Primary contact
Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Sydney, New South Wales 2023
Identity area
Identifier
daa/155
Authorized form of name
The Scots College, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Danielle Torrisi
Type
Address
Street address
Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2023
Telephone
02 9391 7600 (school) or 02 9391 7765 (Archives)
Fax
archives@tsc.nsw.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney. It provides education from an Early Learning Centre to Year 12.
The Reverend Arthur Ashworth Aspinall opened The Scots College at Lady Robinson’s Beach in 1893 as the founding Principal and owner. Aspinall had been ordained as a Presbyterian Minister 1873 in Forbes. For further history of the school, see https://www.tsc.nsw.edu.au/125-years-our-history
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Records pertaining to the college, its students, staff and officers.
Buildings
Holdings
- Publications of the college: The Scotsman, 1914- present (annual; 1m); The Lion and Lang Syne (quarterly); Flying Scotman (weekly).
- Photographs, 1893- present (10m)
- Minutes, 1915- present (3m).
- Student files, 1955- present (30m; closed).
Quantity: 90m
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Visit by appointment Monday to Friday.
Closed public holidays and Christmas-New Year period.
Access conditions and requirements
The Archive Office is located in the Hanks Room of the Lang Walker Business Centre. Please put reference requests in writing, mentioning the subject and purpose of the research.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying services for books, journals and photographs can be arranged.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 12 May 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)