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 | Private / Catholic school |
| Motto | Certa Bonum Certamen[1] (Latin) (Fight The Good Fight) |
| Established | 27 July 1958 |
| Founder | Christian Brothers |
| Chairman | Christopher Edge |
| Principal | Paul Belton |
| Grades | Years R-12 |
| Enrolment | 750[2] |
| Colour(s) | Black, gold, blue and red. |
| Website | www.stpauls.sa.edu.au |
St Paul's College is a private Catholic boys' school, founded in 1958, which is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA).[3] Located in Gilles Plains, South Australia, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, it has an enrolment of around 750 students.[2][4]
Education
Since 2013, the school has catered for students in reception to year 12.[5] The school is also in partnership with a sister school, Kildare College, with a shared year 11-12 timetable.[6] The school has specialty facilities for arts, music, ICT and technology, as well as offering over 40 subjects.[4]
Students are enrolled into houses. In 2020, the houses included:
- Dally House (Tony Dally)
- Gleeson House (Father James Gleeson)
- Marlow House (Wilf Marlow)
- O'Loughlin House (named for a family who were neighbours to the school)[7]
Each year, Year 4 and above go on a unique[clarification needed] camp to experience nature. These camps range from a Zoo-Snooze (Sleeping at the Adelaide Zoo) to a Mounting Biking Adventure, where students bring and cook their own meals.[8]
Administration
Principals
- 1959-1964 : Tony Dally
- 1965-1967 : George Seaman
- 1968-1971 : Trembath
- 1972-1976 : Wilson
- 1977-1982 : James Murray
- 1983-1986 : John Morgan
- 1987-1992 : William Griffiths
- 1993-2007 : Peter Shanahan
- 2008-2014 : Daniel Lawler
- 2015–present : Paul Belton[4]
College Board
The college board, which conducts its duties in private, is responsible for a multiplicity of administrative decisions within the school.[9] This process involves consultation with administrative staff. The current board, which was elected in July 2018. consists of the following members:
- Christopher Edge (Chairman)
- Niall Fay
- Patricia Lawton
- Re Ounano
- Paul Reardon
- Nikki Becker
Notable Old Scholars
- Nathan Arkley - 2012 Paralympic Bronze medalist
- Iain Fyfe - former Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC player
- 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
- Thomas Deng - Football player
See also
- List of schools in South Australia
- List of Christian Brothers schools
- Congregation of Christian Brothers
- Catholic education in Australia
References
- ^ College History, St Paul's College, Adelaide
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Editor, C. S. G. (12 January 2012). "St Paul's College - Gilles Plains SA | St Paul's College Review". catholicschoolsguide.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Tours and Enrolment". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "The College". St Paul's Catholic College Adelaide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "House structure". St Paul's Catholic College Adelaide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Camps". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ College Board
- ^ Old Scholars / Success stories Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide