of many and varied schools and tenuous longevity, Hutchins survived by absorbing pupils, staff and plant of other less robust institutions, including Christ's College (1846–1912), The High School (1850–65), Horton College (1855-93) and Officer College (1888–1900). When Hutchins joined forces with Christ's College in 1912 it was the signal for Arthur Augustus Stephens to close Queen's College, founded by him in 1893, and accept the post of Vice-Master of Hutchins. In 1905 Hutchins amalgamated with Buckland's School, opened in 1893 by William Harvey Buckland, son of founding headmaster J R Buckland and brother of second headmaster John Vansittart Buckland. Hutchins would go on to absorb King's Grammar School (1907), Franklin House School (1917) and Apsley House School (1928), and affiliate with Gryce (1934) and Gladwyn (1937) Schools.[4]
By the 1950s the School was growing too large for its inner-city site and in 1957 a new Junior School was built on an elevated site overlooking the River Derwent at Sandy Bay. This followed the opening at the Sandy Bay site of a sub-primary section in 1946 and the Memorial Oval and pavilion in 1955. The Senior School was later constructed on the adjacent site of the former Queenborough Cemetery, following a council referendum in which ratepayers voted '1 for educational purposes' in 1960.[5] By 1964 the Senior School campus encompassed a boarding house and science wing, quickly followed by an administration block and classrooms, while the Junior School campus across the road soon expanded to include a fledgling Middle School. The Macquarie Street building was sold in 1965, with Hutchins commencing full operations at Sandy Bay the following year.
Co-curricular program
The school runs an extensive co-curricular program[6] offering music, performing arts, debating, sports and the Duke of Edinburgh International Award.
Sport
The Hutchins School is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS).
SATIS premierships
The Hutchins School has won the following SATIS premierships.[7]
- Athletics (23) - 1968, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
- Basketball - 2009
- Cricket (22) - 1926, 1938, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2018, 2021
- Cricket T20 (2) - 2018, 2021
- Cross Country (38) - 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Football (14) - 1968, 1969, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010
- Hockey (17) - 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Rowing (28) - 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
- Rowing Eight (46) - 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1937, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
- Soccer (7) - 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014
- Swimming (27) - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018
- Tennis (10) - 1962, 1974, 1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2020, 2021
Headmasters
| Period | Details |
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| 1846 – 1874 | J R Buckland |
| 1874 – 1892 | J V Buckland |
| 1892 – 1906 | H H Anderson |
| 1907 – 1908 | E G Muschamp |
| 1908 – 1912 | G A Gurney |
| 1912 – 1917 | L H Lindon |
| 1918 – 1929 | C C Thorold |
| 1929 – 1942 | J R O Harris |
| 1942 – 1945 | V S Murphy |
| 1946 – 1953 | P Radford |
| 1954 – 1958 | W H Mason-Cox |
| 1958 | H V Jones |
| 1959 – 1963 | G H Newman |
| 1963 – 1970 | D H Lawrence |
| 1971 – 1986 | D B Clarke |
| 1987 – 1996 | J M B Bednall |
| 1997 – 2007 | W D Toppin |
| 2007 – 2016 | W P Dean |
| 2017 – | R W McEwan |
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of The Hutchins School include:
- Errol Flynn Hollywood actor
- Thomas Drayton Simpson second world war pilot
- Percy Abbot CMG, a soldier, politician and solicitor[8]
- Stuart Barnes (poet), poet (1981–1995)[9]
- John Bisdee VC, first Australian winner of the Victoria Cross (1882-c1885)
- Frank Bowden CBE, FRS, scientist[10]
- Tim Bowden, broadcaster, journalist and author (1946–54)[11]
- Sir Stanley Burbury KCMG KCVO KBE, Governor of Tasmania (1973–1982)[12]
- Bob Clifford, founder of Incat, shipbuilder and entrepreneur (1961)[11]
- Sir John Davies KCMG, politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer[13]
- Lyndhurst Giblin DSO, MC, economist[14]
- Stephen Gumley, engineer and first CEO, Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (1966–74)
- Richard Hewson, master mariner and navigator, winner of 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race (1992–97)
- Mitchell Hibberd, AFL Footballer
- Michael Hodgman, Liberal MHR (1947–56)
- Roger Hodgman, theatre and television director
- Will Hodgman, Liberal Premier (1980–86)
- Kevin Hofbauer, actor (2006)[11]
- Paul Hudson, AFL footballer and coach (1988)[11]
- Leonard Huxley KBE, physicist and former President of the Australian Institute of Physics
- Thomas Murdoch CMG, politician[15]
- Brodie Neill, designer (1983–96)
- Harold Nicholas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, judge and politician[16]
- Hamish Peacock, javelin olympian (2008)[11]
- Sir James Ramsay KCMG KCVO CBE DSC, Governor of Queensland (1977–1985)[12]
- John Stopp, President of the Legislative Council of Tasmania (1992–1995)
- Damon Thomas, Alderman and former Lord Mayor of Hobart, Tasmanian Crown Solicitor, State Ombudsman, CEO of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Korean Consul (1967)[11]
- James William Tibbs CMG, Headmaster of Auckland Grammar School, 1893–1922 (1867–72)
- Alan Walker, architect[17]
- Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2008–2012)[12]
- Denis Warner OBE CMG, war correspondent, author and journalist (1928–35)
- Guy Wylly VC, joint first Australian winner of the Victoria Cross (1889-c1893)
Rhodes Scholars
As of 2020, The Hutchins School has had 24 Rhodes Scholars, the latest being the 2021 Tasmania scholar, Nanak Narulla.[18] Alumni have been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for Australian states other than Tasmania, such as the 2016 New South Wales scholar, Harjeevan Narulla, Nanak's brother.[19][20]
Hutchins alumni to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship:[21]
1909 - F B Edwards
1911 - C S King
1913 - C S Raynor
1916 - L T Butler
1917 - A F Payne
1919 - A J Clinch
1920 - F B Richardson
1921 - E M Lilley
1922 - J K Clinch
1923 - L G H Huxley
1924 - A McDougall
1926 - J D L Hood
1928 - A Smithies
1931 - E C R Spooner
1932 - E J Warlow-Davies
1940 - E D Tudor
1955 - G L Salmon
1976 - R C Forage
1979 - S J Gumley
1988 - M C Elias
2013 - S H Forbes[22]
2016 - H S Narulla (NSW)[19]
2018 - H W West[23]
2021 - N S Narulla[18]
See also
References
- ^ "Positions of Employment". The Hutchins School. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- ^ "International Boys' Schools Coalition". International Boys' Schools Coalition. International Boys' Schools Coalition. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Independent Schools Tasmania". Independent Schools Tasmania. Independent Schools Tasmania. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Mason-Cox, Margaret (2013). Character Unbound: A History of The Hutchins School. Hobart, Tasmania: The Hutchins School. pp. 13–27. ISBN 978-0-646-90355-2.
- ^ "The Mercury". 5 April 1960.
- ^ "Co-Curricular". The Hutchins School. The Hutchins School. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ McBride, Barb. "History of Winners | SATIS". Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Hogan, Terry. "Abbott, Percy Phipps (1869–1940)". adb.anu.edu.au. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Australian poet Stuart Barnes
- ^ McLaren, Alex. "Bowden, Frank Philip (1903–1968)". adb.anu.edu.au. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Star students: The Hutchins School". The Mercury. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hutchins 1979" (PDF). The Hutchins School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Boyer, Peter (1981). "Davies, Sir John George (1846 - 1913)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Cain, Neville. "Giblin, Lyndhurst Falkiner (1872–1951)". adb.anu.edu.au. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Jones, Elizabeth. "Murdoch, Thomas (1868–1946)". adb.anu.edu.au. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Ward, John M. (1988). "Nicholas, Harold Sprent (1877–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 14 December 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Nanak Narulla selected as Tasmania's new Rhodes Scholar". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b Hamilton, S. 2015. UNSW wins fourth Rhodes Scholarship in three years.University of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Belinda, Henwood. "UNSW Law claims seventh Rhodes Scholar in seven years". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Mizzen, Michelle (1 December 2020). "Our 25th Rhodes Scholar" (PDF). Magenta & Black Magazine. 112. Hobart: The Hutchins School: 17.
- ^ "Hutchins' 22nd Rhodes Scholar visits | Latest news | The Hutchins School, Hobart Tasmania". www.hutchins.tas.edu.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Hutchins congratulates its 24th Rhodes Scholar | Latest news | The Hutchins School, Hobart Tasmania". www.hutchins.tas.edu.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.