Saint Ignatius College, South Australia
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Adelaide, SA Australia |
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| Type | Private, Day |
| Motto | 'Deo Gloria' |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Ignatius of Loyola |
| Established | 13 February 1951 |
| Founder | Fr Thomas Perrott SJ |
| Chairman | Mr John Connelly |
| Rector | Fr Rob Davoren SJ |
| Headmaster |
Head of the Senior School Mr Peter Coffey Head of the Junior School Mr Shaun Fitzpatrick Director of Ignatius Early Years Mrs Rosemary Allen |
| Grades | Early Years–Year 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | Approximately 1500 |
| Campus |
Norwood: Junior Campus |
| Colour(s) | Regis Xavier Kostka Campion |
| Affiliations | Jesuits |
| School hymn | Deo Gloria |
| Website | http://www.ignatius.sa.edu.au |
Norwood: Junior Campus
Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide, is a co-educational Catholic day school located in Adelaide, South Australia, part of the international network of Jesuit schools which began in Messina, Sicily in 1548. The patron saint of the College is the founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), Ignatius of Loyola. The College has two campuses: the Junior Campus in Norwood, containing the Junior School (Reception to Year 6 students) and Early Childhood Centre (3 to 5 years old), and the Senior Campus in Athelstone, located across some 16 hectares of land, home to the Senior School (Year 7 to 12 students).
The College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia, commencing with fifty-two boys and six Jesuit fathers on 13 February 1951. The catalyst was Archbishop Matthew Beovich's increasing interest in commencing more formalised Catholic schooling in Adelaide. Thus the Jesuit boys' day school was established. The initial intake was from Grade 3 onwards. Students prior to this year level were educated at Loreto College, St Joseph's Memorial School (the local parish school), or the local state schools.
The school grew quickly and in 1967 a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in the then outer suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia and the Norwood campus became the Junior School. From 1971, the school accepted Kildare College enrolments from girls wanting to complete their secondary studies. At that stage, Kildare offered education up to Year 11. In 1996, the school changed to offer co-educational enrolments from Reception to Year 12, the first Jesuit school in the world to do so.
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