St Andrew's College is a

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at the

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, in the suburb of

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, Australia. The College occupies 4 hectares of land within the main campus of the University of Sydney and was built on a sub-grant of University Land. It is home to over 380 male and female undergraduate students, postgraduate students, resident fellows, and graduate residents. The College is governed by its own elected Council and has offered residency, academic, and social support to students for 150 years. The St Andrew's College Incorporation Act received

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in 1867 and was replaced by an updated Act in 1998. The College is a

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independent institution of Protestant origins situated upon its own sub-grant of

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and governed by a Council under the St Andrew's College Act 1998. In 2017, the College celebrated its

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as Australia's third oldest university college. In 1870, the College Council first met, and in 1874 the first 16 students began their studies. The College has produced notable alumni in the fields of business, law, and politics. Known as Androvians, alumni include, but are not limited to: H. V. Bert (Doc) Evatt (President of the United Nations),

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(Politician), Angus Taylor (Politician), John Bradfield (Architect of

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), Rohan Browning (Athlete) and more.

History

St Andrew's College was incorporated by Act of Parliament and received Royal Assent from

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on 12 December 1867. The St Andrew's College Act 1998 replaced the St Andrews Incorporation Act 1867. This change meant the Principal may be a member of the

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and the religious affiliation of councillors was broadened to include all Protestants. Adam Thompson became the first Principal of St Andrew's in 1872. He was a graduate of the

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who had come from his Hawick parish to Sydney in 1861. The College Council first met in 1870 and the first 16 students began their studies in 1874, even before the Main building was completed in 1878. Increasing demand for places led to the opening of additions to the College in 1892 (Sulman Wing), and in 1907 and 1914 (Vaucluse extensions). The student population increased to 140 in 1953 when the Reid building was completed, to 200 when the Thyne building was opened in 1966 and again to 272 when the Hanks Building was completed in 2007. Camperdown St Andrews College

Whilst the Theological Hall of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales, now the Presbyterian Theological Centre, was without home, St Andrew's College allowed its members to live at the College (until it relocated to Burwood in 1983). In 2001, the College Council resolved to admit female undergraduates for the first time, with the first such students taking up residence at the commencement of the 2002 academic year. Its motto ''Christo, ecclesiae, litteris'' is

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for ''For Christ, for the church, for scholarship''. St Andrew's College is home to 336 male and female undergraduate and graduate students and resident Fellows. All of the undergraduate students are members of the Students' Club, and the Junior Common Room. These are governed by an elected body of students, the House Committee. The College is also home to 22 graduate students who are members of the Senior Common Room. They contribute to the College's extensive tutorial program. Residential members of the Senior Common Room are allowed to compete for selection on the College sporting teams. There are also University academics who reside at the College and are members of the Senior Common Room.

Heresy Conviction Controversy

Scottish born

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was appointed Principal of St Andrew's College in 1991, and thus became a minister in the

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. In 1993 while serving as Principal, Cameron was convicted by the Presbyterian Church of Australia of

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. He was charged for disagreeing with the first chapter of the

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(which as a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, he was required "firmly and constantly to adhere thereto and to the utmost of ispower to maintain and defend") by questioning the writings of Paul in the New Testament. The charge related to a sermon that he preached on 2 March 1992 called 'The Place of Women in the Church' to 300 members of a Presbyterian women's organisation. In the sermon, Cameron supported the ordination of women to the ministry, criticised the Church's hard line on homosexuality, and attacked fundamentalist Christianity in general (Jensen, nd) (de Maria, 1999)

Modern Controversies

The college, along with other University of Sydney colleges, has encountered a reasonable amount of criticism in recent years over student behavior and culture. Hazing has been a major target of media allegations. Alcoholism, sexism, and racist sentiments as well as a general attitude of entitlement have all been said to be part of the college's culture. In response to these allegations, The college responded to the Broderick Report with a cultural renewal plan (2018-2019), focusing in particular on hazing, alcohol misuse, sexual misconduct, and harassment. Despite this, there have been allegations that many of the same problems continue to exist at St Andrews. In May 2020 graffiti stating "nothing has changed" and "end rape on campus" appeared on the walls of the college in response to continued reports of hazing, sexism, and white nationalism. The college lambasted the defacement of heritage buildings, though acknowledged that "there is nothing unfair about the view that there is more work to be done and new issues to be investigated". In 2021 there were continued media accusations, with claims that the college featured an environment of privilege in which students were partying and disrespecting rules throughout the July COVID-19 lockdown. The student head of college reportedly called the inability to travel between home and college at will throughout the lockdown "stupid", stating that they would attempt to bypass the restrictions.

Buildings

At present the College comprises 4 main buildings as well as a number of smaller ones. "Main" is the oldest of these, and was extended with the addition of the Sulman and Vaucluse wings. Further extensions on Main were carried out in the 1960s, and now it houses 90 students’ rooms, the college's dining hall, library, reading room, Junior and Senior Common Rooms, administration offices, the Kinross-Mackie Chapel and a number of tutorial rooms. Main predominantly houses freshers and sophomores. "Reid" is the second oldest building, and was opened in 1953, when it was simply known as the New Building. It is typically home to both Sophomores and Seniors. The Thyne Building was opened in 1966, the same year as the College's oval was constructed. This building typically houses freshers and Sophomores. The Hanks Building (referred to by students as "New Wing") was completed in 2007; it is home to only seniors and above. The College has a number of smaller buildings, such as the Harper Lodge (where members such as the Vice-Principal live), the Dougan Lodge (where the Principal lives), the Old Laboratory (a.k.a. the Country Club, which houses graduates), the Gatehouse and Sulman Wing (graduate housing).

Principals

Student life

Every year, the College men compete for a sporting trophy known as the Rawson Cup, which was presented to the Sydney University Sports Union in 1906 by Admiral Sir Harry Rawson. The cup is fought for throughout the year by men representing each of the University of Sydney Colleges accumulating points by competing in cricket, rowing, swimming, rugby, tennis, soccer, basketball and athletics. St Andrew's has won the Rawson Cup in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; more often than all the other colleges combined. Since 2002, the College women have competed for their equivalent sporting trophy, the Macrae Archdale Cup, known as "The Rosebowl". The Rosebowl is contested by the five colleges that admit women. It consists of the sports of rowing, swimming, netball, hockey, tennis, basketball, soccer and athletics. The College won the Rosebowl for the first time in 2006, and also for the last nine years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The College has had success in the Palladian Cup, winning the annual inter-college performing arts competition in 2017 for the third time in five years, and more often than all other colleges combined since the Cup's inception in 2001. St Andrew's remains the only college to have won the University Cup, along with the achievement of winning all 4 cups (Palladian, Rosebowl, Rawson, University Cup) in the academic year 2020 and 2022.

Notable former residents

Politics

''Current'' * Angus Taylor, Shadow Treasurer and Member for Hume * Alister Henskens, state MP for Wahroonga ''Former'' * H. V. Bert (Doc) Evatt, Australian Opposition Leader, youngest ever High Court Judge and President of the United Nations * Sir George Fuller, Premier of NSW * John Mason, former

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, Independent Federal Member of Parliament for Lyne * Philip Lucock, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member for Lyne * Frederick Osborne, Australian Minister for Customs and Excise, Minister for Air and Minister for Repatriation and Member for Evans * Garry West, NSW Minister for Police and Member for Orange *

, NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure

Law

* H. V. Bert (Doc) Evatt, High Court Judge *

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, judge of the

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* Alan Loxton AM, Former Senior Partner Allen, Allen and HemsleyWho's Who in Australia (Herald and Weekly Times Melb, 1988) pp 558: Loxton, Alan Hamilton (1920 - ) * Reginald Kerr Manning, Barrister who established and edited ''The Bankruptcy and Company Law Cases of New South Wales'' * Charles Waterstreet, Barrister, author and producer

The Sciences

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, renowned prehistorian, philologist and archaeologist *

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, anthropologist * John Bradfield, engineer and designer of the

who received the first doctorate of science in engineering from the University

Medicine

* Cecil Cook, Medical administrator

The Arts

* Alex Cubis, actor and lawyer * A.D. Hope, Poet * Mungo Wentworth MacCallum, Political journalist * Bob Brissenden, Poet and Novelist * Frank Walker, Journalist and writer *

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, Television presenter * Sophie Payten, Singer known professionally as Gordi

Theology

* Revd. Dr

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, foundation Councillor 1870–1878. Lang was a prominent Australian Presbyterian minister, politician, activist, republican, and libelist. * Revd. Dr Andrew Harper, former Principal * Revd. Dr Samuel Angus, professor of New Testament and Church History, charged with

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, former Principal and convicted

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* John McIntyre CVO, Hunter Baillie Professor 1946–1856, Principal 1950–1956, Honorary Fellow 1990–2005, sometime Professor of Divinity and Principal of New College in the University of Edinburgh, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Dean of the

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Academia

* Professor George Arnold Wood, Foundation Challis Professor of History at the

1891–1928 * Cecil Purser, Vice Chancellor of the

1917–1918 and 1923, Deputy Chancellor of the

1924–1925 * Sir David Gilbert Ferguson, Vice Chancellor of the

1919–1921 * Sir Percival Halse Rogers

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, Chancellor of the

, 1936–1941 * Robert C. Robertson-Cuninghame, Chancellor of the University of New England, 1981–1993 * Professor Clifford Blake, Vice Chancellor of

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, 1990–2001 and Vice Chancellor of the

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, 2001–2002 * Associate Professor R. Ian Jack, Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the

, Senior Fellow of St Andrew's College, Co-Founder of Historical Archaeology in Australia

Military

* Lt General Sir Iven Mackay, KBE, CMG, DSO & Two Bars, VD * Group Captain Peter Jeffrey, Group Commander

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* Brigadier Sir Kenneth Fraser, CBE

Sport

Rugby Union

''Wallaby Captains'' * Phil Waugh, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of

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* Dick Tooth * John Solomon * Johnnie Wallace, also played 9 rugby tests for Scotland and coached the Wallabies in 1937 and 1953Wallace, Arthur Cooper (Johnny) (1900 - 1975) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
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* Bill Hardcastle ''Other Wallabies'' * Scott Gourley, dual international

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and

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* Jackie Beith * Hugh Taylor * Arthur Finlay * Duncan Fowles * Johnny Taylor, dual international cricket and rugby union * Saxon White * Myer Rosenblum * David Brockhoff * Nathan Charles * David Fitter *

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, dual international Cricket and Rugby Union * Max Jorgensen

Others

* Forbes Carlile, Olympic competitor

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and Swimming coach of various Olympic swimmers including Shane Gould * Johnny Taylor, former Australia Test cricketer and

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, Former Australian Test Cricketer and

* Nigel Barker, Olympic athlete 1906 Athens Olympics holder of Australia's first athletics world record, in the 400 yards, and an Olympic Games bronze medalist in the 400 yards and 100 yards events. *

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, Olympic rower 1960 Rome Olympics * Les McKeand, Olympic athlete 1948 London Olympics * Glenn Kable, Olympic shooter for Fiji, 2004 Athens Olympics,

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and 2016 Rio Olympics * Hannah Buckling, Olympic water polo player 2016 Rio Olympics * Jaime Ryan, Olympic sailor 2016 Rio Olympics *

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, Olympic skier

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* Rohan Browning, Olympic sprinter 2020 Tokyo Olympics * Phoebe Litchfield, Australian cricketer * Clare Hunt, Australian Footballer and player for The Maltidas * Clare Wheeler, Australian Footballer and player for The Maltidas

Rhodes Scholars

* 1904 Wilfred Barton * 1905 Percival Halse Rogers * 1906 Mungo L. McCallum * 1908 Stanley Castlehow (for Queensland) * 1910 John R. Hooten * 1911 Harold K. Denham (for Queensland) * 1921 Tom Lawton, Snr (for Queensland) * 1922 Arthur C. Wallace * 1928 Richard Ashburner * 1929 Ian M. Edwards * 1930 Norman K. Lamport * 1934 Hugh C. Barry * 1947 David R. Stewart * 1949 Robert C. Robertson-Cuninghame * 1984 Ian M. Jackman * 1991 Angus Taylor * 2004 Alexander W. Cameron * 2004 Stephanie M. Topp * 2024 Dr Ragavi Jeyakumarhttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7250695637296427008
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References

External links

Official website
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