St Columba College

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St Columba College
Address
St Columba College
President Avenue

, ,
5114

Australia
Coordinates 34°40′22″S138°39′55″E / 34.6729°S 138.6653°E / -34.6729; 138.6653
Information
Religious affiliation(s) Anglican and Catholic
Established1996;28 years ago (1996)
Founders
PrincipalDarren Pitt
Staff200
Grades ReceptionYear 12
Enrollment> 1400 (2022)
Campuses3 (
  • Junior
  • Middle
  • Senior
)
Houses
  •      Broughton
  •      Faulkner
  •      Short
  •      Lashmar
  •      MacKillop
  •      MacLennan
  •      Mitchell
  •      Polding [1]
Annual tuition
R–2:AU$2650 [2]
3–5:AU$2950
6–7:AU$2980
8–9:AU$4250
10–12:AU$4850
Website www.stcolumba.com.au
Last updated: 12 November 2019

St Columba College is a Catholic and Anglican school in Andrews Farm, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

The school has three campuses (junior, middle and senior) on both sides of President Avenue, the main street through the suburb of Andrews Farm. It is one of the leading schools in Adelaide's North, with over 1400 students across Reception to Year 12. [3]

St Columba College was the first joint Catholic and Anglican coeducational school in Australia. It was established in 1996 (first students 1997) as an ecumenical initiative by Ian George and Leonard Faulkner, the Anglican and Catholic archbishops of Adelaide at the time. [4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. "Fee Schedule 2020" (PDF). St Columba College. 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Adelaide Now story (subscription only)
  4. "About Us". St Columba College. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. McNamara, Lindy (23 June 2022). "School honour for Socceroo". The Southern Cross. Retrieved 2 December 2022.