Enrolments in Catholic Schools in SA

February 2008                          46,208
August 2007                             47,212
February 2007                          45,726
August 2006                             46,727
February 2006                          45,378
August 2005                             46,396
February 2005                          45,143
August 2004                             45,620
February 2004                          44,350

Note the above figures are as per Catholic Education South Australia’s InfoShare database. The Commonwealth Census figures are slightly less because Reception children not undertaking Year 1 the following year are not included in the figures.

 Catholic Schools in South Australia

Total Schools                               102
      Archdiocese of Adelaide        89
      Diocese of Port Pirie              13

Primary Schools
         Adelaide                                59 
         Port Pirie                                 9

Secondary/Combined/Middle Schools 
         Adelaide                                28
         Port Pirie                                 4

Special Schools
         Adelaide                                 2

School Campuses in South Australia: 110

Recent Changes:

• Samaritan College, Whyalla opened in 2008
  (Amalgamated from Our Lady Help of Christians School, Saint John’s College, and St Theresa’s School)
• Galilee Catholic School, Aldinga opened in 2007
• Nazareth Catholic College opened in the Western suburbs of Adelaide in 2007 (Amalgamated from Cardinia Catholic School, Mater Christi School, Our Lady of the Manger School, and Siena College)

Governance

Diocesan Primary Schools (Adelaide): 59
Diocesan Secondary Schools (Adelaide): 12
Diocesan Primary Schools (Port Pirie): 9
Diocesan Secondary Schools (Port Pirie): 4
Joint Anglican / Catholic School: 1
(St Columba College, Andrews Farm)
Congregational Schools:15
Special Schools: 2
(St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich
St Ann’s Special School, Marion)

Funding

Systemic Schools: 97
Non-systemic Schools: 5

School Breakdown

Combined (Primary & Secondary) Schools
             Archdiocese of Adelaide: 13
             Diocese of Port Pirie: 4
Shared Campuses
             Adelaide: 4
Middle Schools
             Adelaide: 2
Boarding Schools
            Adelaide: 3
           Country: 3
Preschools
           Adelaide: 7
Boys Schools
          Adelaide: 6
Girls Schools
         Adelaide: 9 

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