St Paul's College, Adelaide
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| Coordinates | 34°50′50″S 138°39′18″E / 34.847214°S 138.654989°E |
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| Type | Independent primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Certa bonum certamen (Fight the good fight) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| Established | 27 July 1958 |
| Founder | Christian Brothers |
| Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
| Chairman | Christopher Edge |
| Principal | Paul Belton |
| Years offered | R–12 |
| Enrolment | 750 (2016[1]) |
| Colour(s) | Black, gold, blue and red |
| Affiliation | Sports Association for Adelaide Schools |
| Website | www |
St Paul's College is a Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Gilles Plains, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. One of three schools founded and run by the SA congregation of the Christian Brothers, the school has been a member of EREA since 2007.[2]
History
The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1958 as an all-boys Catholic school for Year 5–12 administrated by the Christian Brothers, in the largely non-developed area of Gilles Plains.[3] Enrolments later surged after development occurred in the area. After the restructuring of Christian Brother organisations, the school is now a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia, with an enrolment of approximately 850 students.[1][4]
From 2013–2017, the school moved to catering for students in reception to year 12.[5] In 2022, the school became coeducational.[6]
Education
The College Board oversees administrative decisions in the school. The school has specialty facilities for arts, music, ICT and technology, as well as offering over 40 subjects.[4]
Students are enrolled into the following houses:
- Dally House (Br. Anthony (Tony) Dally; 23 July 1925 – 29 November 1996)
- Gleeson House (The Rev. Fr. James Gleeson; 24 December 1920 – 21 March 2000)
- Marlow House (Wilfred Marlow; 22 October 1918 – 30 May 1988)
- O'Loughlin House (Michael; 13 May 1930 – 28 July 1987 & Eileen O'Loughlin; 29 October 1901 – 7 November 1991)[7]
- Nagle House (The Ven. Honora “Nano” Nagle; 1718 – 26 April 1784)
Each year, students over Year 4 participate in a camp. These range from Adelaide Zoo to a mountain biking expedition, where students bring and cook their own meals.[8]
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2023) |
- Nathan Arkley – 2012 Paralympic bronze medalist
- Guy Sebastian – Singer-songwriter[9]
- Tony Goodwin – Media Arts and Religious Education teacher
- Thomas Deng – football player
- Iain Fyfe – former Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC player
- Stefan Giro – Australian rules footballer
- Doc Neeson – lead singer and frontman of the band, The Angels
- Stuart O'Grady – cyclist and Olympic gold medalist[10]
- Ryan Schoenmakers – Australian rules footballer
- Sean Wellman – Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Kersten – NBL Player
- Paul Rogers – NBL Player
- Leonard Seabrooke – Economic sociologist
- Bohdan Jaworskyj – Australian Rules Footballer
See also
- List of schools in South Australia
- List of Christian Brothers schools
- Catholic education in Australia
References
- ^ a b Our Heritage - Our Vision Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
- ^ "EREA - St Pauls College Gilles Plains". www.erea.edu.au. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ College History, St Paul's College, Adelaide
- ^ a b "St Paul's College - Gilles Plains SA | St Paul's College Review". catholicschoolsguide.com.au. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Tours and Enrolment". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "St Paul's College". www.stpauls.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "House structure". St Paul's Catholic College Adelaide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Camps". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter, 20 November 2003" (PDF). St Pauls Catholic College via the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Old Scholars / Success stories Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
External links
- Boys' schools in South Australia
- Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in Australia
- Educational institutions established in 1958
- Catholic secondary schools in Adelaide
- Catholic primary schools in Adelaide
- 1958 establishments in Australia
- Congregation of Christian Brothers primary schools in Australia