Sacred Heart College (Adelaide)

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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,[1] the school enrols students from Years 10 to 12.[1]

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

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.

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.

Central to the college is "Paringa Hall", named to recognise the Cudmore family's first largest sheep station in the Riverland. Paringa Hall has been defined as one of South Australia's most outstanding late 19th-century family homes remaining upstanding. 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.[2]

Prior to 2017, the college had ten houses:

CamaraChisholmFranklinJosephMackillop
MarcellinMitchellNewmanPoldingTeresa

The college has since transitioned to a five house system:

ChavoinMarianFourviereChanelMontagne

Notable alumni

Clergy

Politicians

  • Mark Bishop, ALP senator for South Australia
  • Rob Kerin, South Australian Premier[4]

Miscellaneous

  • Rob Chapman, CEO of St George Bank
  • Albert James Hannan, Crown Solicitor, Catholic lay leader
  • Annabel Hartlett, musician
  • Stephen Kenny, lawyer best known for defending David Hicks
  • Anthony Lehmann (Lehmo), comedian, radio personality, television personality and movie actor
  • Shaun Micallef, television host and comedian[4][5]
  • Neville Quist, fashion designer for 'Saville Row'
  • Robert Stigwood, entertainment entrepreneur[4][5]
  • Don Barker, television, film and theatre actor[6]

Sportspeople

  • Corey Maynard[7]
  • Isaac White
  • Bart Cummings, horse trainer[4][5]
  • Emma de Broughe, cricketer and former hockey player
  • Joe Gauci, soccer player
  • Matthew Hayball, gridiron football player
  • Sergio Melta, soccer player
  • Jesse Moore, artistic gymnast
  • Nick Percat, racecar driver
  • Maddy Proud, netballer[8]
  • David Sincock, cricketer[4]
  • Noah Smith, soccer player

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Home". Sacred Heart College. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. 2.Keith Conlon, Postcards
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4][4.5][4.6][4.7]"The ties that bind". The Southern Cross. Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. 1 October 2009.
  5. 5.[5.2][5.3][5.4]Goldsmith, David (16 September 2009). "Illustrious company for Sacred Heart old scholars". Guardian Messenger.
  6. 6."Don's key role in state drama". Hills Gazette. 4 July 1979.
  7. 7."1 - Corey Maynard". BryantBulldogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. 8."Blue & Blue – April 2018" (PDF). www.shc.sa.edu.au. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.