Talk:Adelaide/Archive 1

Naming conventions
Should this be moved to Adelaide, Australia and have Adelaide become a disambiguation page? Adelaide could refer to (1) the city in Australia, (2) the Queen, (3) whoever the Adelaide referred to in 951 is, or (4) more?? Chuq

I'd say yes, if a page were to be written about the Queen. I know nothing about her. Kent

This should move to Adelaide seem as the Australian city is the most common use of the term and most links to 'Adelaide' go to the city.

Which is compliant with Wikipedia convention. If no one objects I'll do that G-Man 23:12, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * It was me who originally moved Adelaide to Adelaide, Australia. I was a bit of a newbie at wikipedia at the time :P  You're right, it should move back to Adelaide and have the existing Adelaide page move to a disambig page.  --Chuq 23:37, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Done G-Man 23:46, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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Adelaide name comes from?
Im not sure if this is correct "Coincidental to that fact, the name Adelaide comes from the German words meaning “Noble Birth”." as far as I knew the site was named after Queen Adelaide, wife of the British King William IV.

can someone else confirm if this is the case


 * Yes, Adelaide (the city) was named after Queen Adelaide, the consort of a British King. However, the name Adelaide itself derives from the german word adel which translates as aristocracy or noble birth.--Cyberjunkie 10:16, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Educational Institutions
Is there any way that we could come to a consenus as to what qualifies as a school worth mentioning? I had been trying to keep the list to four public and four private, but it seems everybody has a school they wish listed. For the private school list, the general idea was to list two indepedent and two Catholic schools, and, to me, it seemed as though St. Peters, either Scotch College or Prince Alfred, Sacred Heart and Mercedees fit the bill. Perhaps, once the schools to be listed are decided upon, we could provide a link to a page with a full list of Adelaide schools, either external or internal. Thoughts? --Cyberjunkie 06:08, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * List all or none. I mean, a hell of a lot of public schools and private schools in Adelaide have achieved national or international acclaim (including The Heights School, Glenunga International High School, Prince Alfred College, Golden Grove High School, Kildare College, Loreto College, Kings Bapist, Mary McKillop...). It is inherently POV and the list has therefore been removed. - Aaron Hill 12:15, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)


 * Agreed. It's pity that a significant section on education in South Australia does not exist anywhere as yet. Perhaps I'll start at it.--Cyberjunkie 15:16, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

SACE
''The South Australian education-system is highly regarded, and is often a centre for innovation. Education is compulsory for all children until the age of 16, however, the majority of students stay on to complete their South Australia Certificate of Education (SACE). Both public and private schools receive funding from the Federal Government; 65% of the overall amount goes to the private school sector, the theory being that the price of private education will be reduced and accessable to a larger portion of the population, in practice this often hasn't been the case. The issue was raised in the 2004 Federal election but has died down in the meantime.''

This information is relevant for all of South Australia, not just Adelaide and was therefore moved to the state page. - Aaron Hill 12:17, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)

There was just a coincidental edit on the education section. Maybe we could put a "see also" bit in that section as the information is relevant to Adelaide. - Diceman 12:33, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)