John McGlashan College
John McGlashan College is an integrated secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in the suburb of Maori Hill in Dunedin, New Zealand. The school currently caters for approximately 520 students from years 7 to 13, including 150 boarders.The school is named after John McGlashan, a significant Presbyterian lawyer, politician, public servant and educationalist, and was founded after his daughters' gift of the family home and estate in 1919 on the provision that a Presbyterian school was established for boys. Originally established as a Presbyterian private school, John McGlashan College integrated into the state system in 1989.BoardingJohn McGlashan College has two halls for boarding. Junior Hall (Ross House) is where the common room and bedrooms for year nine and ten boarders. Some housemasters also stay in Junior Hall. The newer Senior Hall (Balmacewen House) is where common rooms and bedrooms are for year 11, 12 and 13 boarders. Unlike Junior Hall (Ross House), Senior Hall (Balmacewen House) boarders have separate common rooms for each year level. John McGlashan College students gain privileges as they get older. Year 13 students are allowed to get meals earlier than year 9 students and are allowed to be out later. Older boarders are allowed to give boarders in younger year levels press ups if they feel they have been disrespected by the younger year levels. This is usually encouraged by housemasters at John McGlashan College.International BaccalaureateJohn McGlashan College has been an IB World School since December 1999. It is the only school in Dunedin that offers the IB Diploma Programme. Students usually take IB exams in November. In the last examination session, students completed the following exams: Biology, Business & Management, Chemistry, Economics, English, French, German, History, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Spanish, Theory of Knowledge and Visual Arts.