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For other uses, see Saint Ignatius College (disambiguation).
Saint Ignatius' College is an independent, Early Years to Year 12 school in Adelaide, South Australia. The College has two campuses, the Junior school (R-Y6) and Early Childhood Centre (3-5) in Norwood and the Senior campus (Y7-Y12) in Athelstone. Saint Ignatius College is part of the international network of Jesuit schools which began in Messina, Sicily in 1548.
[edit] HistorySaint Ignatius College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia in 1951. The catalyst was Archbishop Matthew Beovich's [1] 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.) In 1967, a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in the then outer suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. From 1972, the school accepted Kildare College enrolments from girls wanting to complete their secondary studies. (At that stage, Kildare offered education up to Year 10). 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. [edit] The SchoolIn 2005 St. Ignatius and Mercedes College had their inaugural 'Intercollegiate Sports Carnival' or more commonly known as just 'Intercol'. Each year the senior years of both colleges participate in eight sports for seventeen shields in the winter season, the school that wins the majority of the shields is the overall winner of the Carnival and 'Mercedes-Ignatius' Shield. Aside from Swimming and Sports Carnivals, a major event is the annual 'Speech Day', which all students from Year 2-12 attend. It is held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Students from Year 3-12 can receive awards for high achievement in various areas of their schooling life. The higher the year level, the more awards a student can receive. The awards consist of books, but for the older students who have made an outstanding effort in a particular subject (usually only for 11s and 12s), they can receive a trophy. At this event, the future school leaders are chosen. An Early Learning/Childhood Centre is located next-door to the Junior School, and is open for children between the ages of 3 and 5. The centre was in development from the beginning of 2008 to the beginning of 2009. [edit] Future Developments[edit] Senior SchoolDevelopment for the new library is under-way. Its site is where the previous library was. The new library building has 2 levels, and will have new classrooms to accommodate the growing number of students, primarily for Year 12 use, as well as computer rooms and a new library on the top level. The building is set for completion in October 2009. [edit] Manresa Report The 'Manresa Report' is the school magazine. There are normally 2 issues every year. Inside it contains news and articles on the happenings of the Junior School and Senior School, as well as future developments, staff section, and also the Old Ignatians section, about past scholars of the college. There is also a section on marriages and child-births related to Old Scholars as well. [edit] Houses
[edit] HeadmastersMain article: List of Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide people [edit] Notable alumniMain article: List of Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide people [edit] Popular culture
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