Scotch Oakburn College Launceston Tasmania

Vaping and Youth Health
2025-06-04 18:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Hobart) | Horton Auditorium, 85 Penquite Road, Newstead, Tasmania, 7250
Following our previous correspondence last term regarding the growing issue of teenagers and vaping, we are pleased to invite you to a Community Education Session on Vaping. This important event will take place in the Horton Auditorium on Wednesday 4 June at 6.30pm.
Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers, posing significant health risks and challenges. To further support our community in addressing this issue, we have organised this session to provide valuable information and resources.
During the session, we will discuss:

The health risks associated with vaping and e-cigarettes.
The legal implications and regulations surrounding vaping products.
Strategies for parents to engage in meaningful conversations with their children about the dangers of vaping.

We strongly encourage parents to attend this session to better understand the impact of vaping on our teenagers and to equip yourselves with the knowledge to support your children effectively. This event is open to the wider Launceston community. We encourage you to share with others that may be interested in attending.
Wednesday 4 June, 6:30 pm
The session will run for 60 minutes. Please feel free to jot down any questions you may have—there will be time for discussion at the end.
We look forward to seeing you.
RSVP using this link

Eros to Agape: A Journey Through Love
2025-06-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Horton Auditorium, Penquite Campus, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
This year’s TCE play will involve the TCE Dance and Drama class combining for the first time ever.
Eros to Agape: A Journey Through Love, is based on the 6 Ancient Greek words for love (Eros, Pragma, Philia, Storge, Agape and Philautia).
For more information, please contact the Performing Arts team on 6336 3344.
Book here

Coffee@Laneway
2025-06-26 08:00 - 08:45 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Elphin families are invited to join us for Coffee@Laneway. This is a great opportunity for you to catch up with your community before the term holidays.
There is no need to RSVP, just turn up, the coffees are on us!
For more information, please contact our Community and Events team on 6336 3352 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Coffee@Laneway
2025-07-24 08:00 - 08:45 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Elphin families are invited to join us in Laneway. This is a great opportunity for you to catch up with your community following the term break.
There is no need to RSVP, just turn up, the coffees are on us!
For more information, please contact our Community and Events team on 6336 3352 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

100 Days of Prep
2025-08-01 08:45 - 11:00 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Save the date – for our 100 Days of Prep celebration.
More information regarding this event will be communicated to families closer to the event.
For more information, please contact Justin Clarke in our Community and Events team on 6336 3352 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Harry Potter Trivia Night
2025-08-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Penquite Campus, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
🧙‍♂️✨ Calling All Wizards, Witches, and Muggles! ✨🧙‍♀️
Think you know your Horcruxes from your Hallows? Can you tell a Hippogriff from a Thestral in your sleep? Then grab your friends and join us for a magical Harry Potter Trivia Night in support of Scotch Oakburn College’s spellbinding production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition) – the Tasmanian premiere! 🎭⚡
📅 Friday 8 August
🕖 7:00 pm
📍 Scotch Oakburn College
💰 $200 per table of 8
🎁 Prizes galore + a silent auction full of magical goodies!
Dress in your house colours, bring your best team of Potterheads, and prepare for a night of enchantment, laughter, and friendly competition — all while supporting our talented students bringing the wizarding world to life on stage. 🪄🎬
Limited tables available – book now before they disapparate!
Book your table now

Sydney Reunion
2025-08-09 08:30 - 10:00 | Planar Restaurant, Ground Floor, International Convention Centre, 1A Harbour St, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Collegians who will be in Sydney or surrounding areas are invited to join Principal, Ross Patterson for a breakfast reunion on Saturday 9 August. Held at Planar in Darling Harbour, this will be an opportunity to reconnect and reminisce.
Join us

Little People, Big Feelings
2025-08-14 14:15 - 15:00 | ConneXions, Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Early Learning families are invited to join us for an insightful and supportive parent session facilitated by Belamie Flint (Emerge Allied Health) – Specialist Early Childhood Teacher, Behaviour Consultant, and Accredited CPS Practitioner (Ross Greene Method).
With over 20 years’ experience working with children from birth to 16, Bel will share practical, empowering strategies to help you navigate the emotional world of young children.
In this session, Bel will explore:
• How to scaffold emotional and behavioural skills at home through modelling, routines, and calming strategies
• Approaches to setting boundaries, supporting regulation, and confidently saying “no”
• Practical guidance for raising confident, curious, and emotionally aware children
This session will be framed through a lens of support, helping parents feel equipped and empowered to guide their child’s development with confidence. If there a specific topic or challenge, you would like Bel to explore during the session, please note this on when you register.
We warmly invite all Early Learning families to attend.
For more information, please contact Casey Reid on 6336 3641 or casey.reid@soc.tas.edu.au

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition)
2025-08-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-08-28 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-08-29 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-08-30 11:00 - 14:00 | Princess Theatre, 57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Scotch Oakburn College presents the Tasmania Premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition).
Nineteen years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever.
Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance.

Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
A play by Jack Thorne

Adapted for High Schools by Broadway Licensing Globa
Book here

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox, Community & Events Manager on 0403 881 894, 03 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition)
2025-08-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Princess Theatre, 57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Scotch Oakburn College presents the Tasmanian premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition).
Nineteen years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever.
Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance.

Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
A play by Jack Thorne

Adapted for High Schools by Broadway Licensing Globa
Book here

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox, Community & Events Manager on 0403 881 894, 03 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Tuning into Teens
2025-09-04 08:45 - 11:00 | Briggs House Dining Room, Penquite Campus, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Tuning in to Teens® – Emotionally Intelligent Parenting
A 4-Week Morning Program for Parents & Carers
Would you like to build a stronger connection with your teen and better support their emotional development?
Join us for a powerful, evidence-based program that helps parents and carers of adolescents learn emotion coaching skills, improve communication, and navigate the teenage years with greater understanding and confidence.
Program Details
When: Thursdays 4 – 25 September 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am (arrive from 8:45 am for tea & coffee)
Where: Briggs House Dining Room, Senior School Campus
Cost: $20 total for all four sessions
Facilitators: Kylie Wolstencroft & Pat Daly
What You’ll Learn

How to recognise, understand and respond to your teenager’s emotions
How to support your teen to self-regulate and develop emotional resilience
How to strengthen your relationship through emotion coaching
How to manage your own emotional reactions in the face of teen challenges
How to reduce conflict and stay connected, even in tough times

Who Should Attend?
Parents and carers of young people aged 10–18 who want to:
✔ Improve communication
✔ Support emotional wellbeing
✔ Reduce conflict
✔ Build lasting emotional bonds
Spots are limited to 6–12 participants to allow for a supportive, interactive group environment.
For more information, please contact:
Pat Daly – patrick.daly@soc.tas.edu.au
Kylie Wolstencroft – Kylie.Wolstencroft@soc.tas.edu.au

Little People, Big Emotions
2025-09-04 18:30 - 19:30 | ConneXions, Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
We warmly invite all Early Learning to Year 2 families to attend Belamie Flint’s session.
This is an insightful and supportive parent session facilitated by Belamie Flint (Emerge Allied Health) – Specialist Early Childhood Teacher, Behaviour Consultant, and Accredited CPS Practitioner (Ross Greene Method).
With over 20 years’ experience working with children from birth to 16, Bel will share practical, empowering strategies to help you navigate the emotional world of young children.
In this session, Bel will explore:
• How to scaffold emotional and behavioural skills at home through modelling, routines, and calming strategies
• Approaches to setting boundaries, supporting regulation, and confidently saying “no”
• Practical guidance for raising confident, curious, and emotionally aware children
This session will be framed through a lens of support, helping parents feel equipped and empowered to guide their child’s development with confidence. If there a specific topic or challenge, you would like Bel to explore during the session, please note this on when you register.
For more information, please contact Casey Reid on 6336 3641 or casey.reid@soc.tas.edu.au.

Fathers' Day Breakfast
2025-09-05 07:30 - 08:30 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
SOLD OUT – We have had a great response to this event and capacity has now been reached. You can register for the waitlist and if tickets become available, you will automatically be notified.
We invite fathers or a supportive figure in our students’ lives to celebrate Fathers’ Day with breakfast at our Elphin Campus.
Please remember to book for your child/ren who will be attending.
Book here

s.p.a.c.e. Gallery Exhibition opening
2025-09-10 17:30 - 18:30 | s.p.a.c.e. Gallery, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
We invite you to the exhibition opening of ‘Botanical Flight – Tasmanian Birds’ by Illustrator and Collegian Christina Graham (’09).
Wednesday 10 September @ 5:30 pm in the s.p.a.c.e. Gallery,
Performing Arts Centre
Scotch Oakburn College
85 Penquite Road
About the artwork:
‘Botanical Flight – Tasmanian Birds’ is a series that represents some of the most colourful and often seen Tasmanian native species. Few can be spotted in a backyard garden, many on a walk and others only in their own unique habitats.
About the artist:
Christina Graham is a lutruwita/Tasmanian artist and illustrator. Strongly drawn to the documentation of natural occurrences and drawn to an exploration of the space between people, nature and bodies of land. Inspired by her island home, its unique environment and wild places, Christina intricately paints the flora and fauna this inspires. Christina is a traditional artist, working with watercolour, gouache and ink. She is a Collegian of Scotch Oakburn College.

Spring Concert
2025-09-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Horton Auditorium, 85 Penquite Road, Newstead, Tasmania, 7250
Join us for our Spring Concert, Tuesday 23 September. From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Horton Auditorium, the concert promises to be an evening of entertaining performances.

Methodist Ladies' College and Oakburn College Morning Tea
2025-09-25 10:30 - 12:30 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Methodist Ladies’ College and Oakburn College Collegians are invited to join us for morning tea in the Kate Perrin Dining Room at the Elphin Campus.
Book here

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox, Community & Events Manager on 0403 881 894, 03 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Coffee@Laneway
2025-10-16 08:00 - 08:45 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Elphin families are invited to join us in Laneway. This is a great opportunity for you to catch up with your community following the term holidays.
There is no need to RSVP, just turn up, the coffees are on us!
For more information, please contact our Community and Events team on 6336 3352 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Early Learning Erina Celebration
2025-10-23 09:00 - 11:45 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Save the date – for our Early Learning Erina Celebration.
More information regarding this event will be communicated to families closer to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Clarke in our Community and Events team on 03 6336 3352 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Year 12 Valedictory Day Celebrations
2025-10-30 08:20 - 15:00 | Penquite Campus, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Year 12 Leavers’ Assembly at the Elphin Campus
This invitation is extended to all Year 12 students who attended the Elphin Campus and their parents/carers. It will be held at the HPEC@Elphin from 8:20 am and conclude at approximately 9:30 am.
We will also have Coffee@Laneway open from 8:00 am so please join us earlier if you can.
Year 12 Valedictory Assembly at the Penquite Campus
The College will be farewelling our Year 12 students at a special Valedictory Assembly which will commence at 10:15 am for 10:30 am in the Health & Physical Education Centre (HPEC) at the Penquite Campus. This invitation is extended to all Year 12 parents/carers.
Valedictory lunch following the Valedictory Assembly
The assembly will be followed by a Valedictory lunch for all Year 12 students and parents/carers to be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cameron Street Launceston. The lunch will begin at 12:30 pm for a 1:00 pm start and conclude at 3.00 pm.
Parents/Carers please RSVP HERE for lunch via this link by Monday 20 October.

Hobart Reunion
2025-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Hadley’s Orient Hotel, 34 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
We invite all Collegians and past staff based in Hobart and surrounding areas to join Principal Ross Patterson.
Book here
If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox on (03) 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au.

Year 5 Grandparents' and Friends' Day
2025-11-07 09:45 - 12:30 | Elphin Campus, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Save the date – for our Year 5 Grandparent’s and Friends’ Day.
More information regarding this event will be communicated to families closer to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Clarke in our Community and Events team on 03 6336 3352 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

TCE Art Exhibition 2025
2025-11-07 18:30 - 20:30 | s.p.a.c.e. Gallery, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
We invite you to the opening our 2025 TCE Art Exhibition with opening speaker, Katie Barron, our 2025 Artist in Residence.

Melbourne Reunion
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
We invite all Collegians based in Melbourne and surrounding areas to join our Principal, Ross Patterson.
Book here
If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox on (03) 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au.

Scotch College Luncheon
2025-11-22 12:00 - 15:30 | Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, TAS, 7250, Australia
Old Boys of Scotch College are invited to join us for the annual Scotch College Luncheon to be held in Briggs House Dining Room at the Penquite Campus.
12:00 pm for a 12:30 pm start.
$45.00 per person including 2 course lunch and beverages.
Book here

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox, Community & Events Manager on 0403 881 894, 03 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au

Class of 2026 Leadership Induction Assembly
2025-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston, TAS, 7250, Australia
Class of 2026 Leadership Induction Assembly on 24 November 2025 at 2:00 pm.
Invitations and booking links to follow. In the interim should you have any questions please contact Natalie Good via natalie.good@soc.tas.edu.au or 6336 3326.

Celebration 2025
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Silverdome, 55 Oakden Road, Prospect, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
You are warmly invited to our 2025 Celebration on Tuesday 9 December at 6:30 pm at the Silverdome.
This special evening brings our College community together to honour the achievements and talents of our students through performances, presentations, and cherished traditions including prize-giving, farewelling our Year 12s, and announcing our 2026 student leaders.
More information regarding Celebration can be found here.
If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Willcox in our Community and Events team on 03 6336 3368 or community@soc.tas.edu.au
