High School, Goulburn

The High School, Goulburn was an independent single-sex day and boarding school for boys, in Goulburn, a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.[1] The school operated between 1869 and 1874.

High School, Goulburn
From 1871 the school was operated from leased premises previously known as Mandelson’s Hotel
Location
Goulburn, New South Wales

Australia
Information
TypeIndependent single-sex day and boarding school
DenominationNon-denominational
Established5 July 1869 (1869-07-05)
FounderGeorge Metcalfe
StatusClosed
ClosedOctober 1874 (1874-10)
GenderBoys

History

The school was opened by George Metcalfe 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 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts[3] and had taught at South Melbourne Grammar School[4] and Newington College.[5] 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.[6] As well as high school education private instruction was offered by Metcalfe to "gentlemen desirous of improving their education".[7]

In January 1874 a fire destroyed the stables at the rear of Metcalfe’s school and it closed in October.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. History of Mandelsons Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. "Advertising". The Goulburn Herald And Chronicle. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE". The Age (3, 569). Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 5 July 1866. p. 7. Retrieved 22 December 2019 – via Trove.
  5. 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
  6. Alumni Sidneienses Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  7. "Advertising". The Goulburn Herald And Chronicle. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Mandelson's of Goulburn Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. Ward, John M. "Carruthers, Sir Joseph Hector McNeil (1856 - 1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  10. Atchison, John. "Moore, Samuel Wilkinson (1854 - 1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  11. Buck, A. R. "Waddell, Thomas (1854? - 1940)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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