St Columba College Explained

St Columba College
Pushpin Map:Australia South Australia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Address:President Avenue
Postcode:5114
Country:Australia
Principal:Darren Pitt
Staff:200
Enrollment:> 1400
Enrollment As Of:2022
Campuses:3
Lastupdate:12 November 2019

St Columba College is a Catholic and Anglican school in Andrews Farm, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

The school has three campuses (junior, middle and senior) on both sides of President Avenue, the main street through the suburb of Andrews Farm. It is one of the leading schools in Adelaide's North, with over 1400 students across Reception to Year 12.[1]

St Columba College was the first joint Catholic and Anglican coeducational school in Australia. It was established in 1996 (first students 1997) as an ecumenical initiative by Ian George and Leonard Faulkner, the Anglican and Catholic archbishops of Adelaide at the time.[2]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/education-south-australia/schools-hub/listed-sas-34-most-expensive-private-schools-for-2022/news-story/7f8a9e9f10401300d4210abcc5c69c7d Adelaide Now story
  2. Web site: About Us. St Columba College. dmy-all. 2019-08-12.
  3. Web site: McNamara . Lindy . School honour for Socceroo . The Southern Cross . 23 June 2022 . 2 December 2022.