Scotch Oakburn College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College (formerly the Methodist Ladies' College). The school currently caters for approximately 1,200 students from Early Learning (3 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old), including over 70 boarders from Years 6 to 12.
Scotch Oakburn is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, and the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools.
The College is a full member of the Round Square association, an international association spreading across five continents and over 60 schools around the world. Scotch Oakburn College is the only full member of Round Square in Tasmania.
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