Sacred Heart College

Educating in a spirit of audacity and hope

We share and continue

Marcellin’s dreaM of

transforMing the lives of

young people, particularly

the least favoured, by

offering theM an integrated

education, both huMan and

spiritual, based on a scholastic

endeavour, Mutual respect and

a strong sense of coMMunity

for each other.

‘’

Principal’s MessageIT IS A PRIVILEGE to present to you the Sacred Heart College

Prospectus! I hope you are as excited as I am in terms of what

this signifies – Sacred Heart is a wonderful learning community

in which to experience holistic learning.

This is an important time in your children’s lives – and, by

implication, their families as well – when personal attributes,

talents and inherent abilities are integrated with courses of study

and broader learning experiences to lay the foundations of future

vocational pathways and young adulthood.

We – the College Staff, the Marist Brothers, Sacred Heart families

and Old Scholars – continue to support and challenge our students

to make the most of their talents and opportunities and to take

these to the world beyond schooling so as to make it a better place

for all! While you read and reflect on the material which follows,

I hope you gain a sense of the unique, tried and true characteristics

of our College as you consider the best option for your

child’s schooling n

Kind Regards,

STEVE BYRNE

PRINCIPAL

Heritage and MissionOUR COLLEGE WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED at Port

Adelaide in 1897 by Marist Brother, Br Stephen Debourg,

and boasts one of the proudest traditions in education in South

Australia. The Marist Brothers were founded in France by Saint

Marcellin Champagnat in the early years of the nineteenth

century. The Brothers were subsequently invited to establish

schools in Australia, arriving in Sydney in 1872.

As contemporary Marist educators, we share and continue

Marcellin’s dream of transforming the lives of young people,

particularly the least favoured, by offering them an integrated

education, both human and spiritual, based on a scholastic

endeavour, mutual respect and a strong sense of community

for one other.

‘Marist educators strive to mould their school communities as families,

where people relate to each other as members of a loving family would

intuitively do. They offer a spirituality that is simple and accessible,

grounded in practical love and transparent relationships. From this

basis, they offer an education that is both integrated and rigorous,

aimed at growing men and women who will be compassionate and

critical, articulate and aware, faith-filled and hopeful.’

(Marist Schools Australia, 2013) n

Marist educators offer

an education that is both

integrated and rigorous, aiMed

at groWing Men and WoMen

Who Will be coMpassionate and

critical, articulate and aWare,

faith-filled and hopeful.

‘’

SACRED HEART COLLEGE, since its inception, has been a

place of hospitality and generosity. The staff and Brothers

are dedicated to the College community as if it were their own

family. With this attitude, they offer guidance and friendship in a

spiritually Marist and Catholic environment. The Faith Formation

Program involves retreats and reflection days, as well as other

liturgical gatherings, and promotes openness with a sense of

being together in a believing community.

In such an environment and with the space to reflect on their

own personal and communal growth, students are encouraged

to develop into adulthood amid a community of faith. Studies in

Religion provide structured opportunities for students to discuss

matters of faith; values; social justice; the Marist charism and

Catholic traditions.

Regular Masses in the College Chapels, together with prayer and

liturgies, afford the opportunity for students to reflect on and pray

about their beliefs and values n

A Place of Faith

The STaff and BroTherS are aS

dedicaTed To The college aS if iT were

Their own family, and in ThiS aTTiTude,

They offer guidance and friendShip in

a mariST caTholic environmenT.

‘’

SACRED HEART COLLEGE MIDDLE SCHOOL provides a unique

setting and educational experience for boys from Years 6 to 9.

We believe that curriculum is holistic and generic, which means it

encompasses all we do to support the academic, spiritual, social and

emotional growth of our students.

This is underpinned by strategies employed to cater for the needs of boys

and their learning styles, and the needs of pre-adolescent and adolescent

students in contemporary society.

The Australian Curriculum provides the framework for our academic

learning at the Middle School. It describes what young Australians

should learn as they progress through schooling. It is the foundation

for their future learning, growth and active participation in the

Australian community.

It sets out essential knowledge, understanding, skills and capabilities

and provides a national standard for student achievement in core

learning areas.

The Middle School boasts amazing teaching facilities for teaching boys,

including wide open oval spaces, technology centres, state-of-the art

science labs and a first class learning and teaching resource centre.

Our most important and valued resource is the staff, who are passionate

about teaching boys of this age group. A consolidated Master Plan will

inform continued facility development over the next decade n

College Curriculum Middle School

We believe that curriculuM is holistic and

generic, Which Means it encoMpasses all We do

to support the acadeMic, spiritual, social and

eMotional groWth of our students.‘ ’

the school continues to respond to the changing

needs of society and offers a broad-based

curriculuM Meeting students’ individual needs,

through the notions of enterprise,

partnership and co-responsibility.

‘ ’

College Curriculum

Senior School

THE SCHOOL CONTINUES TO RESPOND to the changing

needs of society and offers a broad-based curriculum.

Students’ individual needs are met through the principles of

enterprise, partnership and co-responsibility. All students undertake

the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and, as the

Senior School is one of the largest senior secondary schools in

Adelaide, it has a wide range of subjects which qualify for entry to

University or TAFE, in addition to an ever-increasing range of options

in vocational education training (VET) programs.

Academically capable students are encouraged to accelerate their

studies and enrol for University subjects whilst still at school. The

Extension Studies Program at Flinders University provides a taste of

University life for high-achieving South Australian senior secondary

school students, while also giving the opportunity for Sacred Heart

students to complement and extend their SACE.

Sacred Heart students also enrol in the Adelaide University

‘Headstart’ Program. Once the University of South Australia

establishes its course, our students will be encouraged to consider

this as yet another option to expand their learning horizons!

Ongoing engagement with post-compulsory schooling has

enabled the Senior School to provide contemporary and expansive

technology, hospitality, scientific and learning resource facilities.

The Br Stephen Debourg Performing Arts Centre is one of the finest

Performing Arts Centres in South Australia. A consolidated Master

Plan guides the development of facilities that will respond to the

changing demands of curriculum over the next ten years.

An ongoing commitment to strategic curriculum planning

allows the school to be cognizant of, and responsive to,

contemporary social trends, educational needs, vocational

options, improved academic excellence and learning

environments inclusive of all students.

A diverse range of subjects across the major curriculum areas

is offered through the learning areas of: Religious Education,

English and Languages, Mathematics, Science, Health and

Physical Education, Cross-Disciplinary Studies, the Arts,

Technology, and Humanities and Social Sciences.

Sacred Heart College continues its collaboration with

Marymount College, a local Catholic girls school from Years 6

to 9 – especially in regard to curriculum. Sacred Heart College

Senior School is the preferred pathway for the Marymount

College students – a practice dating back to 1977 n

Sacred Heart CollegeBoarding at

SACRED HEART COLLEGE ENROLLED the first boarders in 1905,

so the boarding school has been synonymous with the school for

over 100 years. Currently, boarding accommodation is offered for girls

and boys, Years 7 – 12. Whilst most boarders attend the Senior School

(Years 10 – 12), a number of places for boarders in Years 7, 8 and 9 are

available at the associated middle school, Marymount College, Hove,

for girls; and Sacred Heart Middle School, Mitchell Park, for boys.

The boarding community at Sacred Heart College adds great richness

and diversity to the life of the school. The College is able to provide

access to choices and opportunities that are not always available or

easily accessed in rural areas or small country schools. Since 1998, the

College has enrolled both girls and boys in the Boarding House, which

provides modern, family style facilities for all of the boarders. Families

value the opportunity to send both their daughters and sons to the

same school.

The boarding culture is an important part of Sacred Heart College’s

identity and tradition. Many of the boarders have parents who

were educated at Sacred Heart so there is a strong sense of family

involvement with the school. The welfare of the boarders is the special

responsibility of the staff who administer and service the boarding

house. Through dedicated care and attention, they have established a

supportive Christian environment where each person is welcomed and

feels part of a large family n

Through dedicaTed care and

aTTenTion The BroTherS and STaff

have eSTaBliShed a SupporTive

chriSTian environmenT where each

perSon iS welcomed and feelS parT

of a large family.

‘’

We assist students by nurturing

their recreational and leisure

interests, in order to provide

an individual fraMeWork for

each student to Maintain a

Well balanced and coMMitted

outlook that Will stay With theM

for the rest of their lives.

‘’

Beyond the ClassroomBEYOND THE CLASSROOM, students from Year 6 to

Year 12, are provided with opportunities to learn that

life involves respect for others and that teamwork enables

the benefits of cooperative endeavor to be shared with

fellow students. Students can pursue a wide variety of

recreational and leisure interests, in order to provide a well-

balanced and committed outlook that will stay with them

for the rest of their lives.

Sacred Heart College has an enviable extra-curricular

tradition that supports sports, music, drama and the arts.

Students may choose from a wide range of activities

including: athletics, badminton, basketball, choirs, bands,

cricket, cycling, debating, drama, football, hockey, netball,

Remar (Marist youth program), rugby, soccer, social justice,

surfing, swimming, tennis, touch football, volleyball, water

polo and wine making.

A long-standing sporting and cultural exchange exists

between schools from other states – a tradition begun in

1922. The ‘Assumption College Kilmore Exchange’ is a

much anticipated annual event since 1957.

All these activities contribute to create a family spirit

that is unique to the College, one which emerges as a

commitment to community enterprise and school spirit by

staff, students, parents and Old Collegians n

A Unique Learning Environment

staff encourage students to develop

their individual personalities; to see that

personal achieveMent is Worth striving

for and that sensitivity to others is

a sign of Maturity.

‘’

STUDENTS LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER in a social

climate that encourages mutual respect. Since 1978,

Sacred Heart College Senior has been the only Catholic co-

educational senior school (Years 10 – 12) in South Australia

and it is uniquely suited to the task of preparing young

women and men as adults of faith, hope, audacity, vision

and compassion.

Sacred Heart College Middle is the only all-boys (Years

6-9) school in South Australia. The school was founded

in 1967, and since then has strived to provide educational

opportunities for boys that are inclusive, student-centred,

holistic and contemporary. With the integration of faith and

life; the College aims for students, to become successful

learners, confident and creative individuals and active

contributors to the world.

Staff encourage students to develop their individual gifts

and talents; to see that personal achievement is worth

striving for and that sensitivity to others is a sign of

maturity.

The mutually respectful relationships between staff and

students often develop into life-long friendships that

provide cherished memories of time spent at school.

This is very much the Marist Way! n

A Family Spirit

old scholars feel WelcoMe here

When they return, as they often do

– for Weddings in the school chapel,

sporting events, or just

to say hello.

‘’

SACRED HEART COLLEGE possesses a sense of

family spirit that spans several generations. This

spirit finds expression in many ways: in the cooperative

approach of students willing to help and care for each

other; in the willingness of parents to help at parent and

sporting functions; and in the dedication of teachers who

generously assist their students beyond the scheduled

classes. Old scholars feel welcome here when they

return, as they often do – for weddings in the school

chapel, cultural and sporting events, or just to say hello.

A sense of belonging is created through the co-

educational boarding facilities and by involvement in the

pastoral structures of the College system. Each student

belongs to a House and has the opportunity to identify

with its ethos. This enables students across year levels

to consolidate friendships as they meet for Homeroom

activities, Houses and class Masses, sporting carnivals,

socials and many other activities, which vary across

Years 6 to 12.

Student involvement with a range of social outreach

initiatives, and both local and overseas mission immersion

experience programs, help to expand their understanding

of and response to the marginalised in society, which

further expands their world view n

Sacred Heart College

is a Catholic school

in the Marist tradition.

In a spirit of audacity and hope,

each member of our community

is challenged to grow and learn

in order to maximise

their own potential and

become agents of change

for a better world.

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