In preparation for celebrating the College’s Centenary in 2025, a Centenary logo and flag have been designed, and were recently launched at the College in a remarkable way…

It was a regular Tuesday morning until a painter arrived at the St Mark’s Tennis Courts with buckets of blue, gold, and red paint. First, he started marking out a grid, eight metres by twelve metres, and then he got to work. Curious Collegians watched on as an artwork of epic proportions took shape: the familiar St Mark’s crest emerged alongside a huge ‘100’, which was encircled with a gold academic scroll. This logo, vibrant in its colours and joyous in its design, is a magnificent visual statement of our 100^th anniversary.

So, what do you do when you’ve had a giant logo painted on your Tennis Courts? Why, you take a photo, of course!

Out in Wednesday’s glorious sunshine, Collegians and St Mark’s staff gathered around the logo to be a part of an iconic photograph. Behind the camera was Collegian and student Filmmaker Cam Dixon of Dixon Creative. Cam also managed to capture footage of the painting process and the excitement and anticipation in the lead-up to our big photo op. We are delighted to have this immortalised so beautifully – and now we are excited to share the video with you here.

The video includes drone footage of the logo on the Tennis Courts, and the drone’s eye view can also be seen in these stunning photos below.

The Centenary logo in vibrant College colours, depicting the milestone of 100 years, is simple but striking. It will be used to identify our Centenary communications and a special selection of Centenary merchandise in 2025, and will be seen on the Centenary flag that will be flown at the entrance to the College throughout the year.

Our sincere thanks to Esther Johnson of Melon Creative for designing this special logo, to Lange Sign Co for replicating it so perfectly, and to Cam Dixon for capturing it so well in photographs and video. By happy coincidence, the designer of our Centenary logo, Esther Johnson, is the great granddaughter by marriage of the College’s founding Bishop, Bishop Arthur Nutter Thomas, who was Bishop of Adelaide at the time that St Mark’s was founded.

Invitations to the Centenary Gala Dinner on Saturday 15 March 2025 (the 100^th anniversary of the official opening of the College on 15 March 1925) are being posted to alumni and friends of the College over coming weeks, along with details of other events to mark the College’s Centenary. Details will also be circulated electronically in October.