Sacred Heart College (Adelaide)

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

Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College, Adelaide CoA.svg
Location
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Somerton Park
,
South Australia

Australia
Coordinates34°59′44″S 138°31′12″E / 34.99556°S 138.52000°E / -34.99556; 138.52000Coordinates: 34°59′44″S 138°31′12″E / 34.99556°S 138.52000°E / -34.99556; 138.52000
Information
TypeIndependent, secondary day and boarding
MottoLatin: Virtus Ubique Vincit
(Courage Conquers All)
Religious affiliation(s)Marist Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1897; 124 years ago (1897)
Sister school
PrincipalSteve Byrne
Years 7 - 1210-12[1]
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment~1,700
Colour(s)Dark blue and light blue   
SloganEducating in a spirit of audacity and hope
AthleticsSports Association for Adelaide Schools
AffiliationsAssociation of Marist Schools of Australia
Websitewww.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]

Sacred Heart is known for its Australian rules football teams, cultivating thorough athletes since its establishment.[citation needed] 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]

History[]

Paringa Hall, 1933
College chapel shortly after its completion, 1924

In 1897 the Marist Brothers of Adelaide were formally invited by Archbishop John O'Reily to establish an all-boys school in Port Adelaide. The first principal of the school was Brother Stephen DeBourg- the college recognising his achievements through the dedication of the Brother Stephen DeBourg Performing Arts Centre in 2008.[citation needed]

Due to the increasing popularity of the school,[according to whom?] Sacred Heart High was relocated to the current site at Somerton Park; this was subsequent to two previous changes in location within the first ten years of its commencement.[citation needed] In 1914 the Marist Brothers acquired Paringa Hall in Somerton Park, the residence of a wealthy pastoralist James Francis Cudmore who had died in 1912. The school was renamed Sacred Heart College (from what?) and it established extensive facilities for its period,[citation needed] as well as the notable[according to whom?] college chapel. During its erection the college provided schooling for day students and boarders from Years 4 to Leaving Honours.[citation needed]

In 1977 Sacred Heart College became part of the SW Region scheme and evolved into a senior college catering for the final three years of study.[citation needed] Today,[when?] Sacred Heart College Senior is a coeducational senior college for approximately 1,000 students in Years 10 – 12 and continuously upholds the largest graduating class[citation needed][dubious – discuss] in South Australia.

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. The campus' facilities consist of three ovals, nine tennis courts, three basketball courts, a hockey pitch and seven cricket nets.[citation needed]

The school has seen extensive redevelopments of its facilities.[when?][citation needed] These have included the development of the Marcellin Learning Centre and the Brother Stephen DeBorgue Performing Arts Centre which includes music rooms and a multifunctional arts centre.[citation needed] Prior to 2015, the College planned to overhaul Sacred Heart College's War Memorial Oval; the redevelopments were due to conclude in 2014/15. The now completed redevelopments house classrooms, a gymnasium, change rooms and a 1000-seat assembly hall.[citation needed]

The campus is most widely recognised[by whom?][2] for its stately heritage architecture. 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]

Located east of the campus is the Sacred Heart Memorial Chapel, opened and blessed in 1924 as a memorial to the Old Collegians who lost their lives in the First World War. The college also embodies heritage structures located throughout the college, including the century-old Score Board and Memorial Entrance.[citation needed]

A part of the college campus includes a technology centre and St Paul's which is currently in redevelopment.[citation needed]

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[]

Sportspeople[]

AFL footballers
Basketball
Tennis
Others

Miscellaneous[]

Controversy[]

The college came to media attention in August 2013 when it was reported that Cory Gregson, a player within its first XVIII was not permitted to make his League debut with the Glenelg Football Club due to him being required to play in an inter-school game against Rostrevor College.[10][11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sacred Heart College". Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  2. ^ The Mail. 15 Dec 1928, Trove
  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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "The ties that bind". The Southern Cross. Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. 1 October 2009.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "1 - Corey Maynard". BryantBulldogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Goldsmith, David (16 September 2009). "Illustrious company for Sacred Heart old scholars". Guardian Messenger.
  9. ^ "Blue & Blue – April 2018" (PDF). www.shc.sa.edu.au. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. ^ Morgan, Kym (7 August 2013). "No Hard Feelings From Club as College Lays Claim to Star". Guardian Messenger. p. 52. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ^ Morgan, Kym (6 August 2013). "Glenelg accepts Sacred Heart's refusal to release Cory Gregson for league debut". The Advertiser. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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