East Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Scotch College (Lansdowne Street)

Scotch College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

1. Scotch College Marker

Inscription. Scotch College opened here on 10 January 1854. This was the third location of the school. The school completed the move to its current site in Hawthorn in 1925.

(Picture Caption) This is a depiction of the building as it was in 1925.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 10, 1854.

Location. 37° 48.682′ S, 144° 58.679′ E. Marker is in East Melbourne, Victoria, in Melbourne. It is on Lansdowne Street 0.1 kilometers south of Cathedral Place, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Cathedral Place, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Patrick's College (within shouting distance of this marker); Taken not Given (about 120 meters

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away, measured in a direct line); Daniel Mannix (about 180 meters away); New Temple Church (about 240 meters away); Daniel O'Connell (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Great Petition Sculpture (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Dame Nellie Melba (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Great Petition (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Melbourne.

Also see . . . Scotch College. eMelbourne

This independent school opened as the Melbourne Academy in Spring Street on 6 October 1851. Founded by the Rev. James Forbes, this Presbyterian boys' school accepted all denominations from its inception. Principal until 1856 was Robert Lawson, during whose time the name Scotch College came into use. Housed at another Spring Street site during 1852-53, Scotch opened in 1854 in new buildings on government-granted land in Lansdowne Street, now the location of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Alexander Morrison (principal 1857-1903) set Scotch on firm foundations, with average annual enrolments of about 300. In 1858 Scotch played a pioneering Australian Rules football game against Melbourne Grammar School, and
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

2. Scotch College Marker Stone on Footpath
in 1868 inaugurated the Head of the River. Principal William Still Littlejohn (1904-33) oversaw the move and expansion of Scotch. Beginning with the junior school in 1916, Scotch completed its relocation to Hawthorn in 1926. Noted for having more old boys in Who's who than any other Australian school, Scotch has schooled prime minister George Reid, governors-general Sir Zelman Cowen, Sir Ninian Stephen (also a High Court justice) and Peter Hollingworth, Victorian governor Sir Henry Winneke, seven premiers including John Cain, Jeff Kennett and Tasmanian premier Jim Bacon, High Court chief justice Sir John Latham and justices Sir Hayden Starke and Kenneth Hayne, poet W.J. Turner, songwriter John Williamson, Olympian Drew Ginn, Brownlow Medallist Bill Morris, and General Sir John Monash, whose name features throughout Melbourne.

(Submitted on May 27, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Scotch College Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

3. Scotch College Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.