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Jesuits
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Ignatius of Loyola
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, dean = Anthony Wentzel
, rector = Peter Hosking, SJ
, principal = Barbara Watkins
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Pre-K–12
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Co-educational
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Saint Ignatius' College is an
independent
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Catholic
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pre-school, primary and secondary
day school
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for boys and girls, located in
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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. The school is part of the international network of
Jesuit
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schools which began in
Messina
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,
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman)
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, in 1548. The
patron saint
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of the College is the founder of the
Society of Jesus
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(the Jesuits),
Ignatius of Loyola
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. The College has two campuses: the Junior Campus in
Norwood, containing the Junior School (Reception to Year 6 students) and Early Ignatius Learning Centre (3 to 5 years old), and the Senior Campus in
Athelstone
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, located across some , home to the Senior School (Year 7 to 12 students).
History
Single-gender education beginnings and later developments
The College began in Queen Street,
Norwood, commencing with fifty-two boys and six Jesuit fathers on 13 February 1951. The catalyst was Archbishop
Matthew Beovich
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's increasing interest in commencing more formalised Catholic schooling in Adelaide. Thus the Jesuit boys' day school was established. The initial intake was from Grade 3 onwards. Students prior to this year level were educated at
Loreto College, St Joseph's Memorial School (the local
parish school
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), or the local
state school
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s.
The school grew quickly and in 1967 a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in the then outer suburbs of Adelaide and the Norwood campus became the Junior School. From 1971, the school accepted
Kildare College
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enrolments from girls wanting to complete their secondary studies. At that stage, Kildare offered education up to Year 11. In 1996, the school changed to offer co-educational enrolments from Reception to Year 12, the first Jesuit school in the world to do so.
A co-educational Reception to Year 12 college
Today, over 1500 students are enrolled at the college's Junior and Senior Schools.
In 2005, the college and
Mercedes College hosted their inaugural 'Intercollegiate Sports Carnival' ('Intercol'). Each year the senior students of both colleges participate in eight sports for twenty-one shields in the winter season. The school that wins the majority of the shields is the overall winner of the Carnival and of the 'Winners’ Shield’. Each school alternates the hosting of Intercol each year.
A significant celebration and event in the college community is the annual Patronal Feast Day of Saint Ignatius. A school mass is held at the Norwood Parish for current students and staff of the school; it is one of only two events in the college calendar where students from both campuses are gathered in one place. Saint Ignatius' feast day is celebrated on 31 July.
Aside from Junior and Senior School swimming and sports carnivals, another major event is the school's annual Distribution of Prizes, known as 'Speech Day', which all students from Years 3 to 12 attend. Students from Years 3 to 12 are acknowledged for their achievements in various areas of their schooling life. The 'College Blue' prize is also awarded to any past or present student of the college for extraordinary achievement in their life. It is held at the
Adelaide Convention Centre
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at the beginning of Term 4 (October/November). The majority of awards are books such as dictionaries and encyclopaedias, as well as a small number of medals and trophies. Future student leaders of the school are announced at this event. As of 2020, the
Influencers Church
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hosted ‘Speech Day’ due to
COVID-19
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restrictions.
Ignatius Early Years opened in 2009. It is an early childhood education centre located next to the Junior School at Norwood. It is for preschoolers aged 3 to 5 and follows the
Reggio Emilia approach
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on educational philosophy for children.
Recent
Opening in 2011, the
Mary MacKillop
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Library is a new double-storey library at the Junior School, developed to replace the previous, smaller library building. The Library contains more classrooms to accommodate the growing number of Junior School students, as well as more modern library facilities. Similarly, opening in early 2010, the new Senior School library building replaced the former Junior Campus administration building, and likewise, includes new classrooms for the increasing student population.
In 2014, the Senior School Performing Arts Centre, a Music and Drama Building, was completed, replacing previous
demountable
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Performing Arts buildings. A new theatre was unveiled, named after Peter Faber SJ, a former teacher at the school. The new building houses student classrooms, tutorial and storage rooms, and an auditorium with raked audience seating for over 300 people.
In 2017, the
Caroline Chisholm
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building was opened. The building is three stories tall with the ground floor being for a reception, student services and a variety of offices for different staff at the school. The second level is a staff room and the third level is an open learning space for students. This learning space includes a green screen for the school run
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channel ITV (Formerly known as the "Home Group"), a 'building' workshop as well as a number of interactive classrooms which teachers can book and arrange in the layout they want for their class.
In 2022, the
Mary Glowrey
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Centre was opened. The building is three stories tall. On the ground floor it features a science hub, auditorium and gymnasium. The second floor is dedicated to music classrooms, and tuition rooms. The third floor has four classrooms which hold the year six classes. The tennis courts were also resurfaced during the construction.
Headmasters
* T Perrott SJ (1951–53)
* T Barden SJ (1954–61)
* J McArearvey SJ (1962–64)
* F Wallace SJ (1965–72)
* P Hosking SJ (1973–77)
* G O'Kelly SJ (1978–81)
* N Olsen SJ (1982–86)
* M Ryan SJ (1987–94)
* G O'Kelly SJ (1994-06)
* R Davoren SJ (2007–13)
* P Coffey (2018-22)
* B Watkins (2022-24) (Interim Headmistress)
Sport and houses
Students of the College are separated into four houses under a College house system. House members are involved in various musical, pastoral, performing and sporting events alongside participants of their own house and opposing teams. The four houses are named after their patron Jesuit saints:
* Campion House -
St Edmund Campion SJ. Motto: "The Expense is Reckoned." House colour: Green.
* Kostka House -
St Stanislaus Kostka SJ. Motto: "Walk in Strength." House colour: Yellow.
* Regis House -
St John Francis Regis SJ. Motto: "He Guides My Ways." House colour: Blue.
* Xavier House -
St Francis Xavier SJ. Motto: "And Not to Count the Cost." House colour: Red.
As well as this, the school has a proud inter-collegiate relationship with Mercedes College, a fellow Catholic school in Adelaide's South. Every year a sporting competition takes place in the winter season with the school that gets the majority of 21 shields taking out the competition. Redemption was complete in 2019 when the boys First XVIII Football team won their respected shield for the first time in six years.
In popular culture
Most scenes in the movie ''
2:37'' (2006) were filmed on location at the College and various scenes in the movie ''
Broken Hill
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'' (2009) were also filmed at the College.
Notable alumni
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Daniel BeltrameAdelaide United goalkeeper
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Damon Gameau
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actor, ''
Balibo
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It was estimated by Human Rights Watch that 70 per cent of the town was destroyed during t ...
'', ''
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'', ''
2040'', and "That Sugar Film"
*
Chris Kenny
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journalist, author, political adviser
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Jeanette Kieboom represented Australia at both the 1978 and
1986 Commonwealth Games
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Gregory O'Kelly SJBishop of Port Pirie
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Christopher Pyne
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former Member for Sturt and Liberal Party minister
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Hugh Sheridan
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actor
*
Tom WarhurstAustralian rules footballer for Norwood and the Adelaide Crows
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Steven BaldasWimbledon junior doubles champion
See also
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Catholic education in Australia
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List of schools in South Australia
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Aboriginal Schools, operated by the South Australian Government
Aboriginal early learning centres and kindergartens
* Kalaya Children's Centre, Queenstown ...
*
List of largest South Australian schools
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List of Jesuit schools
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Some of these universities are in the ...
References
External links
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