10 Facts About Rostrevor College

Rostrevor College is an independent Catholic primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Woodforde, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, approximately 9 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre.

Rostrevor College is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia, and the Independent Schools Sport Association.

Rostrevor College originated as an extension of Christian Brothers College, Adelaide which had, by 1922, outgrown its ability to house its boarding students on the Wakefield Street campus.

The previous owner of Rostrevor College has been a nurseryman and as such, the original grounds incorporated extensive and well-kept gardens and orchards of oranges, lemons and stone fruits, as well as Rostrevor College House, a coach house, caretakers' residence, stables, and a large lake providing on-site water supply.

Rostrevor College is a village near Newry, now in Northern Ireland, where Ross Thompson Reid was raised.

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Rostrevor College accumulated wealth and built a magnificent mansion which he named Rostrevor Hall.

Main residence, Rostrevor College House, was the original accommodation provided to the boarders, the Christian Brothers, and some of the classes.

In 1987 the Rostrevor College Board was established, with Justice Kevin Duggan as first chairman.

Rostrevor College coat of arms, is an adaptation of the first coat of arms of the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

Rostrevor College offers education in the nationally recognised South Australian Certificate of Education.