Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide
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| Type | Independent secondary |
| Motto | Deo Gloria To The Greater Glory Of God |
| Established | 13 February 1951 |
| Founder | Fr. Thomas Perrott |
| Chairman | Dr. D. Cehic |
| Headmaster | Fr. Robert Davoren, Junior School headmaster is Mr. W. Armitage |
| Rector | Fr. Mullins |
| Chaplain | Fr. C. Horvat |
| Faculty | Unknown |
| Grades | R–12 |
| Enrolment | Approximately 1300 (750 at the Senior Campus) |
| Campus | Norwood for R-6 (often referred to by students and staff as the 'Junior School' and Athelstone for 7-12 (often referred to by students and staff as the 'Senior School' |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Red, Yellow |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| School hymn | Deo Gloria |
| Website | www.ignatius.sa.edu.au |
Saint Ignatius' College is an independent, Reception to Year 12 school in Adelaide, South Australia.
The College has two campuses, the Junior school (R-Y6) in Norwood and the Senior campus (Y7-Y12) in Athelstone.
Saint Ignatius College is part of the international network of Jesuit schools which begun in Messina, Sicily in 1548.
History
Saint Ignatius College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia in 1951, on the site of the old Marist school. The catalyst was Archbishop Matthew Beovich's[1] increasing interest in commencing more formalised Catholic schooling in Adelaide. Thus the Jesuit boys' day school was established. The initial intake was from Grade 3 onwards. (Students prior to this year level were educated at Loreto College, St Joseph's Memorial School (the local Parish school), or the local state schools.)
In 1967, a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in the then outer suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. From 1972, the school accepted Kildare College enrolments from girls wanting to complete their secondary studies. (At that stage, Kildare offered education up to Year 10). In 1996, the school changed to offer co-educational enrolments from Reception to Year 12, the first Jesuit school in the world to do so.
The school helps out children with disabilities who attend Saint Patrick's Special School which is in Toorak Gardens. The school helped Saint Patrick's Special School procure a bus and some students are part of 'buddy classes' with the students at the special school.
Houses
- Campion House - St Edmund Campion SJ, (1539-1581), Green - The Expense is Reckoned
- Kostka House - St Stanislaus Kostka SJ, (1550–1568), Yellow - Walk in Strength
- Regis House - St John Francis Regis SJ, (1597 - 1640), Blue - He Guides My Ways
- Xavier House - St Francis Xavier SJ, (1506-1552), Red - And Not to Count the Cost
Notable alumni
- Media, entertainment and the arts
- Christian Kerr - Crikey political editor[citation needed]
- Ian Henschke - ABC Stateline Presenter. During his time as presenter of Stateline, he has interviewed several participants in the Henry Keogh murder case.[2]
- Rosanna Mangiarelli - Channel Seven News Presenter (formerly ABC Adelaide)[citation needed]
- Michael Smyth - ABC News Adelaide Television News Reader[citation needed]
- Politics and the law
- Dr Michael Armitage (Lib) Former Member for Kavel - SA House of Assembly[citation needed]
- John Doyle, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia.[citation needed]
- Tom Kenyon, (Lab) Member for Newland - SA House of Assembly[citation needed]
- Henry Keogh [1], murderer of Anna-Jane Cheney who was head of Professional Conduct at the Law Society of South Australia. [2]
- Brendan Nelson, MHR (Lib) for Bradfield; Education Minister (2001-2006); Minister for Defence; Leader of the Opposition November 2007.
- Christopher Pyne, MHR (Lib) for Sturt.
- Paul Rofe - Adelaide Crows board member and former state Director of Public Prosecutions.[citation needed]
- Alexander Ward - President of the South Australian Law Society (2005) and regular "Visiting Barrister" on ABC radio.[citation needed]
- Sport
- Daniel Beltrame - Adelaide United Goal Keeper[citation needed]
- Greg Gallman - Adelaide Crows Footballer
Popular Culture
- Most scenes in the movie 2:37 were filmed on location at the College.