The Hutchins School

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The Hutchins School is an Anglican, day and boarding school for boys from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. Established in 1846, Hutchins is one of the oldest continually operating schools in Australia. The School’s students consistently rank amongst the highest academic achievers in Tasmania and nationally. The school boasts 23 Rhodes Scholars. Located in Tasmania, five kilometres from the CBD of Hobart, The Hutchins School offers facilities including classrooms, science and computer laboratories, libraries, a performing arts centre and multiple sporting grounds. International students reside in the School’s boarding facility, ‘Burbury House’ which in 2012 underwent a full refit and refurbishment. Hutchins is a founding-member of the International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC), an accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and a member of Independent Schools Tasmania (IST).HistoryThe Hutchins School was established in 1846 at Hobart Town in memory of The Venerable William Hutchins, first Archdeacon of Van Diemen's Land. Arriving in the colony in 1837, Archdeacon Hutchins had worked tirelessly to establish a faithful ministry, erecting churches and schools and laying the foundation for secondary education under the auspices of the Church of England.The School commenced operations under Headmaster John Richard Buckland at Ingle Hall, a large Georgian house dating from 1811 which still stands in lower Macquarie Street, Hobart. Three years later it moved several blocks up Macquarie Street to a purpose-built schoolhouse designed by Tasmanian architect, William Archer.