Scotch College Perth

Scotch delivers the Western Australian and Australian curricula within an International Baccalaureate framework. In the Early Learning Centre and Junior School the IB Primary Years Programme is combined with inquiry-based and Reggio Emilia-inspired approaches. In Years 11 and 12 students choose one of three pathways: the IB Diploma Programme, with six subject groups, the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and CAS; the Western Australian Certificate of Education with an ATAR university pathway; or a vocational (VET) pathway.

English is the language of instruction across the College. Boys in the Early Learning Centre and Junior School learn French with specialist teachers, and languages form part of the broader Middle School programme. As an IB school, Scotch includes a language component in the IB Diploma, and international links such as Round Square exchanges give students experience of other cultures and languages.

The College is divided into an Early Learning Centre (Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), a Junior School covering the early years to Year 2 and the primary years to Year 5, a Middle School for Years 6 to 8 that guides boys from childhood to adolescence, and a Senior School for Years 9 to 12. In Years 11 and 12 boys follow the IB Diploma, WACE with ATAR, or a vocational pathway.

Boarding is available for boys in Years 7 to 12 from regional Western Australia, interstate and overseas. Younger boarders live in Robinson Residence and older boys in Syme Residence. Six staff families live on site, each house has a housemother, and a Head of Residence oversees wellbeing. Evening supervised prep runs on weekdays, with extra tutoring in Years 11 and 12, and a transition programme helps new boarders settle in. Boarding scholarships are available.

Scotch aims to develop young men with strong character, self-understanding, a lasting love of learning and an interest in spiritual questions, who will play an active role in the global community. Its core values are integrity, service and stewardship. The College's Christian identity, rooted in the Uniting Church, shapes a focus on servant leadership, community service and responsibility for the environment, while welcoming families of many faiths and cultures.

Every boy plays a seasonal sport for the College, from Year 3 in junior competitions and from Year 7 in the Public Schools Association against other independent schools. The arts programme covers drama, music and creative arts, with more than 30 music ensembles and the Pipe Band, founded in 1947, which has performed at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Clubs have included chess, STEM, running and nature clubs, and public speaking covers debating and philosophy. Outdoor learning runs from Year 3 to Year 12, and boys can take the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, join service initiatives and travel on tours and Round Square exchanges.

The 22-hectare campus in Swanbourne sits between the Swan River and the Indian Ocean, a short walk from Swanbourne train station. Facilities include extensive on-campus playing fields with ovals and rugby grounds, a 50-metre swimming pool, cricket nets, basketball courts, a podcast studio and collaborative learning spaces. The boat shed on Freshwater Bay houses the rowing programme and a fleet of pacer yachts. Younger boys use a Bush School area by Lake Claremont, and the 66-hectare Moray outdoor learning campus near Dwellingup offers a climbing wall, ropes course, hiking trails and paddling.

Pastoral care is organised around the idea of knowing each boy. Students meet daily in pastoral or mentor groups within a vertical House system, supported by House Heads, a chaplain, psychologists and year coordinators. An Inclusive Education programme provides targeted support and individual learning plans, and an Enrichment Programme stretches gifted students. Young children are screened by a speech pathologist and an occupational therapist, the Early Learning Centre offers outside-school-hours care, and nurses support students' health.