Sacred Heart College Middle School is a Catholic school in the Marist tradition. As such, it provides education for boys from Year 6 to Year 9 in the South West Region of Adelaide, South Australia. There are currently 680 boys enrolled at the school with 160 in each of Year 6 and Year 7, and 175 in each of Year 8 and Year 9. The Middle School also caters for up to twelve boarders, who reside at the boarding house at Somerton Park. Since secondary schooling begins in Year 8 in South Australia, our school provides boys with their final two years of primary education and first two years of secondary. This unique middle school environment attracts a dynamic mix of teachers from primary, secondary and middle schooling backgrounds. Our style of educating is based on a vision that is truly holistic, and that consciously seeks to communicate values. We use a distinctive pedagogical approach which Marcellin and the first Marists initiated. We share their intuition that "to bring up children properly, we must love them, and love them all equally". We embrace the philosophy that learning is a relational activity and we believe that boys learn best when they enjoy authentic relationships with each of their teachers. Such relationships are enhanced by the extensive program of extracurricular activities available at the school. The College is a place that is genuinely good for boys and at all times places them at the centre of learning. This is indicative of the students' immense sense of pride in being a Sacred Heart boy. We commit ourselves to working in partnership with parents/carers to forming the boys into good Christians and responsible citizens. Curriculum offerings at SHCMS are specifically designed to challenge students at their level and to promote a high level of engagement in learning from all boys. Across the school, this means that boys participate in an extensive array of learning activities. Our students are individuals who come from a range of linguistic, cultural and social backgrounds. They bring to..