SRC Presidents' Welcome 2012

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Gleeson College.

Our College was established in 1989 and named after the late James Gleeson, Archbishop of Adelaide. As a faith-filled community, we pride ourselves in fulfilling the College Vision through our Core Values, the Gleeson 10. The Gleeson 10 provides a foundation for all that we do as students, staff and parents of our Catholic Co-educational Community.

An education at Gleeson College provides its members with the opportunity to discover, develop and use our God-given talents and abilities in the service of others.

Our slogan, ‘Learning – Community – Mission’, has great meaning to the Gleeson College Community.

Learning:
As a place of learning, Gleeson College strives to equip students with the personalised learning, skills and resilience required to be creative, innovative and entrepreneurial members of our local and global community. Gleeson College offers its students the opportunity to develop to our full potential through access to twentieth century technologies.

Community:
As the College is located within the Golden Grove Secondary School Campus, the facilities provided to students are unique in South Australia. A strong sense of community is prevalent at Gleeson College and throughout the whole campus, evident in a practical way through the joint use of the Shared Facilities and the Trade Training Centre, which offers specialised training for students interested in the Electronics (Electro-technology) industry.

Mission:
Archbishop Gleeson’s mission was ‘service to others’ and this is always at the forefront of our minds, guiding and informing our actions. As a community, we strive to ‘act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our God’ (Micah 6:8).

In 2011, the College introduced the Northern Territory Immersion Trip, offering Year 11 students the opportunity to experience, first-hand, the necessities, marginalisation and challenges endured by indigenous students living outside metropolitan centres. This not only provided the students with the opportunity to serve others but empowered them to push for change in a world full of adversity.

The many leadership opportunities offered within the College promote our motto: “With One Heart” and the continued development of the Vertical House Structure allows for the individual and inclusive development of identity.

The celebration of academic achievement is acknowledged through the recognition of the top 10% of girls and boys in each year level, Dux of subject winners and students who achieve perfect grade point averages.

Many specialty subjects are also offered as part of the College curriculum. The continuation of Japanese and Italian and our Student Exchange Program, in particular with our sister schools in Japan, allow for cross-cultural understanding.

The Specialist Netball Program, in its fourth year and the Specialist World Football program, in its eighth year, continue to develop quality athletes that place Gleeson College amongst the most decorated Netball and World Football schools in the State.
Our Performing Arts courses also provide many avenues for students to develop their musical and dramatic talents.

We invite you to explore our website and discover the many opportunities Gleeson College has to offer.

Angelica Barrientos & Jordan Glover
2012 College Presidents