Sacred Heart College (Adelaide)

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Sacred Heart College
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Sacred Heart College (Adelaide)
,
Australia
Coordinates 34°59′44″S138°31′12″E / 34.99556°S 138.52000°E / -34.99556; 138.52000
Information
Type Independent, co-educational secondary day and boarding
Motto Latin: Virtus Ubique Vincit
(Courage Conquers All)
Religious affiliation(s) Marist Brothers
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1897;128 years ago (1897)
Sister school
PrincipalDaniel Lynch
Grades 1012 [1]
Gender Co-educational
Enrolment~1,000
Colour(s)Dark blue and light blue   
SloganCourageous Hearts
Athletics Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
Affiliations Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Website www.shc.sa.edu.au

Sacred Heart College is an independent Catholic secondary school, located in the Adelaide beachside suburb of Somerton Park, South Australia and in the suburb of Mitchell Park, in South Australia, Australia. Focused on teaching in the Marist Brothers tradition, the school enrols students from Years 10 to 12.[ citation needed ]

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Sacred Heart is known for its Australian rules football teams, cultivating thorough athletes since its establishment. It has an annual Intercollegiate match against its cross-town rival, Rostrevor College, which is a notable event in the South Australian Catholic Schools sports calendar.[ citation needed ]

The school also has an annual exchange with Assumption College in Kilmore, Victoria, which entails music and performing arts performances, debating, social and several sporting competitions.[ citation needed ]

Paringa Hall, 1933 Paringa Hall.jpg
Paringa Hall, 1933
College chapel shortly after its completion, 1924 Sacred Heart College Memorial Chapel.jpg
College chapel shortly after its completion, 1924

Campus

The college is situated on three grounds in the suburb of Somerton Park on Brighton Road, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the Adelaide city centre.

Central to the college is "Paringa Hall", named to recognise the Cudmore family's[ who? ] first largest sheep station in the Riverland.[ citation needed ] Paringa Hall has been defined[ who? ] as one of South Australia's most outstanding late 19th-century family homes remaining upstanding.[ citation needed ] Designed by Edmund William Wright, a previous Mayor of Adelaide and a notable architect, engineer and businessman, who is also noted for designing the Adelaide Town Hall and Parliament House, Adelaide, the building's opulence speaks of great wealth. [2]

Prior to 2017, the college had ten houses:[ citation needed ]

   Camara   Chisholm   Franklin   Joseph   Mackillop
   Marcellin   Mitchell   Newman   Polding   Teresa

The college has since transitioned to a five house system:[ citation needed ]

  Chavoin  Marian  Fourviere  Chanel  Montagne

Notable alumni

Clergy

Politicians

Miscellaneous

Sportspeople

AFL footballers
Basketball
Tennis
Others

See also

References

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