Catholic Education Week 2025
Alongside 100 other Catholic schools across South Australia, last week our college celebrated Catholic Education Week.
As a Catholic College in the Edmund Rice Tradition, we are most fortunate to be connected with both Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) and Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) This connection affords our students and staff with immeasurable opportunities and a broader mission, as we educate young people to be thriving people, capable learners, and leaders for the world God desires.
The week celebrated the work of almost 9000 staff across 101 Catholic schools in SA, educating approximately 52,000 students in the 180th year of Catholic schools in our state. With that in mind, I celebrate the staff of St Paul’s College for their work within our college and broader Church.
Above all, our Christ-centered community remains a source of life and meaning for St Paul’s College, and Catholic education Week served as a great reminder of why we do what we do, for our young people and their families.
I hope that all members of our community see themselves as part of the vision and mission of Catholic Education and so too celebrate the work of St Paul’s College and Catholic Education more broadly.
Learning Conversations
With gratitude to families and staff alike, Learning Conversations across the college last week provided an essential opportunity to review the academic and holistic progress of students.
There were 270 Learning Conversations in our Primary Years and 1,269 across our Middle and Senior Years (7-12), which demonstrate exceptional commitment from our families towards the development of their children.
Understanding that ongoing communication between students, families and educators is essential to a successful journey for any young person, I am grateful to all families who attended Learning Conversations and our staff who diligently prepared for meaningful discussions.
Josh Foulis - Deputy Principal
On Saturday 10 May, a group of students represented the College at the Rostrum Voice of Youth competition, held at Immanuel College. Jean (Year 12), Alicia (Year 11), Manny (Year 10), Navid, Eva, and Rachel (Year 9), Mishka (Year 8), and Hercules (Year 7) each delivered thoughtful and engaging speeches on a range of current issues, such as ways to cope with change, advocating for change to address violence against women, breaking the cycle of generational trauma, and from small things, big things grow.
Cross country season has started with a bang at St Paul’s! We had 3 athletes compete in round 1 of the SAAS shield at St Peter’s College. In picture perfect conditions and with sun shining, our first runners took advantage and lit up the track. Josiah LK (year 7), Charley C (year 7) and Kayla R (year 4) showed grit and determination with the older students competing over 4km and our youngest over 2km. A special mention to Kayla, who as one of the youngest runners in the field (some as old as 12) managed to place in 6th position out of 41 participants.
Congratulations to Year 9 student Mila, who’s just come back from an incredible experience—representing Team Australia at the ICU World Cheerleading Championships in Florida, USA.
The SHAPE team is being led by;
