Alexander Mackie College

Alexander Mackie College was a tertiary education institution that trained school teachers in Sydney, Australia. It existed from 1958 to 1974{{cite web|title=Agency details: Alexander Mackie College (AMC) (1958 - 1974) / Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (AMCAE) (1975 - 1981)|url=https://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/documents/A568-AMC.pdf|website=University of New South Wales Archives|accessdate=21 January 2015}} continuing as Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education from 1975 to 1981.{{Citation | author1=Donnan, Noel | author2=Layton, Jim | author3=Alexander Mackie | title=Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education going places | year=1978 | publication-date=1978 | publisher=Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education | isbn=978-0-908116-08-9 }} In January 1982 the college was reformed into two institutes, St George Institute of Education {{cite web|title=St George Institute of Education - Administrative History|url=https://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/documents/A569-SGIE.pdf|website=UNSW Archives|accessdate=2 July 2015}} and City Art Institute {{cite web|title=City Art Institute - Administrative History|url=https://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/documents/A570-CAI.pdf|website=UNSW Archives|accessdate=2 July 2015}} under the umbrella of the new Sydney College of Advanced Education.{{cite web|title=Sydney College of Advanced Education - Administrative History|url=http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/scae_adminhist.shtml|website=The University of Sydney|accessdate=21 January 2015}}

History

Alexander Mackie College (AMC) was established in 1958 at Paddington. Mr. W. E. Hart was its first principal and Dr Campbell the deputy principal. The college initially trained primary and infant school teachers. Later it became a college training teachers in art, music, science and social science.{{Citation | author1=Alexander Mackie | title=Calendar | publication-date=1950 | publisher=Govt. Printer | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18450524 | accessdate=21 January 2015 }}

Due to increasing student numbers the main teaching campus in Albion Avenue was too small and the college conducted classes at five different sites in inner-Sydney.

From 1 September 1971, Alexander Mackie College was declared a college of advanced education within the Department of Education, NSW.{{cite journal|title=NSW Government Gazette|date=August 1971|volume=95|issue=37}}

Notable people

Students:

David Keeling, artist
Frances Phoenix, feminist artist
Graeme Townsend, artist

Teachers:

Maurice Saxby, literary critic

Alexander Mackie College

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