Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
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Sacred Heart College is a Catholic
school
upholding the Marist tradition in the Adelaide
beachside suburb of Somerton Park
, South Australia
. The college is a coeducational school catering for students in years 10 to 12.
Sacred Heart is renowned for its strong Australian rules football
teams, producing numerous sporting athelete's since its estalishment. It has an annual Intercollegiate match against its cross-town rival, Rostrevor College
, which is a notable event on the South Australian high school sports calendar.
The school also has an annual exchange with Assumption College
in Kilmore
, Victoria
which entails music and performing arts performances, debating, a social and several sporting competitions.
of Adelaide
and notable architect, engineer and buisnessman Edmund William Wright
, also noted for desinging the Adelaide Town Hall
and Parliament House, Adelaide
; the building's oppulence speaks of great wealth.
In 1897 the Marist Brothers of Adelaide were formally invited by Archbishop John O'Reily to establish an all-boy's school in Port Adelaide. The first principal of the school was Brother Stephen DeBourg, with the college recognising his achievements through the dedication of 'The Brother Stephen DeBourg Performing Arts Centre' in 2008.
Due to the increasing popularity in the school, Sacred Heart High was re-located for the third time, subsequent to two previous changes in location within the first ten years of its commmencement. In 1914 Sacred Heart High School moved to the present location at Somerton Park. It was renamed, Sacred Heart College and provided education for day students and boarders from Years 4 to Leaving Honours.
Since 1900 the college has accepted boarding students from throughout Australia, and in 1960 the Marian Wing was opened for boarding students; allowing those undertaking studies at the college to have purpose built space. Later a senior boys’ boarding house was opened and this was followed in 1998 by a girls’ boarding house.
Sacred Heart College became part of the SW Region scheme and moved to become a Senior College catering for the final three years of secondary education during 1977. Today, Sacred Heart College Senior is a coeducational Senior College providing opportunities for more than 1,000 students, in Years 10 – 12, and continuously upholding the largest graduating class in South Australia.
(SACE). In 2010, the College offered the New SACE.
n schools, Sacred Heart College uses a house system
through which students participate in intra-school competitions and activities. The college currently has ten houses:
Colours: Blue and Gold
Colours: Green and Gold
Colours: Blue and Green
Colours: Green and White
Colours: Red and White
Colours: Blue and White
Colours: Red and Green
Colours: Red and Yellow
Colours: Red and Blue
Colours: Gold and White
Roman Catholic Church in Australia
The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Pope.Australia is a majority Christian but pluralistic society with no established religion. There are approximately 5.1 million Australian Catholics . Catholicism...
school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
upholding the Marist tradition in the Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
beachside suburb of Somerton Park
Somerton Park, South Australia
Somerton Park is a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. The mainly residential seaside suburb is home to the Somerton Park Beach, and also to Sacred Heart College.Somerton Park Post Office opened on 1 July 1947 and closed in 1988.-References:...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. The college is a coeducational school catering for students in years 10 to 12.
Sacred Heart is renowned for its strong Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
teams, producing numerous sporting athelete's since its estalishment. It has an annual Intercollegiate match against its cross-town rival, Rostrevor College
Rostrevor College
Rostrevor College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for boys', located in Woodforde, a suburb 15 minutes from the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia....
, which is a notable event on the South Australian high school sports calendar.
The school also has an annual exchange with Assumption College
Assumption College, Kilmore
Assumption College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, co-educational, day and Boarding school, located in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia.Founded in 1893, the college first took boarders in 1901, and was a boys' school until 1982, when it became coeducational. The current principal is Mr...
in Kilmore
Kilmore, Victoria
Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
which entails music and performing arts performances, debating, a social and several sporting competitions.
Feeder schools
- Marymount CollegeMarymount College, AdelaideMarymount College is an all girls school in the suburb of Hove in Adelaide, South Australia that caters for girls in years 6 to 9.Marymount belongs to a group of three educational facilities, known as the Tri-School partnership. This group also consists of Sacred Heart College Senior and Sacred...
: An all girls middle school in the nearby HoveHove, South AustraliaHove is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is situated north of Brighton, west of Warradale, and south of North Brighton. Running along the west of the suburb is the Esplanade, a street with numerous townhouses with views of the Gulf St Vincent. The suburb is bisected by its major...
area. The school educates girls from Years 6 to 9, and is an all girls "feed" into the Senior School system.
- Sacred Heart College Middle SchoolSacred Heart College Middle SchoolSacred Heart College Middle School is an all-boys school founded in 1967 in Mitchell Park, Adelaide, South Australia that serves boys in Years 6 to 9....
: An all boys middle school in the nearby Mitchell ParkMitchell Park, South AustraliaMitchell Park is a suburb south of Adelaide. It shares common boundaries with Marion, Bedford Park, Clovelly Park, and Ascot Park. In recent years it has undergone major redevelopments through a program of urban renewal which included the renovation of many properties owned by the former South...
area. This school is the boys equivalent to Marymount, educating boys from years 6 to 9.
History
Sacred Heart was established in 1897 on the previous residence of Australia's renown wealthy pastoralist James Francis Cudmore. The central building to the college and the Cudmore family's residence is named 'Paringa Hall', and done so respectively to recognise the family's first largest sheep station in the Riverland. It has been defined as one of South Australia's most outstanding late 19th century family homes remaining upstanding. Designed by previous MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and notable architect, engineer and buisnessman Edmund William Wright
Edmund William Wright
Edmund William Wright was an Australian architect, engineer and businessman born near London. He was Mayor of Adelaide in 1859.Wright was a son of Stephen Wright who may have been Master of Ordnance at the Tower of London...
, also noted for desinging the Adelaide Town Hall
Adelaide Town Hall
Adelaide Town Hall is a landmark building on King William Street in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.-Description and history:Adelaide Town Hall was designed by Edmund Wright and Edward Woods, with construction commencing in 1863 and completed in 1866...
and Parliament House, Adelaide
Parliament House, Adelaide
Parliament House, on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road in Adelaide city centre, is the seat of the Parliament of South Australia. It was built to replace the adjacent and overcrowded Parliament House, now referred to as "Old Parliament House"...
; the building's oppulence speaks of great wealth.
In 1897 the Marist Brothers of Adelaide were formally invited by Archbishop John O'Reily to establish an all-boy's school in Port Adelaide. The first principal of the school was Brother Stephen DeBourg, with the college recognising his achievements through the dedication of 'The Brother Stephen DeBourg Performing Arts Centre' in 2008.
Due to the increasing popularity in the school, Sacred Heart High was re-located for the third time, subsequent to two previous changes in location within the first ten years of its commmencement. In 1914 Sacred Heart High School moved to the present location at Somerton Park. It was renamed, Sacred Heart College and provided education for day students and boarders from Years 4 to Leaving Honours.
Since 1900 the college has accepted boarding students from throughout Australia, and in 1960 the Marian Wing was opened for boarding students; allowing those undertaking studies at the college to have purpose built space. Later a senior boys’ boarding house was opened and this was followed in 1998 by a girls’ boarding house.
Sacred Heart College became part of the SW Region scheme and moved to become a Senior College catering for the final three years of secondary education during 1977. Today, Sacred Heart College Senior is a coeducational Senior College providing opportunities for more than 1,000 students, in Years 10 – 12, and continuously upholding the largest graduating class in South Australia.
Curriculum
Sacred Heart College offers education in the nationally recognised South Australian Certificate of EducationSouth Australian Certificate of Education
The South Australian Certificate of Education is awarded to students who have successfully completed their senior secondary schooling in the state of South Australia....
(SACE). In 2010, the College offered the New SACE.
House system
As with most AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n schools, Sacred Heart College uses a house system
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
through which students participate in intra-school competitions and activities. The college currently has ten houses:
- Camara
Colours: Blue and Gold
- Chisolm
Colours: Green and Gold
- Franklin
Colours: Blue and Green
- Joseph
Colours: Green and White
- Mackillop
Colours: Red and White
- Marcellin
Colours: Blue and White
- Mitchell
Colours: Red and Green
- Newman
Colours: Red and Yellow
- Polding
Colours: Red and Blue
- Teresa
Colours: Gold and White
Notable alumni
- Darren CahillDarren CahillDarren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
, professional tennis player and coach, Australian Davis Cup coach - Bart CummingsBart CummingsJames Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....
, horse trainer - John Fitzgerald, former professional tennis player, Australian Davis Cup captain
- James Gleeson, former Archbisop of Adelaide
- Rob KerinRob KerinRobert Gerard Kerin was the Liberal Premier of South Australia from 22 October 2001 to 5 March 2002. He also served as Deputy Premier of South Australia to John Olsen from 7 July 1998 until he became premier upon Olsen's resignation....
, former South Australian PremierPremiers of South AustraliaBefore the 1890s when there was no formal party system in South Australia, MPs tended to have historical liberal or conservative beliefs. The liberals dominated government from 1893 to 1905 with Labor support, with the conservatives mostly in opposition. Labor took government with the support of... - Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
, television host and comedian - Anthony Lehmann, comedian
- Rob McKay, CEO of Wendy's, Australia
- David SincockDavid SincockDavid John Sincock is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Tests from 1964 to 1966....
, Australian cricketer - Robert StigwoodRobert StigwoodRobert Stigwood is an impresario and entertainment entrepreneur who relocated to England in 1954...
, entertainment entrepreneur
AFL footballers
| Player |
AFL Club |
Games (2009) |
From |
To |
SANFL/VFL Club(s) |
Games |
From |
To |
Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 216 | 1999 | 2010+ | Glenelg | |||||
| - | - | 1979 | |||||||
| Port Adelaide | 184 | 2001 | 2010+ | Glenelg | |||||
| - | - | 1983 | |||||||
| Sydney Swans | 1999 | 2008 | Norwood | ||||||
| - | - | 1980 | |||||||
| Adelaide | |||||||||
| Carlton | 11 | 2005 | 2009 | West Adelaide Northern Bullants Northern Bullants Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne... West Adelaide |
- ? |
- 2005 2010 |
- 2009 2010+ |
1986 | |
| Port Adelaide | 11 | 2009 | 2010+ | West Adelaide | |||||
| - | - | 1990 | |||||||
| Adelaide | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | Glenelg Sturt |
75 |
2007 2010 |
2009 2010+ |
1986 | |
| Port Adelaide | |||||||||
| Collingwood | ? | 2003 | 2005 | Glenelg Box Hill Hawks Box Hill Hawks Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club which plays in the Australian Football League.... |
- ? |
- ? |
- ? |
1985 | |
| Adelaide | 116 | 1991 | 1999 | Glenelg | 1970 | ||||
| Geelong | 128 | 2003 | 2010+ | Glenelg | 1984 | ||||
| Hawthorn | 138 | 1995 | 2004 | Central District | ? | 2005 | 2010+ | 1976 | |
| Melbourne | 3 | 2008 | 2010+ | South Adelaide | 1990 | ||||
| Richmond Port Adelaide |
17 9 |
2005 2009 |
2008 2010+ |
Glenelg | 1986 | ||||
| Fremantle | |||||||||
| Adelaide | |||||||||
| Brisbane | |||||||||
| Melbourne | |||||||||
| Brisbane | |||||||||
| Melbourne | |||||||||
| Adelaide |