Sacred Heart College (Adelaide)

This article is about the co-educational senior school in Somerton Park. For the co-educational middle school, see Sacred Heart College Middle School.

Sacred Heart College
Location
Somerton Park , South Australia 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
Established	1897;128 years ago (1897)
Sister school	Sacred Heart College Middle School Marymount College for Girls
Principal	Daniel Lynch
Grades	10–12 [1]
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	~1,000
Colour(s)	Dark blue and light blue
Slogan	Courageous 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, ^[2] the school enrols students from Years 10 to 12. ^[2]

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

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. ^[3]

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

• James Gleeson, Archbishop of Adelaide ^[4]
• Francis Henschke

Politicians

• Mark Bishop, ALP senator for South Australia
• Rob Kerin, South Australian Premier ^[5]

Miscellaneous

• Rob Chapman, CEO of St George Bank
• Albert James Hannan, Crown Solicitor, Catholic lay leader
• Annabel Hartlett, musician
• Stephen Kenny, lawyer best known for defending David Hicks
• Anthony Lehmann (Lehmo), comedian, radio personality, television personality and movie actor
• Shaun Micallef, television host and comedian ^{[5] [6]}
• Neville Quist, fashion designer for 'Saville Row'
• Robert Stigwood, entertainment entrepreneur ^{[5] [6]}
• Don Barker, television, film and theatre actor ^[7]

Sportspeople

AFL footballers

Charlie Ballard (1999–) Gold Coast Suns 2018– Ryan Burton (1997–) Hawthorn 2016–2018 (47 Games, 5 Goals); Port Adelaide 2019– Shannon Corcoran (1971–) Footscray Football Club 1990–1994 (23 Games, 2 Goals); Brisbane Bears 1995–1996 (5 Games, 0 Goals); Sydney Swans 1997 (2 Games, 0 Goals); Total (30 Games, 2 Goals) [8] Chad Cornes (1979–) Port Adelaide 1999–2011 (239 Games, 175 Goals); GWS Giants 2012 (16 Games, 4 Goals); Total (255 Games, 179 Goals); [9] AFL Premiership Player 2004 Kane Cornes (1983–) Port Adelaide 2001–2015 (300 Games, 93 Goals); [10] AFL Premiership Player 2004 Will Day (2001–) Hawthorn 2020– Nic Fosdike (1980–) Sydney Swans 1999–2008 (164 Games, 66 Goals); [11] AFL Premiership Player 2005 James Gallagher (1979–) Adelaide Crows 2001–2004 (38 Games, 11 Goals) [12] Cory Gregson (1996–) Geelong 2015–2018 (39 Games, 20 Goals) [13] [14] Adam Hartlett (1986–) Carlton 2007–2009 (11 Games, 2 Goals) [15] Hamish Hartlett (1990–) Port Adelaide 2009–2021 (193 Games, 77 Goals) [16] John Hinge (1986–) Adelaide Crows 2005–2007 (1 Games, 0 Goals) [17] Mitch Hinge (1998–) Brisbane Lions 2019–2020 (3 Games, 1 Goal); Adelaide Crows 2021– [18] Cameron Hitchcock (1990–) Port Adelaide 2010–2014 (35 Games, 31 Goals) Christian Howard (1991–) Port Adelaide 2011–2014 (20 Games, 3 Goals) [19] Ben Kennedy (1994–) Collingwood 2013–2015 (25 Games, 15 Goals); Melbourne Demons 2016–2017 (15 Games, 13 Goals); Total (40 Games, 28 Goals) [20] David King (1985–) Collingwood 2004 (9 Games, 8 Goals) [21] Matthew Liptak (1970–) Adelaide Crows 1991–1999 (116 Games, 128 Goals) [22] Andrew Mackie (1984–) Geelong 2004–2017 (280 Games, 100 Goals); [23] AFL Premiership Player 2007, 2009, 2011 Corey Maynard (1991–) Melbourne Demons 2017–2019 (2 Games, 1 Goal) [24] Luke McCabe (1976–) Hawthorn 1995–2004 (138 Games, 12 Goals) [25] Patrick McCarthy (1992-) Carlton (1 Game, 0 Goals) [26] Tom McNamara (1990–) Melbourne Demons 2009–2011 (4 Games, 1 Goal) [27] Danny Meyer (1986–) Richmond 2005–2008 (17 Games, 7 Goals); Port Adelaide 2009-2011 (9 Games, 1 Goal); Total (26 Games, 8 Goals) [28] Alex Neal-Bullen (1996–) Melbourne Demons 2015– ; AFL Premiership Player 2021 John Noble (1997–) Collingwood 2019– Matthew Pavlich (1981–) Fremantle 2000–2016 (353 Games, 700 Goals) [29] Captain 2007–2015 Jason Porplyzia (1984–) Adelaide Crows 2006–2014 (130 Games, 181 Goals) [30] Jack Redden James Rowe (1999–) Adelaide Crows 2021–2022 (36 Games, 27 Goals) [31] Jared Rivers (1984–) Melbourne Demons 2003–2012 (150 Games, 18 Goal); Geelong 2013–2015 (44 Games, 0 Goals); Total (194 Games, 18 Goals) [32] Robert Schaefer (1972-) Aaron Shattock (1980-) Nick Smith (1984-) Tony Symonds (1962-) Simon Tregenza (1971-) Jakob Ryan (2024-)

Basketball

• Corey Maynard ^[33]
• Isaac White

Tennis

• Darren Cahill ^[5]
• John Fitzgerald ^{[5] [6]}

Others

• Bart Cummings, horse trainer ^{[5] [6]}
• Emma de Broughe, cricketer and former hockey player
• Joe Gauci, soccer player
• Matthew Hayball, gridiron football player
• Sergio Melta, soccer player
• Jesse Moore, artistic gymnast
• Nick Percat, racecar driver
• Maddy Proud, netballer ^[34]
• David Sincock, cricketer ^[5]
• Noah Smith, soccer player

See also

• Schools portal
• Catholicism portal

• List of schools in South Australia
• List of boarding schools in Australia

References

1. "Sacred Heart College". Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
2. "Home". Sacred Heart College. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
3. Keith Conlon, Postcards
4. Robert, Rice (2001). "Some reflections on the contributions of Matthew Beovich and James Gleeson to the Second Vatican Council". Australasian Catholic Record. 78 (1): 46–61.
5. "The ties that bind". The Southern Cross. Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. 1 October 2009.
6. Goldsmith, David (16 September 2009). "Illustrious company for Sacred Heart old scholars". Guardian Messenger.
7. "Don's key role in state drama". Hills Gazette. 4 July 1979.
8. "AFL Tables - Shannon Corcoran - Stats - Statistics".
9. "AFL Tables - Chad Cornes - Stats - Statistics".
10. "AFL Tables - Kane Cornes - Stats - Statistics".
11. "AFL Tables - Nic Fosdike - Stats - Statistics".
12. "AFL Tables - James Gallagher - Stats - Statistics".
13. "AFL Tables - Cory Gregson - Stats - Statistics".
14. McNicol, Adam (4 April 2015). "Final Cats side v Hawks". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
15. "AFL Tables - Adam Hartlett - Stats - Statistics".
16. "AFL Tables - Hamish Hartlett - Stats - Statistics".
17. "AFL Tables - John Hinge - Stats - Statistics".
18. "AFL Tables - Mitch Hinge - Stats - Statistics".
19. "AFL Tables - Christian Howard - Stats - Statistics".
20. "AFL Tables - Ben Kennedy - Stats - Statistics".
21. "AFL Tables - David King - Stats - Statistics".
22. "AFL Tables - Matthew Liptak - Stats - Statistics".
23. "AFL Tables - Andrew Mackie - Stats - Statistics".
24. "AFL Tables - Corey Maynard - Stats - Statistics".
25. "AFL Tables - Luke McCabe - Stats - Statistics".
26. "AFL Tables - Pat McCarthy - Stats - Statistics".
27. "AFL Tables - Tom McNamara - Stats - Statistics".
28. "AFL Tables - Danny Meyer - Stats - Statistics".
29. "AFL Tables - Matthew Pavlich - Stats - Statistics".
30. "AFL Tables - Jason Porplyzia - Stats - Statistics".
31. "AFL Tables - James Rowe - Stats - Statistics".
32. "AFL Tables - Jared Rivers - Stats - Statistics".
33. "1 - Corey Maynard". BryantBulldogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
34. "Blue & Blue – April 2018" (PDF). www.shc.sa.edu.au. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

External links

• Sacred Heart College Senior website