St Paul's College, Adelaide

St Paul's College is a Catholic primary and secondary school founded in 1958, located in Gilles Plains, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. One of three schools founded and formerly run in South Australia (along with Christian Brothers College, Adelaide and Rostrevor College), by the Christian Brothers, the school has been a member of EREA since 2007.

History The school was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1958 as an all-boys Catholic school for Years 5–11 administrated by the Brothers, in the largely agricultural area of Gilles Plains, then known as Strathmont.College History, St Paul's College, Adelaide This was done following the closure of the Christian Brothers' school St Laurence's Primary in Ovingham, South Australia. The school opened in February 1959 for students in years 5-8, and the full year 5-11 cohort was established in 1962. Originally, students were drawn primarily from the parishes of Walkerville, Kilburn, Clearview, Enfield and Hillcrest. Enrolments later surged after private and Housing Trust development occurred in the area, namely in the suburbs of Valley View, Ingle Farm, Modbury, Dernancourt and Surrey Downs. Many Christian Brothers resided at the college, though lay staff were employed at the school from day one. A gradual decline in membership of the Christian Brothers occurred from the 1970s, and the last brother left the school in 2006. After the restructuring of Christian Brothers' organisations in October 2007, the school is now a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia.

In 1973, Year 12 was introduced to the school to ease local demand, with students previously travelling to Rostrevor College, Christian Brothers College, or government high schools.St. Paul's College, Gilles Plains. Annual, 1984, St Paul's College, Adelaide This was done in conjunction with Mt. Carmel College (Rosewater), who did not offer Year 12, making the senior school co-educational. This was done with the assistance of the Sisters of St Joseph. Kildare College (Holden Hill) joined this arrangement in 1975. This particular arrangement ceased in 1984, when both girls schools introduced their own Year 12 cohorts; however, St Paul's continued offering Year 12 for girls until 1996. In 1997, the senior school as a distinct structure was established, with vertically-structured cross-year homegroups being created, along with the new house system. In 2007, the partnership with Kildare College was rekindled, with students completing Year 11 & 12 SACE specialist subjects studying between the two campuses.St. Paul's College, Gilles Plains. Annual, 2007. This arrangement ended in 2020.

During 2013-17, the school introduced the lower primary years, with a full R-12 cohort being established in 2017. In 2022, the school became coeducational for years R-8, with the full co-educational cohort being established by 2026. This adds to the long history of partial co-education at St Paul's, beginning in 1973.

Major Buildings

Wilson Building Trembath Building Seaman Building Chapel Mackillop Building Murray Building New Street Gymnasium Dally Building Flynn Building Waterford Building Callan Hall Brothers Building Grand Junction Trade Training Centre Primary Precinct Building Mt Sion Building

List Of Principals

1959-1964 : Br. Dally 1965-1967 : Br. George Seaman 1968-1971 : Br. Trembath 1972-1976 : Br. Phillip Wilson 1977-1982 : Br. John X Murray 1983-1986 : Mr. John Morgan 1987-1992 : Mr. William Griffiths 1993-2007 : Mr. Peter Shanahan 2008-2014 : Mr. Daniel Lawler 2015-2025 : Mr. Paul Belton 2025–Present : Mr. Patrick Harmer

Education Since 1984, the College Board has overseen administrative decisions in the school. The school has specialty facilities for arts, music, ICT and technology, as well as offering over 40 subjects.

Students are enrolled into the following houses: Dally House (Br. Anthony (Tony) Dally; 23 July 1925 – 29 November 1996) Gleeson House (The Rev. Fr. James Gleeson; 24 December 1920 – 21 March 2000) Marlow House (Wilfred Marlow; 22 October 1918 – 30 May 1988) O'Loughlin House (Michael; 13 May 1930 – 28 July 1987 & Eileen O'Loughlin; 29 October 1901 – 7 November 1991) Nagle House (The Ven. Honora “Nano” Nagle; 1718 – 26 April 1784)

Each year, students over Year 4 participate in a camp. These range from Adelaide Zoo to a mountain biking expedition, where students bring and cook their own meals.

Notable alumni Nathan Arkley2012 Paralympic bronze medalist Thomas DengFootball player Iain FyfeFormer Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC player Stefan GiroAustralian rules footballer St Paul's College - Facebook Steven Hall - Australian Soccer Player Bohdan Jaworskyj – Australian Rules FootballerSt. Paul's College, Gilles Plains. The Good Fight, Summer 2019 Paul Kelly - Australian musician Ryan KerstenNBL Player G Ryan Kersten: Australian Goes Home Doc Neesonlead singer and frontman of the band, The Angels From army brat to rock legend — Doc Neeson’s long journey The Advertiser Michael O'Connell, first Commissioner for Victims' Rights in South Australia; Secretary-General for the World Society of Victimology; Deputy Chair for the Society’s United Nations Liaison Committee. Stuart O'GradyCyclist and Olympic gold medalistOld Scholars / Success stories , St Paul's College, Adelaide Ryan SchoenmakersAustralian rules footballer The Bench - Player Profiles: Ryan Schoenmakers Cameron RobertsAustralian rules footballerSt. Paul's College Newsletter' Paul RogersNBL Player Guy SebastianSinger-songwriter Major General Stuart Lyle Smith, senior commander of the Australian Army Sean WellmanAustralian rules footballer Wellman profile, draftguru.com.au. Accessed 19 June 2024.

St Paul's College, Adelaide

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