Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide

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Saint Ignatius College
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Deo Gloria
To The Greater Glory Of God
Established 13th February 1951
School type Catholic R-12 Independent College
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Location Adelaide, SA, Australia
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School colours Kostka, Regis, Xavier, Campion
Homepage http://www.ignatius.sa.edu.au


Saint Ignatius' College is an independent reception to Year 12 school in Adelaide, South Australia. The school has two campuses in the city, one in Athelstone and the other in Norwood. The school is part of the international network of Jesuit schools begun in Messina, Sicily in 1548.

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[edit] Background

The Austrian Jesuits were in South Australia to help mission the Mid North and Far North regions of South Australia. They were based at Sevenhill, South Australia in the Clare Valley, and constructed a short-lived boarding College, Saint Aloyisius College open between 1856 and 1886. This College is the site of Saint Aloysius, Sevenhill and Sevenhill Cellars. It also makes up one part of the Centre of Ignatian Spirituality.

The Irish Jesuits came much later to Australia during the 1870's and set up schools such as St Ignatius' College, Riverview, St Aloysius' College and Loyola College, Mount Druitt in Sydney (New South Wales) as well as Xavier College, (Victoria). Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide was begun in the mid Twentieth Century.

[edit] History

Saint Ignatius College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia in 1951, at the request of Archbishop Matthew Beovich [citation needed] to commence a Jesuit day school. The college took over the Marist school site, as a boys only college. The initial intake was from Year 3 onwards. (Students prior to this year level were educated at Loreto, the Parish school, St Joseph's Memorial School or the local state schools.)

In 1967, a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, at 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 1995, the school changed to offer coeducational enrolements from Reception to Year 12, the first Jesuit school in the world to do so.

Its sister schools include St Ignatius' College, Riverview, St Aloysius' College and Loyola College, Mount Druitt in Sydney and Xavier College in Melbourne.

[edit] Houses

  • Campion House - St Edmund Campion SJ, (1539-1581) - Duco Exemplo: 'I Lead by example'.
  • Kostka House - St Stanislaus Kostka SJ, (1550–1568) - Ingredior in Vires - 'Walk in Strength'.
  • Regis House - St John Francis Regis SJ, (1597 - 1640) - Rector Meus Mores: 'He Guides My Ways'.
  • Xavier House - St Francis Xavier SJ, (1506-1552) - Sursum Corda: 'Lift up your hearts'.

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Clergy

  • Fr Robert Davoren SJ - Headmaster of the College from Term 1, 2007
  • Fr Paul Mullins SJ - Deputy Headmaster of Curriculum
  • Fr Greg O'Kelly SJ AM - Headmaster and was also appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 July, 2006.
  • Fr Simon Wayte MGL - (Missionary of God's Love)

[edit] Legal

  • Joseph Carney
  • John Doyle (lawyer), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia
  • Henry Keogh, murderer of Anna-Jane Cheney who was head of Professional Conduct at the Law Society of South Australia
  • Paul Rofe - Adelaide Crows board member and former state Director of Public Prosecutions. Interestingly, Rofe prosecuted Henry Keogh in one of South Australia's most controversial murder cases.

[edit] Media

  • Cos Cardone - Channel 9 Footy Show (Victoria) Executive Producer
  • Christian Kerr - Crikey political editor
  • Ian Henschke - ABC Stateline Presenter
  • Rosanna Mangiarelli - Channel Seven News Presenter (formerly ABC Adelaide)
  • Adrian Raschella - Channel 10 Political Reporter
  • Michael Smyth - ABC News Adelaide Television News Reader

[edit] Medical

  • Dr Bernard Carney OAM - Bali Bombing Plastic Surgeon

[edit] Politics

[edit] Links

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