Talk:Scotch College, Adelaide

Possible copyright problem
User:58.84.66.17 has added a significant amount of material to this article which bear great similarity to passages from the Scots' College Website, with some grammatical changes. For this reason I have removed them.

The passages in question are:

"Scotch College, as the name implies, has a strong connection with Scottish culture and traditions. Everyone at the College is exposed to the heritage in some way on a day to day basis. For example:


 * All girls at the College wear kilts in the Campbell of Argyle tartan
 * The pastoral care system at Scotch is based around a House system with each House named after a Scottish clan
 * Every student, regardless of gender, proudly wears the rampant lion and St Andrew's Cross on their jumper and blazer
 * The annual Lothian Medal competition also encourages the students to learn about Scottish Heritage
 * The College Chapel, used for whole school assemblies once per week, hosts large carved clan shields and tartan banners
 * At many College functions throughout the year, Haggis is served (and eagerly devoured!). It is piped in, and the traditional Ode to the Haggis, by Robbie Burns, is proudly recited
 * Each rowing scull is named after a loch"

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"The Scotch College Adelaide Pipe Band is so intimately connected with the College that it is hard to believe that there was a considerable time in the history of the school when it did not exist. Although the College was founded in 1919 (to commemorate the "Sons of Scotland who fell in the Great War") there was no band until almost 40 years later. Not until the advent of the Cadet Corps and the need this generated for a band which could provide suitably martial marching music was a band founded and funded. It would appear that the driving force for the creation (and funding) of a pipe band came from Captain Huw Edwards who was the Officer Commanding the Scotch College Cadets.

Although the Cadet Corps was disbanded in 1973, the determination of a strong group of parents, past and current scholars saw the band survive. Under the leadership of the newly appointed (1972) Pipe Major Ernie Dowler (formerly from the Adelaide University Regiment) it became the focus for celebration of Scottish traditions and the flagship of the school. Upon the retirement of PM Ernie Dowler, Malcolm Massie (at that time living in NZ) was apppointed in November 1988. He took over in February 1989 and has been responsible for the band and Scottish Heritage to date (currently 2014) Under his direction the band was expanded, toured interstate on a regular basis and undertook a successful foray in 1991 to New Zealand where it won the Grade 4 Championship at the Timaru National Pipe Band Contest. He has overseen the expansion of the band, significant changes to the uniform, a formalised integration of the band into College daily life, a move from a small room to an expansive suite and retention of contact with ex-scholars. The band is the most competitive in South Australia and competes each year at local and national contests. "

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The information form these passages may form the basis for some information included in this article, but this must be done in shuch a way as to not infringe copyright.

-Blarneytherinosaur 05:36, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Correct Information
The above listed information is esentially correct. The connection of the pipeband to the school and its origin is as written. Being personally involved with the Adelaide University Regiment Pipeband and Scotch College (as a resident boarding assistant) I experienced the transition to Malcolm Massie. Since the Scotch Pipeband is only a juvenile or grade 4 band the note that it is "the most competitive in South Australia" is some what of an exaggeration. The current state grade 1 pipeband champions are the City of Adelaide pipeband. Currently undefeated in South Australia for the last 15 years and past national grade 1 champions.

Ozdaren 03:45, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Advertisement
Reads like advertisement in IT section. Contributing factors include use of 'we', description of the trials faced in educating staff.

Notable Alumni
Remove unsourced Notable Alumni as per Admin Kusma's Kusma (talk) (unilateral) policy regarding other South Australian Schools. Please address all concerns on his talk page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by A. Klapaucius (talk • contribs).
 * There is no such policy. Please do not address this on my talk page, but discuss this article here. Thank you, Kusma (talk) 18:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

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Please update the Queue page as appropriate.

Note that I am not involved in this project any much more than any other editor, just posting these notes since it is quite a big change, potentially

Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 23:58, 16 June 2010 (UTC).

Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2014
Please change Chairman from Mr. Ross Haslam to Mr Raymond Spencer

Please change slogan from “Excellence Today, Relevance Tomorrow” to “One School”

Please change "pre-school to Year 13" to "Early Learning to Year 12".

Please change "up to 80 boarders" to "more than 100 boarders".

Include new paragraph: As one of Adelaide’s most prestigious colleges steeped in tradition, Scotch offers students a diverse curriculum, small class sizes and highly qualified teachers and support staff.

Note: My name is Kieran Hall and I manage Scotch College Adelaide's public relations. See http://www.hughespr.com.au/hughes-pr/our-people/kieran-hall/

Kieranjhall (talk) 06:44, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Please note we do not contact people for verification - all information must be verifiable from published, reliable sources, so it can be checked by anyone at any time.- Arjayay (talk) 08:35, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article.


 * Over the past few days a relatively inexperienced editor has made substantial unreferenced changes to the article, including copying and pasting text from the school's website. I've left a message on her talkpage outlining some of the problems, and will try to fix up the article later today. Cheers, Bahudhara (talk) 04:54, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 August 2015
Please change the following key details of the College: Principal: Dr John H Newton Enrolment: ~1030, (ELC-12) These details can be found at scotch.sa.edu.au. I am also an employee of the College and these details can be verified via wking@scotch.sa.edu.au

Wazman21 (talk) 23:11, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 02:21, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

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Spelling of "Lovatt" (house name).
I'm pretty sure the house name given in the article as "Lovat" should actually be "Lovatt" (two Ts at the end). I attended the school and was in that house for a time, and clearly recall the spelling - but I can't find any references to back this up, so am not changing it now.

Can anyone confirm this, please? - I feel "Lovat" is probably a simple typo. Thanks.M.J.E. (talk) 08:44, 26 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm afraid that your memory is playing tricks on you. 🙂 I googled and found several mentions of "Lovat", including this recent one. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 10:47, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Hallo. Yes, I've seen so, too - in the school magazine, no less. I just felt so sure, and I usually remember spellings very precisely. But clearly I was wrong this time.M.J.E. (talk) 12:24, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2021
Under Notable Alumni (SPORTS) - Dylan Holmes deserves a bit of recognition, she plays professional soccer for Häcken in the Damallsvenskan league. She has also played professionally for Adelaide United I believe. 129.96.83.81 (talk) 07:36, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: They need to be notable enough for a Wikipedia article, and have sourcing that they attended this school. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:08, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. I found and added info to her article and here, with sources. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 11:15, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2023
Principal: change from John Newton to Trent Driver

Chairperson: change from Raymond Spencer to Todd Roberts 116.255.57.141 (talk) 09:12, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Actualcpscm (talk) 09:58, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Done. Updated per request - the ref is the school website, not hard to find. Bahudhara (talk) 03:08, 25 April 2023 (UTC)