Rostrevor College
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Woodforde, South Australia Australia 
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| Type | Private, Day & Boarding |
| Motto |
Latin: Palma Merenti (The reward to the one who earns it) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1923 |
| Principal | Damian Messer |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | approx. 600 (R-12) |
| Colour(s) | Red & Black |
| Slogan | A lifetime's foundation |
| Website | www.rostrevor.sa.edu.au |
Rostrevor College is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Woodforde, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, approximately nine kilometres from the Adelaide city centre.
The school was established in 1923 by the Christian Brothers. Its founder and first headmaster was Brother David Gabriel Purton (1883-1948). The school currently enrols approximately 850 local and international students from Reception to year 12, including 90 boarders in Years 8 to 12. The students are divided into Junior (R-6), Middle (7–9) and Senior (10–12) Years, who together share a 16 hectare campus situated in the Morialta foothills.
Rostrevor College is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA).
Rostrevor College originated as an extension of Christian Brothers College (C.B.C.) which had, by 1922, outgrown its ability to house its boarding students on the Wakefield Street campus. In December 1922, the Christian Brothers purchased the Rostrevor Estate in Magill for a sum equivalent to $20,500. The previous owner of Rostrevor has been a nurseryman and as such, the original grounds incorporated extensive and well-kept gardens and orchards of oranges, lemons and stone fruits, as well as Rostrevor House, a coach house, caretakers' residence, stables, and a large lake providing on-site water supply.
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