High School, Goulburn
| High School, Goulburn | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Goulburn, New South Wales Australia  | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, day and boarding school |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1869 |
| Closed | 1874 |
| Key people |
George Metcalfe (Founder & Proprietor Headmaster) |
The High School, Goulburn, was an independent, day and boarding school for boys, in Goulburn, a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.[1]
History
The school was opened by George Metcalfe MA on 5 July 1869, in Clifford Street, Goulburn. Fees for boarding students were 14 guineas per quarterly term and three guineas for day students. Metcalfe was an experienced teacher of seventeen years.[2] He had studied at the Melbourne University where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts[3] and had taught at Melbourne Grammar and Newington College.[4] On 9 September 1871 Metcalfe leased Mandelson’s Hotel on the corner of Sloane and Clinton streets. The hotel then became known as Goulburn House and the first quarterly term of the High School in its new premises commenced on 2 October 1871. In 1868 he was awarded a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney.[5] As well as high school education private instruction was offered by Metcalfe to "gentlemen desirous of improving their education."[6] In January 1874 a fire destroyed the stables at the rear of Metcalfe’s school and it closed in October. [7]
Notable alumni
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- The Hon. Sir Joseph Carruthers KCMG (1857–1932) served as Premier of New South Wales.[8]
- From 1870 until 1872, The Honourable Samuel Moore MLA (1854–1935) was a student teacher at The High School. Metcalfe had been his Headmaster at Newington College. Moore became a parliamentarian and served as New South Wales Secretary for Mines, Minister for Agriculture and Secretary for Lands.[9]
- The Honourable Thomas Waddell MLA (1854–1940) served as Premier of New South Wales and then as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[10]
References
- ↑ History of Mandelsons Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Goulburn Herald And Chronicle. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE". The Age (3, 569). Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Swain, Peter L. (Peter Leonard); Newington College (1988), A quarter past the century : a history of Newington College, 1863-1988, Newington College, ISBN 978-0-9596524-1-3
- ↑ Alumni Sidneienses Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Goulburn Herald And Chronicle. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Mandelson's of Goulburn Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ Ward, John M. "Carruthers, Sir Joseph Hector McNeil (1856 - 1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ Atchison, John. "Moore, Samuel Wilkinson (1854 - 1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ Buck, A. R. "Waddell, Thomas (1854? - 1940)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 February 2017.