students. "The Pond"This small quadrangle is the central meeting place of the college. The cruciform pond features a sculpture of St Mark. Chapel The old Downer property stables were converted to a small chapel in the 1970s by a student at the college. Walkley Cottage Built in 1839, Walkley cottage is the oldest brick building still standing in the state of South Australia. It now houses the Dean of the college. Sport St Mark's College competes in an inter-college sporting competition against Aquinas College, Flinders University Hall, Lincoln College and St Ann's College for the Douglas Irving Cup (formerly, and still usually referred to as, the High Table Cup). Competition takes place throughout the academic year in the following sports: tennis, swimming, cricket, debating, basketball, Australian rules football, soccer, netball, hockey, table tennis, volleyball, and athletics. Notable alumni With an Old Collegian's network of over 3500, St. Mark's College has been the home of many notable members of the community. These include: Robin Ashwin, Rhodes Scholar, former Australian ambassador to the USSR and former Master of the college. John Bannon, Premier of South Australia 1982–1992 and former Master of the College Richard Blackburn, Rhodes Scholar, former Chief Justice of the ACT BM Debelle QC, Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia. Julian Disney, Rhodes Scholar and founder of the Global Governance Group. Don Dunston AC QC, Social reformer and Premier of South Australia between June 1967 and April 1968, and again between June 1970 and February 1979. John Finnis, Rhodes Scholar, one of the world's leading authorities on legal philosophy and jurisprudence. Robert Hill, Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, former Australian Minister for Defence and Ambassador to the United Nations. Gillon McLachlan. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League (AFL). Trevor McDougall FAGU , – physical oceanographer and climate researcher Tony McMichael, member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, director of the Australian Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. Justice RG Matheson QC, former judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia. Chief Justice Robin Rhodes Millhouse QC, Chief Justice of Kiribati, former judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia, former Attorney General for South Australia and first Australian Democrats parliamentarian. Dr James Muecke AM, ophthalmologist and Australian of the Year for 2020. Sally Sara, TV and radio journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Ivan Shearer, member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, former