St Michael's College, Adelaide

St Michael's College
Location
Primary Campus: 78 East Avenue Beverley, South Australia Australia Secondary Campus: 15 Mitton Avenue Henley Beach, South Australia Australia
Information
Type	Catholic school
Motto	Quis ut Deus ("Who is like God") [1]
Established	1954;71 years ago (1954)
Principal	Tony Daley [2]
Grades	Reception – Year 12
Enrolment	1,966 [3]  (2022)
Colours	Maroon   Blue   Gold
Website	www.smc.sa.edu.au

St Michael's College is a Catholic school in the Lasallian tradition located in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The college consists of two campuses; a primary campus located at Beverley for students in Reception to Year 6, and a secondary campus at Henley Beach for students in Year 7 to Year 12. It is a co-educational school that originated as a single-sex school for boys. ^[4]

Notable alumni

Scott Thompson

Tkay Maidza

Australian rules footballers

• Greg Anderson
• Matthew Broadbent
• Scott Camporeale
• Brad Ebert
• Brett Ebert
• Rachael Killian
• Matthew Kluzek
• Matthew Lokan
• Ebony Marinoff
• Jimmy Toumpas
• Scott Thompson
• Warren Tredrea
• Michael Wilson

^{[5] [6] [7]}

Other

• Jed Altschwager (rower) ^[8]
• Leon Bignell (politician) ^[9]
• Darren Cahill (tennis player) ^[6]
• Elena Carapetis (actress) ^[10]
• Chris Dittmar (squash player) ^[6]
• Spencer Johnson (cricketer) ^[11]
• Daniel Kowalski (swimmer) ^[12]
• Robert Lau (politician) ^[13]
• Matt Leo (American football player) ^[14]
• Tkay Maidza (rapper) ^[6]
• Chris McHugh (volleyball player) ^[6]
• Antonio Murdaca (golfer) ^[15]
• Harry Nielsen (cricketer) ^[6]
• Chadd Sayers (cricketer) ^[16]
• Maddy Turner (netballer) ^[17]

See also

• Catholic education in Australia
• List of schools in South Australia

References

1. "Trade Mark 2215351 | IP Australia | Trade Mark Search". search.ipaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
2. "From the Principal - St Michael's College". St Michael's College -. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
3. "School Performance Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
4. "Enrolment Information". St Michael's College. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
5. "VFL/AFL Players from St Michael's College (SA) – Draftguru". www.draftguru.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
6. "Where are they now?" (PDF). smc.sa.edu.au. 16 April 2015. pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
7. "Adelaide Now". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
8. "Jed Altschwager" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
9. "Australian Bocce Championship" (PDF). The Star. No. 18. St Michael's College. 13 June 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
10. Sheppard, Henry (14 February 2013). "Adelaide Screenwriter: Interview with Elena Carapetis". Adelaide Screenwriter. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
11. "Community Notes - St Michael's College". 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
12. "Daniel Kowalski" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
13. "Sibu loses an illustrious son". BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
14. "Matt Leo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
15. comwireadmin (13 February 2021). "SA teen Anthony Murdaca has score to settle at Open". Golf Archive. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
16. "Chadd Sayers ready to turn up heat in Sheffield Shield final in Alice Springs | Adelaide Now". 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
17. "Old Scholar Maddy Turner" (PDF). The Star. No. 31. St Michael's College. 27 September 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

External links

• Official website