St Peter’s College

Adelaide, Australia

  • Day & Boarding

  • 1847

  • $ 18.3K-31.2K

    • Australian

School History & Details

The school's origins can be traced back to the desire of the early settlers to provide their sons with an educational institution similar to the public schools in Great Britain. The Church of England Collegiate School of South Australia, known as "The Collegiate School," was established on 15 July 1847 in the schoolroom of Trinity Church on North Terrace. It was later renamed as the Collegiate School of St Peter in July 1849. The Latin translation, Sancti Petri Schola Collegiata, is still used as the school acronym, SPSC. The first headmaster, T. P. Wilson, was succeeded by S. P. R. Allom before Edmund Jenkins took over in 1853. The school relocated to its current site in 1854, under the leadership of headmaster Ven. George Henry Farr.

    School Values

  • Truth
  • Service
  • Respect
School Achievements

Achievements

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School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

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Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Some of the alumni members are- Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH, OBE, MC, FRS, Nobel prize in Physics, 1915 Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM, FRS, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1945 J. Robin Warren AC, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2005 Business Sir James Hardy OBE, three times America's Cup skipper and renowned winemaker Essington Lewis, prominent industrialist Frank Fancett Espie 1890–1962, Mining engineer, MD Western Mining Corporation, South Broken Hill etc. Sir Frank Espie OBE, 1917–2004 Mining engineer Directorships Rio Tinto (deputy chair), Bougainville Copper Chair, CRA, Woodside, Westpac etc. Captain 2nd AIF, North Africa, Borneo Paul Robertson Espie AO, born 1945, founder and vice-chairman of the Pacific Road Group (investment banking) Director (since 2011) and Chairman (since 2019) of Menzies Research Centre; and Chairman / Non-Executive Director of Empire Energy

School Information

The school is located on 32 hectares (79 acres) of beautifully landscaped grounds, just 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) away from the Adelaide central business district. It can be found on Hackney Road and Nort...View moreView Less

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Link

+61 8 8404 0400

St Peters Adelaide South Australia 5069 Australia

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • History
  • Sociology
  • Political Science
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • English
  • Social Studies

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