St Paul's College, Adelaide

St Paul's College
Address
792 Grand Junction Road Gilles Plains 5086 Adelaide, SA Australia
Information
Type	Private / Catholic school
Motto	Certa Bonum Certamen[1] (Latin) (Fight The Good Fight)
Established	1958
Founder	Christian Brothers
Principal	Daniel Lawler
Grades	Years R,1, 5-12[2]
Enrolment	600[3]
Colour(s)	Black, Gold, Blue and Red.
Website	www.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.

St Paul's College is a private Catholic boys' school based on the Edmund Rice tradition. Located in Gilles Plains, South Australia, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, it has an enrolment of around 600 students.^[3]

The school caters for students in Reception, Year 1 and Years 5 to 12. (A Year 2 class is planned to commence in 2015). It has specialty facilities for Arts, Music, ICT and Technology.

Facilities

• Gymnasium
• Weights room
• Large sporting grounds
• IT areas with internet
• Tennis/Basketball Courts
• Chemistry, Biology and Physics laboratories
• Youth Room
• Library
• Media room
• Canteen

Notable Old Scholars

• Stuart O'Grady - Cyclist and Olympic gold medalist^[4]
• Sean Wellman - Australian rules footballer
• Doc Neeson - Lead singer and frontman of the band The Angels
• Iain Fyfe - Former Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC player
• Ryan Schoenmakers - AFL player for Hawthorn
• Nathan Arkley - 2012 Paralympic Bronze medalist

See also

• List of schools in South Australia
• List of Christian Brothers schools
• Congregation of Christian Brothers

References

External links

• St Paul's College Website