Rostrevor College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for boys', located in Woodforde, a suburb 15 minutes from the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. The school was established in 1923 by the Christian Brothers. Its founder and first headmaster was Br David Gabriel Purton. The school currently enrols approximately 1100+ local and international students from Reception to year 12, including 90 boarders in years 8 to 12. The students are divided into Junior (R-6), Middle (7-9)and Senior (10-12) campuses, who together share an 18 hectare campus situated in the Morialta foothills. Rostrevor College is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA). Rostrevor College originated as an extension of Christian Brothers College (C.B.C.) which had by 1922, outgrown its ability to house its boarding students on the Wakefield Street campus. In December 1922, the Christian Brothers purchased the Rostrevor Estate at Magill for a sum equivalent to $20,500.