Academic successes and adventures: Semester 1, 2024
2024 is off to a strong start, with celebrations of the academic success and adventures of the St Mark’s community. Academic Awards Dinner We celebrated our 2023 academic high achievers …
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Marking Anzac Day and Founders’ Day
Every year at St Mark’s, we commemorate Anzac Day and Founders’ Day. Anzac Day holds significant meaning for the College, as it’s also St Mark’s Day. Many of our founders …
2024 starts with “a spring in our step” – and a big win in the swimming!
The 2024 College year is off to an exciting start, with much positive energy in the College – reinforced by a convincing win in last night’s inter-college swimming carnival, with …
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Mary Ruth McKenzie
(30 April 1937 – 15 January 2024) We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mary McKenzie in January. Mary came to live at St Mark’s in 1964 …
Academic successes and adventures of our students
Semester 2 has seen great academic success by our students, and many impressive and fascinating academic adventures – with more to come! Final Academic Results for 2023 The final results …
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St Mark’s makes historic purchase of Cathedral Deanery
St Mark’s College has purchased the spacious house at 40 Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide, that previously served as the residence of the Dean of St Peter’s Cathedral. This historic acquisition …
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J C Bannon Oration discusses the robustness of Australian democracy
One of Australia’s leading historians, Professor Frank Bongiorno AM, has given fascinating reflections on the robustness of Australian democracy in the 2023 J C Bannon Oration this week. Frank Bongiorno …
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We deeply mourn the passing of Jeremy Pascoe, Honorary Fellow
It is with great sadness that we report that Jeremy Pascoe, Honorary Fellow of the College and Old Collegian (1955-59), passed away yesterday after a long illness. Jeremy died peacefully …
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Ivan Shearer Scholarship for study in Oxford or Cambridge – call for applications for 2024-25
A generous bequest by the late Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD has enabled the creation of the Ivan Shearer Scholarship to support St Mark’s Collegians to study at the University …
Rev’d Canon Steve Daughtry appointed Chaplain of St Mark’s College
We are delighted that the Rev’d Canon Stephen Daughtry has been appointed Chaplain of St Mark’s College from February 2024. He succeeds the Rev’d Grant Moore, Chaplain of the College …
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Congratulations to our 2023 prize winners!
At the College’s recent 2023 Final Dinner, outstanding achievements and contributions of many students – academic, sporting, artistic, community service, and other – were recognized with awards. Amongst the awards …
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Remembering Dr Timothy Pascoe AM with deep gratitude
We have learnt with great sadness of the death of Dr Timothy Pascoe AM, Honorary Fellow of the College and Old Collegian (St Mark’s 1957-61). Our deepest sympathy to Timothy’s …
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