Page "St Ignatius' College" Paragraph 60

Most Old Ignatians will recall the form of corporal punishment administered at the school.

The cane was never used: instead it was the ferula ( whale bone covered in leather ) which was administered on one hand.

In serious cases the punishment would be twice six on two hands, but administered on separate days on account of the hand becoming numb.

Adding psychological to corporal punishment, offenders were given a week to decide when they would receive their ferula otherwise additional punishment was liable to be added ( according to the school rules ).

Corporal punishment ended in the early 1990s.

The ferula was usually administered in the current technology wing on the bottom floor.