Saint Ignatius' College is an independent, Early Years to Year 12 school in Adelaide, South Australia. The College has two campuses, the Junior school (R-Y6) and Early Childhood Centre (3-5) in Norwood and the Senior campus (Y7-Y12) in Athelstone. Saint Ignatius' College is part of the international network of Jesuit schools which began in Messina, Sicily in 1548. Saint Ignatius' College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia, commencing with fifty-two boys and six Jesuit fathers on the 13th of February 1951. The catalyst was Archbishop Matthew Beovich's increasing interest in commencing more formalised Catholic schooling in Adelaide. Thus the Jesuit boys' day school was established. The initial intake was from Grade 3 onwards. (Students prior to this year level were educated at Loreto College, St Joseph's Memorial School (the local Parish school), or the local state schools.) The school grew quickly and in 1967 a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in the then outer suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia and the Norwood campus became the Junior School. From 1972, the school accepted Kildare College enrolments from girls wanting to complete their secondary studies.