Built upon a Culture of Giving
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
Nelson Henderson (1865 – 1943)The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
Nelson Henderson (1865 – 1943)Scotch College was founded in 1896 and opened in 1897 because of a generous gift from the Alexander family. At the request of Jane Alexander, wife of the Hon William Alexander MLC and mother of Douglas who is registered as Scotch College’s first enrolment, a 500 quid gift was provided in order that a school for boys, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church in WA, would be established in Perth.
In 2023, we are officially launching the inaugural copy of our ‘A Culture of Giving’, a report which captures the history and importance of our history of giving back through Philanthropy. This inaugural report will mark the commencement of an annual report for the College’s Foundation.
course Old Scotch Collegians, have given so willingly and can take pride in knowing that through their generosity they have transformed the lives of so many boys. In turn, this support has provided us with programmes and facilities that ensure we continue to be a leading Independent School of a standard that we simply could not have reached without the generous support of so many.
To all our past and current donors, we again thank you for supporting our shared vision for Scotch College. Your financial and in-kind commitment sends a very clear message to our boys and staff that they are part of a very caring, and supportive community which flourishes in and through the opportunities that it creates.
Since our foundation in 1896, and official opening in 1897, the fundamental importance of community has never been stronger than over the last few years as we have navigated the COVID-19 health pandemic. What has made us stronger is the ability to remain connected with and supportive of each other, thus ensuring that we continue to build upon the best of our past, while envisioning an exciting future.
In 2022, as Scotch College’s entered into its 125th year, the school and its Foundation celebrated
For WA 2021, 2022 and now 2023 have been relatively stable years. However, the same cannot be said for much of Australia and the world. It is a salient reminder of the need to build financial resilience for those shocks that occur from time to time. This is the role of Foundation, to provide a safe pair of hands, managing and growing funds that are used for ongoing support and can be called upon to assist in times of crisis if required.
Government funding for private, or independent, schools has long been a contentious issue. Recently, there has been media attention on the size of some Australian private school foundations and whether it is equitable for such schools to receive government funding.
Our Foundation exists to develop and promote an enduring culture of philanthropy within the Scotch community and to ensure our funds are invested and protected. This is not done in isolation. The Foundation’s Vision and Mission is closely aligned to the strategic plan of the College. The Foundation and the Council, in conjunction with the Headmaster and staff, are responsible for the growth and sustainable future of our College through focusing on maintaining a financially viable college for many years to come. The Foundation Board has a critical role in networking, advising and advocacy, as well as providing their personal financial support to the College through the Headmaster. Membership of the Foundation is given to donors who have donated $5,000 or more over any five-year period. We are extremely grateful to our foundation members (listed as part of this publication) for their ongoing loyal support.
The Foundation continues to support the College annually. This includes scholarships funding, supporting the Office of Advancement and Philanthropy and providing loans to the College
The Office of Advancement and Philanthropy and the Foundation are working on our Bequests programme so those who have directly or indirectly enjoyed the benefits of time at Scotch may reinvest to provide future generations with the same opportunities.
Anyone who makes a Bequest to the College becomes a member of the Alexander Society. Members will soon be able to see first-hand how past Bequests have made an impact, giving a glimpse of how their legacy will similarly support future generations. If you would like to hear more, please contact David Kyle or Mel Colling in the Philanthropy Office on 9383 6987 or philanthropy@scotch.wa.edu.au.
We thank all members of the Investment Committee for their time and expertise in managing our investments along with our advisors, Shadforth. Thanks also to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees for their wise counsel and stewardship and Chief Financial Officer Ian Anthony and his personal assistant Bernadette Boisen for carrying much of the load.
Established in 1985, the Scotch College (WA) Foundation Inc was created to ensure the College’s ongoing financial viability, and in doing so, continue to deliver on the founding vision of Jane Alexander, that is, to provide a balanced and accessible education.
The academic and personal attributes developed as part of attending the College focus upon empowering each graduate to navigate life’s journey. Our motto, ‘Preparing Boys for Life’, succinctly articulates our key goal.
The Foundation must maintain a healthy reserve of funds and secure resources which are not otherwise available to the College via government grants or annual school fees. We cannot assume that external support, financial or otherwise, will always be available. As such, the Foundation provides the underpinning for growth during positive economic conditions and must provide financial security and ongoing viability during
periods of challenge. Furthermore, the Foundation is responsible for the management and investment strategy of all funds collected by the College, thus assisting the College to maintain and grow its capital corpus.
Since its inception, the Foundation has built a substantial asset base. This has resulted from endowment fees, generous bequests, and sound investment practices. The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Trustees and has two specialised sub committees, the Investment Committee reporting to the board, and Philanthropy Committee reporting to the Headmaster and the Board.
Through a planned strategy of investment, the Foundation has contributed significant funds toward past, current, and future building programmes, including the:
• Dickinson Centre
• Science and Design/Technology Centre
• Middle School buildings and Shenton Rd underpass
• Boat Shed extension
• Chapel upgrade and refurbishment
• Gooch Pavilion refurbishment.
Through the Foundation’s support of the scholarship funds, philanthropy has offered the gift of a Scotch College education to many boys whom it may not otherwise have been financially accessible.
Knowing the importance of attracting and maintaining high quality staff, teaching and nonteaching, the Board of Trustees, through targeted income bequests, has also funded innovative staff professional development and leadership programmes.
Scotch was built on a tradition of giving and we are proud to have a long history of generous benefactors who have embedded philanthropy in our culture. Since commencing in 1897, our students have benefitted from the generosity of those that came before, either through the capital projects undertaken or the provision of scholarship and bursary opportunities.
Giving ensures the growth and development of our remarkable College. Your gift makes an incredible difference to current and future students and their families. So much of our achievements are the direct result of a strong culture of giving. The capital facilities which the students have access to today and into the future, and the many scholarships and financial support is the direct result of the generosity of donors’ investment in our college and the boys.
Scotch College continues to have an incredibly strong culture of giving. OSCs, staff, parents and others in the community continue to donate to programmes that align with their personal values or priorities.
• Every gift received at Scotch ensures that we can be everything possible for our boys and their families.
• Every dollar donated has a direct impact on the quality of education and the multi-faceted resources of the College. At the time of receipt, donations are allocated to a specific project or investment fund.
• Our priority is to ensure the privacy of donors and their personal information, however, where approved by a donor, the College will endeavour to promote the generosity of those who have given to the college.
• Money is only raised to support the key strategic drivers of the College and to maintain the College as per its commencement mission in 1897.
• We understand that families also donate to many other worthy causes and the College works within this framework when seeking funds to support our
The College recognises that people like to support different causes and give in different ways based on their personal or family preference. As such, the Foundation has five pillars to which anyone can donate either through the College’s Annual Giving Program, Capital Campaigns or at any other time of their choosing:
Buildings and Facilities
Capital Campaigns and Building Fund (tax-deductible)
Recent capital and building projects at Scotch have seen the completion of the Mathematics and Commerce Building, the restoration and expansion of our iconic heritage buildings Memorial Hall, the PC Anderson Chapel, Scotch College Boat Shed and the Gooch Pavilion. Funds that are contributed for
“There can be no greater legacy than giving forward and assisting boys to achieve what they have thought to be the impossible dream – attending Scotch College.”
Dr Alec O’Connell, Headmaster
The Scotch College Scholarship Fund and the Scotch College Foundation offer a range of academic, music, boarding and indigenous scholarships for new and current students including:
• G G Gooch Scholarship
• J A Gooch Scholarship
• Foundation Entrance Scholarships
• Foundation Music Scholarship
• Foundation Boarding Scholarship
• P C Anderson Scholarship
• W R Dickinson Scholarship
• RLR Maidment Scholarship Bequest
• Norm Rankin Indigenous Fund
• Tàlantach Scholarships
• Indigenous Scholarships.
Scholarship Funds that are named and given in perpetuity are generally held by the Scotch Foundation, as the corpus of the funds is invested and spent in such a way as to ensure the scholarship maintains real value over the generations. Other general donations for scholarship purposes are held in the Scotch College Scholarship Fund, recognised by the Australian Tax Office as a tax-deductible DGR fund.
Further details on each of the scholarships is available on the College website: scotch.wa.edu.au/scholarships
Each year the College conducts an Annual Giving Programme seeking to encourage donations from the whole Scotch community, including students and current families, seeking to making this a community event with an emphasis on participation and giving back. Monies raised are applied to a few worthwhile causes to serve the College. To ensure that such contributions are tax-deductible, funding is directed towards one of the three specialised funds:
• Building Fund - Tax-deductible DGR Fund
• Scholarship Fund – Tax-deductible DGR Fund
• Library Fund – Tax-deductible DGR Fund.
It is said that “Innovation” comes about when a boy is lost in a good book, where he can thoughtfully engage with his world and collaborate with other students. Providing the appropriate resources to our boys will nurture the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development of our boys.
Contemporary libraries are exciting and interactive, with a focus on engagement and different opportunities to learn. They are vibrant learning environments, resourced to equip students with skills to read, research, and learn online as the digital age combines with traditional learning. Support of the purchase of traditional books, e-books, textbooks, and the ability for our boys to connect by subscription to on-line databases, educational periodicals, and games is essential.
Donations to the Library Fund enable us to purchase learning resources and facilitate refurbishment, allowing Scotch libraries to remain at the forefront of student learning.
Named after the Alexander family who were instrumental in the foundation of the College. Their son Douglas is recorded as the first student to be enrolled at Scotch.
This capital investment fund was named in honour of John Maxwell Ferguson, who financed the relocation of Scotch College from Beaufort Street, Perth to Collegian’s House, Swanbourne in 1904. His vision and generosity provided a wonderful foundation for the future.
The Alexander Society was established in 1998 to formally recognise the generosity of the community who have indicated their intention to remember Scotch College in a bequest as part of their charitable intention. Named in honour of the Alexander family whose strong philanthropic and family connection resulted in our founding, membership is presented to anyone who confirms such a bequest, regardless of the level of financial commitment.
The Alexander Society focuses on encouraging members of our community to consider leaving
The aim of the JM Ferguson Fund is to draw on the collective financial strength of the College community, with the goal of creating a substantial capital base. This capital base, in time will generate growing returns to become one of the providers of capital funds for the next 125 years of the College’s life.
To establish the fund and enable its successful first stage of development, a number of members of the College community generously contributed by each lending the JM Ferguson Fund amounts of $50,000 interest free for a five year period. These borrowed funds were then used as equity for a geared investment strategy. Many of the original lenders still generously support the Fund by remaining as participants to this day.
New participants are now invited to the Fund via a
“Many of us feel great pride in being part of the Scotch College family. A bequest is one way to be a continuing part of the school, investing in and securing its future”
The Scotch College Art Collection contains more than 100 artworks of significant aesthetic, historical and cultural value. Acquired over the past 125 years, the Collection has been established to support and enrich the teaching of Visual Arts at the school, as well as transforming the buildings and grounds –classrooms, offices, boarding houses, and libraries.
As such, the Collection offers students and staff a rare opportunity to engage with art, making it a distinctive component of their educational experience. All students at Scotch College are encouraged to appreciate visual art forms, through both formal academic programmes and the display of artworks across the College.
The College’s Art Collection includes:
• Indigenous artwork
• Contemporary artwork – including external sculptures
• College history collection – including works depicting past Headmasters, the school buildings and grounds, and school events
• Donated and purchased student art works
• Other art works such as landscapes and portraits made available to the College.
Collegians House, Bunnings Resource Centre, and Middle School Library, as well as the Senior School’s visual arts precinct houses displays of the College’s Art Collection, regularly exhibiting student and staff artwork, as well as that of invited artists and artists in residence.
Many items within the Art Collection have been generously donated to the College. Giving to the College’s Art Collection enhances the visual art experience of the Scotch community.
Some donations of artworks may be eligible to be donated under the Commonwealth Government’s Cultural Gifts Program where, if the appropriate criteria and valuations are fulfilled, it may be possible to receive a tax deduction for the gift. Further information can be found at: Cultural Gifts Program | Office for the Arts
2007
The Dickinson Centre opened, named after Scotch Headmaster, the late WR Dickinson.
2010-2016
2010 MacKellar Hall opened.
2017
The refurbished Memorial Hall and Heritage Centre opening.
2021
Year 7 & 8 Boarding House re-opened following refurbishment.
2013
The Middle School and Underpass opened.
2018
The re-dedication of the refurbished PC Anderson Memorial Chapel took place in its 50th anniversary year.
2021
Re-opening of the refurbished Gooch Pavilion at March Out.
2016
The Early Learning Centre, Hendry House, opened.
2022
Re-opening of the refurbished Boatshed.
2000-2009 2002 Keys Boarding House opened. 2009 Opening of the Science, Design and Technology Building. 2017-2020 2020 2021-2022Beverley Wishaw had a lifelong association with the College. As a Presbyterian Ladies’ College student, Bev enjoyed socialising with Scotch boys at dance classes and school balls. Her brothers Terry (OSC 1949), Ian (OSC 1959) and Bruce Palmer (OSC 1961) all attended the College, and in the early 1960s Bev and her husband Len moved to Claremont to be close to Scotch and PLC, where their three daughters, Jane, Didie and Suzie were pupils. Her son Peter Wishaw (OSC 1979) and grandsons Michael (OSC 2009) and Robert Debenham (OSC 2012) attended Scotch College.
As President of the Speech and Hearing Centre in 1979, Bev had great compassion, empathy and understanding towards others, especially those less fortunate. Fittingly, due to her bequest, the Beverly Wishaw Award has enabled a Senior School student nominated by the Academic Support Department, to attend one of our community-based service trips.
In 2006, Professor Gilbert Brinsden (OSC 1937) left a bequest to the College, having dedicated his life to education in Australia and overseas. After studying at the University of Western Australia and Melbourne University, Gil became the first lecturer in Dentistry at UWA, and later worked at Northwestern University, Illinois. Thanks to the Foundation’s prudent investment, Gil’s generous bequest has contributed to our academic staff’s lifelong learning and, in turn, to the excellent education of our students.
As a result of his significant bequest, our Head of Enrichment Sam Sterrett attended a conference in the United States and visited Stanford University to learn about their offerings for gifted and talented students. Since this fortuitous trip, Scotch has become one of just 12 collaborators with the Stanford Pre-Collegiate International Institutes and was the first Australian school to join. Over 120 boys have travelled to Stanford to participate in this
Ross joined the Alexander Society in 2001, formerly a Chartered Accountant with Bird Cameron and for many years Commodore of Royal Freshwater Bay and a member of Lake Karrinyup Golf Club – while sport was his passion the lynchpin in Ross’s life was Scotch College. Such was his love of Scotch that Ross’s contemporaries during informal lunches would chant the school war cry with Ross taking the lead to ensure that a robust rendition ensued.
Enrolled at Scotch in 1945, his education shaped him into the “Gentle Man” he would become. Ross was awarded colours for lifesaving, book prizes by P.C Anderson and matriculated in 1949. He had a strong friendship with Gil Brinsden and the Prendiville family who helped shaped his thoughts to leave a lasting legacy to Scotch in the form of a bequest.
When Ross joined the Alexander Society he was already a firm supporter of Scotch pledging support for the then “new” Keys boarding House. His
Bob Howie was born in a small town on the west coast of Scotland and emigrated with his parents to Australia, arriving in Fremantle in early 1950. In 1960 he started his secondary education at Scotch College in Middle School.
Bob worked in several Government Departments before being selected for a specialist training program in the Department of Foreign Affairs. About halfway through his last posting in Tokyo from 1983-1986 he received an invitation from Merv Matthews from the Old Scotch Collegians’ (OSC) Association to attend a reunion; Bob’s first contact with the OSC since leaving Scotch. Years after graduating, he joined the OSC and became a life member thanks to Mr Matthews. Over the ensuing years he recognised and supported the value of the OSC, especially the strong connection and support provided by the OSC to the College.
Bob believes he was, and always will identify as an
The Scotch College Foundation was established in 1985 by Headmaster, Mr W R Dickinson, and the College Council under the direction of Chair Dr B E Balme, to ensure the College’s ongoing financial viability.
Ahmad Osman, O (‘52)
Aitken, L
Alder, R
Ambrose, J (‘85)
Anderson, G (‘73)
Angove, G
Anstee-Brook, G
Areecharoenlert, Y
Arrow, S
Atkinson, T
Automotive Holdings Group
Baker, R
Balfe, G
Banfield, G (‘68)
Banister-Jones, L
Bannan, P
Barblett, G B (‘50)
Barrett-Lennard, H
Barwood, A
Barwood, N
Bath, J
Bath, P (‘58)
Bayly, D
Black, R (‘54)
Bombara, M
Bovell, A (‘70)
Bowen, P
Bowen, T
Boykett, C
Braddock, J (‘84)
Braddock, M
Bunning, R (‘55)
Bunning, G (‘57)
Bunning, G
Burt, D
Burvill, I
Busby, J (‘74)
Buttsworth, J
Buttsworth, V
Bynon, B (‘74)
Camac, A (‘64)
Campbell, C
Campbell, P
Carcione, V Carrick, E
Carrick, M
Carter, C
The following is the roll call of formal members of Foundation and does not reflect the full listing of generous donors to the College in the years prior to the formation of the Foundation.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank most sincerely all those who have supported and continue to support the work of the College and the Foundation, much of which has been longstanding and generous, many of whom choose to remain anonymous.
Constantine, A (‘80)
Constantine, J
Cook, C (‘92)
Cook, H (‘47)
Copley, L
Cordin, P (‘67)
Cornelius, F (‘67)
Corser, S
Cotterell, W (‘56)
Coughlan, K
Coxon, S
Creasy, M
Cribbes, J
Cribbes, K
Crump, J
Crump, J de Vos, D (‘61)
Delroy, I (‘87)
Devitt, S (‘59)
Di Virgilio, L
Diamond, J (‘11)
Diamond, P
D’Orsogna, J Dowland, G (‘79)
Fairweather, P (‘86)
Fear, C (‘70)
Fairweather, G
Fearis, N
Fergusson, F
Fergusson, N
Flecker, J (‘84)
Floors Plus WA Pty Ltd
Flower, J (‘56)
Focus Building Company Pty Ltd
Fogarty, L
Fogarty, P
Forbes, E
Forbes, R (‘55)
Ford, G (‘77)
Frazer, A (‘82)
Gale, J
Gale, T (‘64)
Galvin, G
Gaunt, G
Gayfer, M
Gee, G
Gillon, I
Hatch, A (‘85)
Hatch, J
Healy, B
Healy, W
Hector, M (‘86)
Heyder, L
Hicks, S
Hobson, I (‘81)
Hood, A (‘97)
Hopkins, A
Hopkins, R
Howie, R
Howson, B
Howson, C
HT Cleaning Services
Pty Ltd
Hyde, M
Ikin, C (‘74)
Ikin, S
Jackson, L S (‘84)
James, W
Jermyn, P
Johnson, C
Johnson, W (‘61)
Kerr, R (‘51)
Kevin Smith Cleaning Service
Keynes Investments
Pty Ltd
Kiernan, A
Kozak, T
Kyle, C (‘73)
La Ferla, D
Langmead, R (‘55)
Laurence, B
Laurence, J
Lilley, R
Lilley, R
Low, S (‘51)
Low, S
Luscombe, B
Lyons, T
MacKellar, M
MacKinnon, C (‘62)
Macliver, I (‘76)
Mactier, C
Mactier, J
Malloch, F
Maloney, P
Matisons, R
McCowan, B (‘81)
McCusker, L
McDonald, J (‘91)
McGeorge, P
McGill, M (‘73)
McGill, S
McIntosh, I (‘58)
McKean, P
McKenzie, G
McKenzie, S
McKerracher, N (‘68)
McPhee, M
Meerwald, S
Mills, J (‘81)
Moffitt, A
Monger, S
Montarello, N
Newman, R
Newman, S
Nielsen, T
O’Connell, A
O’Donnell, B
Old Scotch Collegians WA (Inc)
O’Mahony, S
Opie, N
O’Sullivan, K
Packer, M
Packer, R
Packer, A
Packer, W
Paganin, C
Paganin, M
Palassis, S
Paterson, J (‘50)
Paterson, J
Paton, R
Patton, W (‘45)
Paulsen, R
Peet, J (‘85)
Pervan, S
Peterson, D
Phillips, J
Pitt, J
Pitt, P
Pope, G
Prendiville, P
Pullan, S
Pullin, C
Quinlivan, M
Quinn, K
Reed, C
Reed, S
Richardson, F (‘73)
Richardson, L
Rigg, W (‘61)
Rigg, J (‘57)
Riley, A
Riley, G
Roberts, D
Sedgwick, R (‘70)
Shepherd, B (‘76)
Shervington, J
Shervington, J
Shields, G (‘63)
Shields, P (‘67)
Silbert, M (‘79)
Simich, K
Simpson, D (‘87)
Sirett, S
Smetana, D
Smith, M (‘70)
Smith-Gander, C
Smith-Gander, F
Snell, M (‘65)
Stacy, T (‘59)
Steens, R
Stewart, C
Stewart, C
Stewart, J (‘78)
Stewart, L
Stewart, S
Sturgess-Smith, M
Sullivan, P
Sweeney, D
Syme, A
Syme, J
Taylor, N
Taylor, R
Taylor Robinson
Chaney Broderick
Tey, Y
Thrum, C (‘62)
Thunder, P (‘61)
Tregenza, B (‘53)
Trahar, I
Tuckey, J
Unsworth, P (‘64)
Vanden Driesen, A
Vanden Driesen, R
Vaughan, J (‘85)
W Fairweather & Son
P/L
Witting, C
Witting, F (‘94)
Young, D (‘88)
Young, M (‘95)
Young, P (‘59)
Plus members who wish to remain Anonymous
Barblett, A
Clough, W H (‘42)
Crawford, W H (‘56)
Devitt, G (‘56)
Dickinson, W
Eastwood, P (‘55)
Frayne, J (‘52)
Gayfer, H W (‘42)
Hill, J (‘50)
Hill, R
Hill, V
Jackson, L A (‘58)
Kennedy, G A (‘49)
Liggins, D
MacKellar, C A (’70)
MacKinlay, B (’30)
MacKinlay, R
Mazzucchelli, B (’63)
Medcalf, I (‘36)
Monger, A C (’50)
Morison, I (’45)
Newman, A
Pearce, R (’55)
Pidgeon, W (’47)
Pope, J (’63)
Poole, W (’32)
Radunovich, J (‘49)
Rowley, B (‘58)
Sharbanee, K (‘65)
Aldred, P
Balme, B (‘40)
Barblett, G B (‘50)
Broadfoot, D (‘63)
Bunning, G L (‘57)
Dry, P (‘53)
Howie, R (‘64)
Keall, R (‘59)
Kelsall, R Kerr, R (‘51)
Munro, M
Rigg, J R (‘57)
Syme, A P
The following is a list of deceased donors who have significantly
Every effort has been made to ensure all information within this publication is correct.
If an error or omission has been made, please accept our sincere apologies, and contact us on (08) 9383 6987 or email philanthropy@scotch.wa.edu.au to ensure it is corrected for the future.
Please contact the Philanthropy Office for more information about ways to support Scotch College or the Scotch College Foundation.
Scotch College
76 Shenton Road
Swanbourne, Western Australia 6010
Telephone: (08) 9383 6987
Email: Philanthropy@scotch.wa.edu.au
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