Rosenham Agricultural College
| Rosenham Agricultural College | ||||||||||||
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| Rosenham, CENT | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Technical school | |||||||||||
| Motto |
Pro Deo et Rure et Focis (For God, the country, and our hearths) | |||||||||||
| Established | 1940 | |||||||||||
| Headmaster | Peter Wheatley | |||||||||||
| Enrolment | 810 | |||||||||||
| Campus | Rural | |||||||||||
Rosenham Agricultural College is a secondary technical school located near the town of Rosenham, Centralia. Established in 1940, Rosenham is the sole public agricultural high school for boys in New Ingerland, and is the only public school in the country to accept boarders as well as day pupils.
History
Organisation
Houses
The house system is very important to the structure of the school, and there is substantial rivalry between houses in sporting and academic competitions. The house system also provides pastoral care and a degree of mentoring to students. As of 2013, there are four houses at Rosenham.
All houses are named after people who were important to advancement of modern agriculture throughout the world. The houses are:
| House | Scarf colours | Mascot | Named for | |||||||||||||||
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| Meikle | Boar | Andrew Meikle[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Moore | Ram | Hiram Moore[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Townshend | Bull | Charles Townshend[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Tull | Rooster | Jethro Tull[4] |
Academic standing
Traditions
Uniform
Chapel and religion
Notable alumni
The alumni of Rosenham Agricultural College are known as Old Boys, and may elect to join the Rosenham Old Boys' Association after they matriculate. The Old Boys network totals approximately 2,500 members from across the world. Some notable Rosenham Old Boys include:
- Academic
- Professor Sir Malcolm Rowe, Bart FM FRAS, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New Ingerland (2010-present)
- Government and politics
- Sir Peter Dennison, Chief Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2012-present)
- Jim Goodwin, Viscount Goodwin, Prime Minister of New Ingerland (2004-12)
- Justice Sir Raymond Hennessey Chief Judge of the Crown Court (2007-present)
- Paul Richardson MHA, Minister of State for Finance (2012-present)
- Mackenzie Smith, Chairman of the Centralia County Council (2008-present)
- Military
- John Lamburg
- Science and industry
- Sir Michael Smith GK, Zoologist and businessman