| St Paul's College | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
, , 5086 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°50′50″S 138°39′18″E / 34.847214°S 138.654989°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: 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 |
| [2] | |
St Paul's College is a Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Gilles Plains, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
Education
The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1958. The school is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia,[3] with an enrolment of approximately 850 students.[1][4]
Since 2013, the school has catered for students in reception to year 12.[5] In 2022, the school will become coeducational.[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]
- Nagle House (Honora “Nano” Nagle)
Each year, Year 4 and above go on a unique 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]
Principals
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Dally | 1959 | 1964 | 4–5 years | |
| 2 | George Seaman | 1965 | 1967 | 1–2 years | |
| 3 | .... Trembath | 1968 | 1971 | 2–3 years | |
| 4 | .... Wilson | 1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | |
| 5 | James Murray | 1977 | 1982 | 4–5 years | |
| 6 | John Morgan | 1983 | 1986 | 2–3 years | |
| 7 | William Griffiths | 1987 | 1992 | 4–5 years | |
| 8 | Peter Shanahan | 1993 | 2007 | 13–14 years | |
| 9 | Daniel Lawler | 2008 | 2014 | 5–6 years | |
| 10 | Paul Belton | 2015 | incumbent | 8–9 years | [4] |
Notable alumni
- Nathan Arkley – 2012 Paralympic bronze medalist
- 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[9]
- Ryan Schoenmakers – Australian rules footballer
- Sean Wellman – Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Kersten – NBL Player
- Paul Rogers – NBL Player
- Leonard Seabrooke – Economic sociologist
See also
References
- 1 2 Our Heritage - Our Vision Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
- ↑ College History, St Paul's College, Adelaide
- ↑ "EREA - St Pauls College Gilles Plains". www.erea.edu.au. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ Old Scholars / Success stories Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide