St Paul's College, Adelaide

St Paul's College is a Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Gilles Plains, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

St Paul's College
Address
792 Grand Junction Road

Gilles Plains, Adelaide
,
South Australia
,
5086

Australia
Coordinates34°50′50″S 138°39′18″E
Information
TypeIndependent primary and secondary school
MottoLatin: Certa Bonum Certamen
(Fight The Good Fight)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Established27 July 1958 (1958-07-27)
FounderChristian Brothers
TrustEdmund Rice Education Australia
ChairmanChristopher Edge
PrincipalPaul Belton
Years offeredR-12
Enrolment750 (2016[1])
Colour(s)Black, gold, blue and red
    
AffiliationSports Association for Adelaide Schools
Websitewww.stpauls.sa.edu.au
[2]
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

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
OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startterm endTime in officeNotes
1Tony Dally195919644–5 years
2George Seaman196519671–2 years
3.... Trembath196819712–3 years
4.... Wilson197219763–4 years
5James Murray197719824–5 years
6John Morgan198319862–3 years
7William Griffiths198719924–5 years
8Peter Shanahan1993200713–14 years
9Daniel Lawler200820145–6 years
10Paul Belton2015incumbent7–8 years[4]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Our Heritage - Our Vision Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
  2. College History, St Paul's College, Adelaide
  3. "EREA - St Pauls College Gilles Plains". www.erea.edu.au. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. "St Paul's College - Gilles Plains SA | St Paul's College Review". catholicschoolsguide.com.au. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. "Tours and Enrolment". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. "St Paul's College". www.stpauls.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. "House structure". St Paul's Catholic College Adelaide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. "Camps". St Pauls Catholic College. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. Old Scholars / Success stories Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, St Paul's College, Adelaide
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