Scotch College (informally known as Scotch or SC), is one of Australia's leading independent schools for boys, situated in Swanbourne, Western Australia, Australia. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association (PSA) and is now a Uniting Church school, although it was founded in 1897 by the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The school has undertaken the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years and Middle Years programmes since 2003. Recently offered the Diploma Program for 2010 Year 11's as an option, the school will continue to run the State education [WACE] course. Scotch has two large campus in Swanbourne and Claremont. It also has an outdoor education centre in Dwellingup. The campus in Swanbourne consists of a senior school for Years 8 to 12 and the campus in Claremont consists of junior school for Year 1 to 5 and middle school for Year 6 to 7. Also located on the Claremont campus are sports grounds, and boarding facilities for 140 students. Scotch College owes its foundations to a conversation at an 1896 dinner party, where the parent of a 12 year old boy, Mrs Jane Alexander, wife of Hon.