Saint Ignatius College, South Australia

Infobox Secondary school
name = Saint Ignatius College

motto = "Deo Gloria"
"To The Greater Glory Of God"
established = 13 February 1951
type = Independent secondary
affiliations = Roman Catholic, Jesuit
headmaster = Fr. Robert Davoren,
Junior School headmaster
"2008 Term 4:"
Mr Glen Clifford
"2009 onwards:"
Mr Shaun Fitzpatrick
head_label = Rector
head = Fr. Mullins
founder = Fr. Thomas Perrott
chaplain = Fr. C. Horvat
chairman = Dr. D. Cehic
enrolment = Approximately 1,300
(750 at the Senior Campus)
grades = R–12
colours = Blue, Red, Yellow
free_label_1 = School hymn
free_1 = Deo Gloria
campus = Norwood for R-6 (often referred to by students and staff as the 'Junior School')
Athelstone for 7-12 (often referred to by students and staff as the 'Senior School)'
city = Adelaide
state = SA
country = Australia
website = [http://www.ignatius.sa.edu.au www.ignatius.sa.edu.au]

Saint Ignatius' College is an independent, Reception to Year 12 school in Adelaide, South Australia.

The College has two campuses, the Junior school (R-Y6) in Norwood and the Senior campus (Y7-Y12) in Athelstone.

Saint Ignatius College is part of the international network of Jesuit schools which began in Messina, Sicily in 1548.

History

Saint Ignatius College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia in 1951, on the site of the old Marist school. The catalyst was Archbishop Matthew Beovich's [http://www.sosj.org.au/about/south_australia/history.html] 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), or the local state schools.)

In 1967, a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in 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 1996, the school changed to offer co-educational enrolments from Reception to Year 12, the first Jesuit school in the world to do so.

The school helps out children with disabilities who attend Saint Patrick's Special School which is in Toorak Gardens. The school helped Saint Patrick's Special School procure a bus through a 1000km relay fundraiser and students are part of 'buddy classes' with the students at the special school.

In 2005 St. Ignatius and Mercedes College had their inaugural 'Intercollegiate Sports Carnival' or more commonly known as just 'Intercol'. Each year the senior years of both colleges participate in eight sports for seventeen shields in the winter season, the school that wins the majorty of the shields is the overall winner of the Carnival and 'Mercedes-Ignatius' Shield.

Houses

* Campion House - St Edmund Campion SJ, (1539-1581), Green - The Expense is Reckoned
* Kostka House - St Stanislaus Kostka SJ, (1550–1568), Yellow - Walk in Strength
* Regis House - St John Francis Regis SJ, (1597 - 1640), Blue - He Guides My Ways
* Xavier House - St Francis Xavier SJ, (1506-1552), Red - And Not to Count the Cost

Headmasters

*Fr T Perrott SJ (1951-53)
*Fr T Barden SJ (1954-61)
*Fr J McArearvey SJ (1962-64)
*Fr F Wallace SJ (1965-72)
*Fr P Hosking SJ (1973-77)
*Fr G O'Kelly SJ (1978-81)
*Fr N Olsen SJ (1982-86)
*Fr M Ryan SJ (1987-94)
*Fr G O'Kelly SJ (1994-06)
*Fr R Davoren SJ (2007-)

Notable alumni

Media, Entertainment & The Arts

* James Black - Performer in 'Rockwiz' orchestra (Australian music quiz show, SBS)Fact|date=February 2008
* Ian Henschke - ABC "Stateline" presenter. During his time as presenter of "Stateline", he has interviewed several participants in the Henry Keogh murder case. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/sa/content/2006/s1713791.htm Stateline interview regarding Henry Keogh] ]
* Christian Kerr - Crikey political editor
* Rosanna Mangiarelli - Channel Seven News Presenter (formerly ABC Adelaide)Fact|date=August 2007
* Michael Smyth - ABC News Adelaide Television News ReaderFact|date=August 2007

Politics & The Law

* Dr Michael Armitage (Lib) Former Member for Kavel - SA House of Assembly
* John Doyle, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia
* Tom Kenyon, (Lab) Member for Newland - SA House of Assembly
* Henry Keogh, [St. Ignatius' College Year Books, 1970-1972, ed. F.X. Wallace, S.J., Manresa Court, Athelstone, South Australia] convicted murderer of Anna-Jane Cheney who was head of Professional Conduct at the Law Society of South Australia. [State of Injustice, Robert N. Moles, Lothian Books, Melbourne, Australia, 1994.]
* John Mansfield - Australian federal Court JudgeFact|date=September 2008
* Dr Brendan Nelson, MHR (Lib) for Bradfield; Education Minister (2001-2006); Minister for Defence; Leader of the Opposition November 2007.
* Christopher Pyne, MHR (Lib) for Sturt.
* Paul Rofe - Adelaide Crows board member and former state Director of Public Prosecutions.Fact|date=August 2007
* Alexander Ward - President of the South Australian Law Society (2005) and regular "Visiting Barrister" on ABC radio.Fact|date=August 2007

port

* Daniel Beltrame - Adelaide United Goal Keeper
* Alexandra Besanko - South Australian SoftballerFact|date=February 2008
* Greg Gallman - Adelaide Crows Footballer
* Danielle Grant - South Australian NetballerFact|date=February 2008
* Jeanette Kieboom - Represented Australia at both the 1978 and 1986 Commonwealth Games
* Damien Nygaard - Norwood & West Perth Footballer also a punter with NFL Club, The Green Bay Packers
* Tom Warhurst - Adelaide Crows and Norwood FootballerFact|date=September 2008
* Andrew Whiteman - SANFL Footballer with SturtFact|date=September 2008

Popular culture

* Most scenes in the movie were filmed on location at the College.

See also

* List of schools in South Australia
* List of Largest South Australian Schools

References

External links

* [http://www.ignatius.sa.edu.au Saint Ignatius College website]