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, website = , enrolment = 1,100 , employees = ~250 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

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(IBSC), and a member of Independent Schools Tasmania (IST). The Hutchins School is one out of two boy's schools in Tamania.

History

The Hutchins School was established in 1846 at Hobart Town in memory of The Venerable

William Hutchins The Venerable William Hutchins (18 March 1792 – 4 June 1841) was an English churchman and academic, a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Hutchins was born in Ansley, Warwickshire, England, second son of vicar of Ansley, Rev. Joseph Hutchi ...

, first Archdeacon of

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. 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. The School commenced operations under

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John Richard Buckland at Ingle Hall, a large

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house dating from 1811 which still stands in lower

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. Three years later it moved several blocks up Macquarie Street to a purpose-built schoolhouse designed by Tasmanian architect,

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. 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. 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. 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 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 The Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS) is a group of sixteen schools in Tasmania (Australia), Tasmania, Australia formed by AHISA Tasmania (Australia), Tasmania to conduct sporting competitions for member schools. NSATIS ...

(SATIS).

SATIS premierships

The Hutchins School has won the following SATIS premierships. * 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

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of The Hutchins School include: *

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...

, a Hollywood actor * Percy Abbot , a soldier, politician and solicitor * Stuart Barnes, poet (1981–1995) * John Bisdee , first Australian winner of the

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(1882-c1885) * Frank Bowden , scientist * Tim Bowden, broadcaster, journalist and author (1946–54) * Sir Stanley Burbury , Governor of Tasmania (1973–1982) *

Bob Clifford Robert "Bob" Frederick Clifford AO, (born in Tasmania, Australia), and now living in Surrey, England, is an Australian shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and businessman, best known for his success in building his Incat catamaran building company into ...

, founder of

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, shipbuilder and entrepreneur (1961) * Sir John Davies , politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer *

Lyndhurst Giblin Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin, (29 November 1872 – 1 March 1951) was an Australian statistician and economist. He was an unsuccessful gold prospector, played rugby union for England, and fought in the First World War. Biography Giblin was th ...

, economist * Stephen Gumley, engineer and first CEO, Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (1966–74) *

Richard Hewson Richard Anthony Hewson (born 17 November 1943) is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who created the studio group RAH Band. Career Hewson began in the late 1960s as an arranger, and has worked with musicians s ...

, master mariner and navigator, winner of 2011–12

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(1992–97) *

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, AFL Footballer *

Michael Hodgman William Michael Hodgman AM QC (16 November 193819 June 2013) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Minister for the Capital Territory in the Fraser Government from 1980 to 1983. He was ac ...

, Liberal MHR (1947–56) *

Roger Hodgman Roger Hodgman (born 1 December 1943) is an Australian stage and television director. He was educated at the Hutchins School and the University of Tasmania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science in 1966, a ...

, theatre and television director *

Will Hodgman William Edward Felix Hodgman (born 20 April 1969) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who has been the High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore since February 2021. He was the 45th Premier of Tasmania and a member for the Divisio ...

, Liberal Premier (1980–86) * Kevin Hofbauer, actor (2006) * Paul Hudson, AFL footballer and coach (1988) * Leonard Huxley , physicist and former President of the Australian Institute of Physics * Thomas Murdoch , politician * Brodie Neill, designer (1983–96) *

Harold Nicholas Harold Lloyd Nicholas (March 27, 1921 – July 3, 2000) was an American dancer specializing in tap. Nicholas was the younger half of the tap-dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers, known as two of the world's greatest dancers. His older brother was ...

, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, judge and politician * Hamish Peacock, javelin olympian (2008) * Sir James Ramsay , Governor of Queensland (1977–1985) *

John Stopp Eric John Chancellor Stopp (10 June 1933 – 19 April 2014) was an Australian politician. He was born on Norfolk Island in 1933 and moved to Tasmania as a boy. He attended The Hutchins School, in Hobart. In 1983 he was elected to the Tasmani ...

, 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) * James William Tibbs , Headmaster of

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, 1893–1922 (1867–72) * Alan Walker, architect * Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2008–2012) * Denis Warner , war correspondent, author and journalist (1928–35) * Guy Wylly , joint first Australian winner of the

(1889-c1893)

Rhodes Scholars

As of 2020, The Hutchins School has had 24 Rhodes Scholars, the latest being the 2021 Tasmania scholar, Nanak Narulla. 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.Hamilton, S. 2015
UNSW wins fourth Rhodes Scholarship in three years
''University of New South Wales''. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Notable Hutchins alumni to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship include: * 1923 - Leonard Huxley * 1979 - Stephen Gumley

References

External links

The Hutchins School website
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