History
The school was established in Argentina on September 1, 1838, by a group of Scottish immigrants which wanted to educate their children in their native language, culture and religion. At the beginning only girls were admitted, although the school accepted boys soon after.
The first location of the school was in Piedras 55, in downtown Buenos Aires. The institution was later moved to the neighbourhood of Constitución, where children from many nationalities attended. The chapel moved to the streets of Belgrano and Perú where it still remains. In 1882, Scotsman Alexander Watson Hutton (considered the father of Argentine football), arrived to Buenos Aires after being hired by St. Andrew's as headmaster. Hutton encouraged the teaching of sports at the school, which conflicted with the position of the authorities of not considering sports as important as he did. Due to his disagreeing with the policies of the establishment, Hutton resigned one year later. After leaving St. Andrew's, Hutton founded his own institution, the Buenos Aires English High School, where he applied his ideas on the teaching of sports in Argentina.
In 1947 the school moved to Olivos, Vicente López Partido and in 1988 the institution opened the University of San Andrés.
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