Gleeson College

Gleeson College is a Catholic secondary school in Golden Grove, South Australia. The college is named after the late Emeritus Archbishop of Adelaide, James William Gleeson and the motto "With one heart" derives from his serving for 10 years (1971–1981) on the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (that is "One Heart").

Gleeson College
Location
Golden Grove, South Australia

Australia
Coordinates34°47′42″S 138°41′47″E
Information
MottoWith One Heart
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established1989 (1989)
PrincipalJoe Corbo[1]
Grades7–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment770 (2020)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)
  • Maroon   white 
AffiliationSports Association for Adelaide Schools
WebsiteOfficial website

The campus comprises three secondary schools, Gleeson, Golden Grove High School (State) and Pedare Christian College (Anglican / Uniting Church) linked by a central common resource area. Year 11 and 12 students are able to study at the other schools. This campus was visited by Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd immediately after his announcement of the current Labor education policy of creating shared facilities at close-together state, Catholic, and/or independent schools.[2] This policy may have been encouraged by the success of the Golden Grove Secondary Campus.

Rebuilding

In 2004, considerable building work took place, enlarging the Thomas Library into the former administrator's office (which was moved to its current location as mentioned above), enlarging the multimedia room (which is now just an ordinary computer room), and adding a room used for lectures and presentations.

It was intended that from the Year 2000, Gleeson would be an 8-12 school that maintained an enrolment close to 650 students. As of 2006, the enrolment number is close to 700 students, a limit imposed by the Catholic Education Office, which limits the size of schools to prevent excessive competition between neighbouring Schools.

The college has three computer rooms in the school itself, as well as access to approximately seven rooms in Shared Facilities, and computers in all ordinary classrooms.

Notable alumni

References
  1. https://au.linkedin.com/in/joe-corbo-53975166. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Gleeson College – Golden Grove, Australia". Yellow Pages. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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