St Paul's College
St Paul's College is a Catholic co-educational school in Gilles Plains in Adelaide, South Australia, teaching Reception to Year 12. It has 1,191 students (ACARA 2025), about 12.8 students per teacher. Founded in 1959. Religious affiliation: Catholic (Edmund Rice).
Where it sits among Adelaide schools
Our story
St Paul's College opened at Gilles Plains in 1959 after the Christian Brothers closed St Laurence's boys' school at Ovingham, where they had taught for 53 years. Local parish priests and the archdiocese agreed that the Brothers would own and run the new college, whose design placed classrooms around a central hall.
Long a boys' school in the Edmund Rice tradition, it now teaches Reception to Year 12. Recent building includes the Mount Sion technologies precinct, and the college has trade and VET pathways alongside SACE.
Students and teachers
Source: ACARA My School 2025 (school profile): 1,191 students; 93.3 full-time-equivalent teaching staff; 376 girls, 815 boys. Students per teacher is total enrolments divided by full-time-equivalent teaching staff. It isn’t class size.
Facilities & sport
- Gym
- Oval
- Library
- Science / STEM labs
- Tennis courts
- Australian rules football
From the school’s website (source). A missing item may just not be listed.
Fees, results and cost to Year 12
Compare with nearby schools
Other schools near Gilles Plains
- Bethany Christian School Incorporated Paralowie · Independent · Co-ed · R-6
- Blakes Crossing Christian College Blakeview · Independent · Co-ed · R-12
- Catherine McAuley School Craigmore · Catholic · Co-ed · R-6
- Cedar College Northgate · Independent · Co-ed · R-12
- Compass Catholic Community Davoren Park · Catholic · Co-ed · 12
- Edmund Rice Flexi School Elizabeth · Catholic · Co-ed · 7-12
- Endeavour College Mawson Lakes · Independent · Co-ed · 7-12
- Garden College Parafield Gardens · Independent · Co-ed · R-12
Common questions about St Paul's College
Where is St Paul's College?
St Paul's College is in Gilles Plains 5086, South Australia, in ACARA’s Adelaide - North region.
What year levels does St Paul's College teach?
Reception to Year 12 (ACARA School Profile 2025).
Is St Paul's College co-ed?
Yes. St Paul's College is co-educational (based on ACARA girls and boys enrolment counts).
How many students go to St Paul's College?
1,191 students (ACARA School Profile 2025), with about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher.
What are St Paul's College fees for 2026?
St Paul's College publishes its 2026 fees by year level. We record tuition and compulsory levies for every year level from the school’s own fee schedule, plus the total cost to Year 12. The figures are on this page for members.
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