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New Campus to Open 2029

28.05.24

Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) has announced that it will establish a new multi-million dollar school in Strathalbyn.

The primary school will be a campus of St Francis de Sales College and will cater for students in Reception – Year 6 with the possibility of expansion to Year 9 depending on enrolment demand.

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100% SACE Completion in 2023

18.12.23

We are delighted to announce the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) results of our Class of 2023.

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New Principal for St Francis de Sales College

20.09.23

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Baker as our new Principal, beginning Term 1, 2024.

Andrew is currently the Principal at Nazareth Catholic Community and has held this position since 2021. Andrew previously held the position of Principal at Gleeson College, Golden Grove from 2014 to 2021 and prior to that, he was our Deputy Principal from 2005 to 2014.

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Year 7-8 Leader nominated for Australia's Best Teachers News Corp Series

14.03.23

We congratulate our Year 7-8 Leader, Jen Ness-Ferry, on her nomination for the Australia's Best Teachers series featured in the Sunday Mail over the weekend.

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Celebration of outstanding academic achievements

15.02.23

Our 7-12 College community gathered on Wednesday 15 February to recognise and celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of 2022 – both of our graduated Year 12s and also the top performers from each of the 7 to 11 Year Levels.

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100% SACE Completion in 2022

19.12.22

We are delighted to announce the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) results of our Class of 2022.

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2023 College Captains Announced

14.11.22

We are pleased to announce our 2023 College Captains Aimee Brooks and Stephanie Formby and Senior Student Leaders.

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St Francis de Sales College and Alive Catholic Early Learning Centre wins National Award

10.06.22

St Francis de Sales College Reception to Year 6 and Alive Catholic Early Learning Centre was named the national winner of the Landscaping/Outdoor Learning Area category at the 2022 Learning Environments Australasia (LEA) Awards for Excellence in Educational Facility Design, held on Thursday 9 June.

This national recognition for the College’s redevelopment, follows those received at the LEA State Awards, winning the two categories of New Construction over $8m and Best Overall Education Project. Our project was the only South Australian school to be nationally awarded, or receive commendation status, across the eight categories of the national awards.

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Celebration of top academic 2021 achievers

05.04.22

We warmly welcomed awardees, special guests and families to our St Francis de Sales College Year 7-12 Academic Assembly held on Tuesday 5 April. At this assembly we recognised the outstanding academic achievements of 2021 – both of our graduated Year 12s and also the top performers from each of the 7 to 11 year levels.

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2021 SACE Results Announced

13.12.21

We are delighted to announce the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) results of our Class of 2021.

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