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Prince Alfred College
Motto	Fac Fortia Et Patere Do Brave Deeds and Endure / Go Beyond
Established	1869
Type	Independent, All Boys
Headmaster	Mr Kevin Tutt
Students	approx. 900-1000
Grades	K–12
Location	Adelaide, South Australia Australia
Colours	Maroon and White
Website	www.pac.edu.au

Prince Alfred College (PAC) is a boys school on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, South Australia near the Adelaide CBD. Established in 1869, it was originally established by the Methodist Church of Australasia and is now affiliated with the Uniting Church in Australia.

The school has approximately 1000 students, aged from 5-18 years old. The school also has a kindergarten, "Little Princes" and claimds to have the largest 'old scholars' organisation (by membership) in the southern hemisphere.

Some capable senior students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. Princes has produced several IB marks of 45 in recent years. The majority of year 12 students study and achieve the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).^[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Recent events 2 Sport and Fitness 2.1 Rowing 2.2 Fitness 2.3 Intercol 3 Outdoor Education 4 Music 4.1 Music Ensembles 4.1.1 Awards and Major Public Performances 4.1.2 Tours 4.2 Musicals 5 Notable alumni 6 External links 7 References

Prince Alfred College was named after Prince Alfred - one of the four sons of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert.

The founders of PAC were determined that the religious traditions of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, should be incorporated in the school. Young Methodist men of the colony and PAC were encouraged to live disciplined, hard working and Christian lives, even if they were mocked or faced society’s temptations.

By the year that PAC was founded (1869), the population in Adelaide was estimated to be the second highest in the continent. No South Australian country town however had a population greater than 10,000. At the same time, nearly all the land in the city of Adelaide, laid out by Colonel Light, had been occupied. Across the parklands that surrounded the city were well established residential suburbs such as Kent Town and Norwood to the east and industrial precincts such as Hindmarsh and Thebarton to the west. The suburb of Kent Town, along with the city itself, formed a consolidated urban area in which the school was located.

During its history, Prince Alfred College has been led by these headmasters:
1869 to 1870 : Mr Samuel Fiddian
1871 to 1875 : Mr John Hartley
1876 to 1914 : Frederic Chapple|Mr Frederic Chapple
1915 to 1929 : Mr William Bayly
1930 to 1948 : Mr Fred Ward
1949 to 1969 : Mr John Dunning
1970 to 1987 : Mr Geoffrey Bean
1988 to 1999 : Dr Brian Webber
2000 to 2004 : Dr Stephen Codrington, http://web.mac.com/scodrington
2004 to present: Mr Kevin Tutt, http://www.pac.edu.au/public/content/default.asp?xcid=795

In September 2005 it was revealed that the College held $18.2 million in shares in a Coopers Brewery at the same time as it was appealing to parents and former students for funds to enable a $15 million redevelopment project to begin. However, the selling of these shares was viewed as potentially unwise due to the fact that they would likely appreciate in value in the future.

Since July 2006, there have been extensive building developments around the school, mainly relocating the staff commonroom and the student library (information services).

Rowing began at PAC in 1883 and has played an important part in the school's sporting culture since that time. The school has two boat houses, West Lakes and Torrens Lake (Adelaide). Junior crews train from the Torrens boat house and senior crews at West Lakes. Each year around 90 boys participate in rowing activities. The school employs a full time Director of Rowing who is assisted by a number of part time coaches who receive an honorarium to offset the cost of attending. Although competition in local and national regattas form an integral part of the rowing programme the main event for each year is the Head of the River.

The Brian Fricker Sports Science Centre serves as a focus for fitness in the school community. All students and staff are encouraged to make regular use of this facility. Support is also provided to the college's various sporting programmes. The college alumni have out of hours access through the old boys' association.

Each sports team at Princes has an annual fixture against bitter arch rivals Saint Peter's College, known as "Intercol". This is thought of as the highlight of the season for the team, and the matches of the top teams draw big crowds of students from each school.^[2]

The Prince Alfred College Outdoor Education programme provides a variety of integrated activities designed to allow boys to face challenges beyond those possible in a suburban day school. Current activities are focused on the Scotts Creek Outdoor Centre at Morgan on the Murray River.

Year 11 students undertake practical leadership training and are encouraged to nominate for planned trips to Nepal, New Zealand or Kangaroo Island.

In 2003, there were two bands in the senior school, the Intermediate Band for beginning and average players from the Senior school and advanced students from the Junior school and the Senior Band for advanced players from the Senior school and very advanced players from the Junior school. There was also a String Quartet in the senior school, that later grew into a String Orchestra.

In 2004 a "Big Band" was created which contained students primarily from the Junior school (only three or four senior students were in the new band). In an effort to get more Senior involvement in music, the Princes Jazz Band was formed in 2005. A five piece band, the PJB performed at many functions including various Prince Alfred College Art shows.

Princes Bands have participated in a wide variety of State and National Level competitions.

The school has participated in the School bands festivals held at Westminster winning Gold and sliver awards in 2005 and also the art of Jazz concert in 2003.

Prince Alfred College has conducted a number of ensemble tours in past years and has several more planned for the future. Tours have travelled to Mr Gambier for the Generations in Jazz 2005-06, choir tours to Sydney, 1996 and Hobart, 2006 and big band tours to Melbourne. Future trips including Mt Gambier and China are planned.

Prince Alfred College has performed several well known musicals, such as Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Oliver!, Oklahoma!, Godspell and HMS Pinafore. From 2001 to 2004 the musicals were directed by Kerry Elliot and then later (2005-present) by Peter Hopkins.

In all the productions an orchestra, comprised of students, has accompanied the on-stage singers during the production.

Notable old scholars of Princes include:
Sir Robert Helpmann (Actor)
Wayne Jackson (Australian Football League)
Robert Gerard (Businessman)
Greg Siegele (Co-Founder of Ratbag Games)
Bill Griggs (Doctor)
Brian Kenneth Hobbs (Doctor)
Cecil Madigan (Explorer)
Duncan Chessell (Explorer)
Henry Brose (Physicist)

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