St Paul's College, Adelaide

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]

St Paul's College
Address
792 Grand Junction Road
Gilles Plains 5086

Adelaide
,
South Australia

Australia
Coordinates34°50′50″S 138°39′18″E
Information
TypePrivate / Catholic school
MottoCerta Bonum Certamen[1] (Latin) (Fight The Good Fight)
Established27 July 1958
FounderChristian Brothers
ChairmanChristopher Edge
PrincipalPaul Belton
GradesYears R-12
Enrolment750[2]
Colour(s)    
Black, gold, blue and red.
Websitewww.stpauls.sa.edu.au
Aerial image of western part of Gilles Plains, looking north. The green and concrete rectangle to the top right is St Paul's College.

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 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
  • Thomas Deng - Football player
  • Anthony Mavropolous Finks bikie .

See also

References
  1. College History, St Paul's College, Adelaide
  2. Our Heritage - Our Vision Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
  3. "EREA - St Pauls College Gilles Plains". www.erea.edu.au. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. 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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Tours and Enrolment". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. "The College". St Paul's Catholic College Adelaide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. "House structure". St Paul's Catholic College Adelaide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. "Camps". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. College Board
  10. Old Scholars / Success stories Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
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