Aquinas College, Perth
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Aquinas College is a Catholic independent
, day
and boarding school
for boys, located in Salter Point
, Western Australia
. Its sister school is Santa Maria Ladies College located in Attadale. The college was founded in 1938 as the child-school of Christian Brothers' College
(CBC Perth) and is a member of the Public Schools Association
and The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia.
CBC Perth was founded in 1894, located in the centre
of Perth, it was one of the first boarding schools in Western Australia. In 1937, it was decided that a more suitable location was needed to cater for boarding students, Aquinas opened in the following year.
The college is located on a 62.4 hectares (154.2 acre) campus, with 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of water frontage on the Canning River
. The campus consists of a high school
for Years 7–12 and a junior school
for Years 4–6, sporting grounds, and boarding facilities
for 210 students.
The Christian Brothers opened their first school in Western Australia on 31 January 1894 on the corner of St Georges Terrace
and Victoria Avenue
in Perth, naming it Christian Brothers' College.The site had physical limitations and in 1917, headmaster Br. Paul Nunan
saw the necessity to acquire much larger property away from the city centre to accommodate the whole school. In 1936, at the instigation of Br. Paul Keaney
, the superior
of nearby Clontarf Orphanage
, 62.4 hectare
(154 acre
) were purchased from the Manning family at Mount Henry Peninsula
on the Canning River at a cost of £9,925.
In April 1937 the builders Snooks and Sons successfully tendered for the college building at a cost of ₤21,350. Earlier that year, the work of clearing the grounds and preparing the site was taken up vigorously with squads of boys from the old college playing a major role.
In 1937, CBC Perth split; with boarders and some day boys going to the newly established Aquinas College in Salter Point. Day students from CBC stayed at the CBD site until Trinity College
was established in 1962. A nearby day and boarding school named St Patrick's College, which was run by CBC Perth closed in 1937, with its boarders and day students moving to Aquinas. The Aquinas College foundation stone was laid on 11 July 1937, and the school opened on 27 February 1938 with 173 boarders and 55 day pupils. The Catholic Archbishop
of Perth, Most Rev. Redmond Prendiville
, addressed the first Headmaster, Br. C P Foley and students, on the 19 November 1938: "With the proud traditions of St Georges’ Terrace to sustain it, and with the additional advantages of new quarters and ideal surroundings, I have no doubt that Aquinas College will achieve still greater results in the moral and intellectual training of good Catholics and good citizens".
The Edmund Rice Administration Wing
was built in 1938, the main wing was brick, in its early years the college made extensive use of wood frame, galvanised iron building
s for both dormitories
and classroom
s in order to cope with steadily growing numbers of pupils.
The most significant architects for the original school campus at Salters Point were 'Henderson and Thompson Architects'. 'Henderson and Thompson' consisted of Edgar Le Blond Henderson, Richard 'Herbert' Henderson and George Thompson. The architectural firms designed the added wing to the Main Administration Building (an architectural feat of the time, replicating the facade of a three story tower, while housing five internal levels). Richard Henderson designed the college Chapel, the Gymnasium, and the firm designed the Science Wing. The Henderson tradition commenced with Richard Henderson attending CBC Terrace before the move to Salter's Point, his son Nicholas Henderson attending the College in the 1970s, and his grandson Isaac Ramshaw-Attard attending the college from 1995-1999. Richard Henderson, through Henderson and Thompson, also designed the chapel at Trinity College in Perth, and a number of other prolific pieces of Perth architecture.
In 1988, the Aquinas College board was established with responsibility for the day-to-day educational needs of the students, this includes all teaching staff, the headmaster and the head of residential facilities. The major responsibilities of the board include forming policy, planning future developments, and financial management.
1989 saw the cadet unit at Aquinas moved outside of the college and renamed the 501 Regional Cadet Unit Aquinas. The college’s cadets became fully supported by the army
as a local group open to boys and girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen.
In 2004, the College Foundation was established, it exists under the auspices of the Christian Brothers, and is responsible for acquiring and providing the funds necessary to operate and maintain the school. The Foundation operates independently from the Board to ensure a sound financial future for the College, however it does work collaboratively with the College to assist in achieving the College's vision.
Aquinas College is located on a 62.4 hectares (154.2 acre) property with 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of water frontage along the north bank of the Canning River. The land, which falls within the Manning ward of the City of South Perth, is valued at A$1.2 billion. All of the land belongs to the school which manages and funds the area - including the Mount Henry Peninsula
.
The campus comprises a number of buildings and sporting facilities necessary for the day-to-day educational needs of the students. Two of these buildings are of historical significance, the Edmund Rice Administration Wing
and the Chapel
, which are listed with the Heritage Council of Western Australia
.
Mount Henry Peninsula is a land feature and reserve located 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Perth, which is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas property. The region is recognised as a bush forever site and is listed on the Register of the National Estate
.
The land is managed as a reserve
with the Department of Environment and Conservation, Swan River
Trust, National Heritage Trust
and the City of South Perth for heritage conservation, education and passive recreation values. The college works collaboratively with the Swan River Trust and the City of South Perth on projects relating to the Mount Henry Peninsula including the Mount Henry Peninsula management plan.
women's cricket matches between the Western Fury
and other state teams.
When Aquinas opened in 1938, it started with 173 boarders, there are currently 216 boarders residing at the college. In 2007, international students were required to pay an extra $4,903 in lieu of Government Subsidies and extra administration costs, which brought fees for international students at Aquinas to $29,435.
All boarders live in one of the three boarding residences - Nunan, Gibney and Pinder Boor with their house masters, house mothers and boarding assistants. Meals are served in the Hughes Dining Hall which is located in close proximity to all of the residences, and boarders have 24-hour access to medical services in the College's hospital.
in both junior and senior school. Each house is named in honour of individuals who have had an association with the school including: Blessed
Edmund Rice
, founder of the Christian Brothers, William Bryan
the first student enrolled at CBC Perth and later to become a Captain in the First Australian Imperial Force
, and Patrick Ambrose Treacy
who established the first Christian Brothers community in Australia.
Each house has one tutor group for each year, from 7 to 12. Each tutor group is overseen by a house tutor and head of house. The members of each house are led by the house captain. The eight houses compete against each other in events such as athletics, cross country
, swimming
, debating
and chess
and points are awarded which go towards the Tuatha shield. The Tuatha shield comprises a diversity of sporting, cultural, and academic activities that set in opposition house against house for points towards the Tuatha shield.
of Western Australia in 1905. In the early years of the PSA, rivalry between the four schools was keen, the honour of the schools was closely linked with performance on the sporting field. CBC perceived themselves to be underdogs who had to work hard to build tradition at the school:
When Aquinas was established in 1938 it took with it all of the sporting records and achievements of CBC Perth. Aquinas' unique position was highlighted in 1962 when Trinity moved from CBC Perth to a new site in East Perth
and gained membership to the PSA. The sporting rivalry between the two schools is intense, heightened by their common claim to the heritage of CBC Perth. In these years, there was no doubt in the minds of Aquinas students that when the rest of the crowd at the inter-school athletics meeting shouted Kill the Micks they meant Aquinas, given their record of seven wins from 1965–71 in that period.
Aquinas became a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA) in 1958. Students in the junior school participate in JSHAA Sport, as well as sailing, softball and squash programs, which are run separate to the JSHAA
program at Aquinas was implemented in 1997, it calls students to "make everyday at Aquinas a better day for others." Social justice has been part of the religious education program since the mid-1980s.
The college's students were the first to participate in the Red Cross
soup patrol, the Adult Migrant conversational English program, and the Kindred Family support program. The college won Volunteering WA's difference award in 1998 and 2001 for innovative and outstanding service to the community. In 2002, the college became the first school in Australia to implement a graduate requirement of community service
for senior students.
representing the former students of the college. The association exists to provide fellowship to former students, and to support the college in the provision of scholarships and financial assistance to families in need. Aquinas has had many athletes among its alumni, including inaugural Fremantle Football Club
captain Ben Allan
, Brownlow medallist
Simon Black
, eight-time olympian Tom Hoad
and former test
cricketers Justin Langer
and Terry Alderman
. It has also educated businessman Trevor Flugge
, and the leader of the WA Coffin Cheaters motorcycle club, Eddie Withnell.
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Private school
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, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for boys, located in Salter Point
Salter Point, Western Australia
Salter Point is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of South Perth local government area.Around 1880, Samuel August Salter worked as a sawyer and timber contractor on the peninsula...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. Its sister school is Santa Maria Ladies College located in Attadale. The college was founded in 1938 as the child-school of Christian Brothers' College
Christian Brothers' College, Perth
Christian Brothers College, informally known as CBC Perth or The Terrace was an Independent school for boys situated on St Georges Terrace in the centre of Perth, Western Australia. The school opened in January 1894, and was a founding member of the Public Schools Association...
(CBC Perth) and is a member of the Public Schools Association
Public Schools Association
Established in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year...
and The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia.
CBC Perth was founded in 1894, located in the centre
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Perth, it was one of the first boarding schools in Western Australia. In 1937, it was decided that a more suitable location was needed to cater for boarding students, Aquinas opened in the following year.
The college is located on a 62.4 hectares (154.2 acre) campus, with 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of water frontage on the Canning River
Canning River (Western Australia)
The Canning River is a major tributary of the Swan River in south western Western Australia.-Source and route:With headwaters on the Darling Scarp, the Canning meanders through suburbs of Perth on the Swan Coastal Plain, including Cannington, Thornlie, Riverton, Shelley, Rossmoyne and Mount...
. The campus consists of a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
for Years 7–12 and a junior school
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
for Years 4–6, sporting grounds, and boarding facilities
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
for 210 students.
History
St Georges Terrace, Perth
St Georges Terrace is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district....
and Victoria Avenue
Victoria Avenue, Perth
Victoria Avenue is a major street in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It runs north-south through St Georges Terrace, the main road in Perth toward the Swan River...
in Perth, naming it Christian Brothers' College.The site had physical limitations and in 1917, headmaster Br. Paul Nunan
Paul Nunan
Brother Paul Nunan, a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, was an influential educationalist in New Zealand, Victoria and, especially, Western Australia.-Career:...
saw the necessity to acquire much larger property away from the city centre to accommodate the whole school. In 1936, at the instigation of Br. Paul Keaney
Paul Keaney
Brother Paul Francis Keaney, MBE, ISO, was born on 5 October 1888, in Ireland. In 1911 he migrated to Australia and in 1916 he became a Christian Brother...
, the superior
Superior (hierarchy)
In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another , and thus closer to the apex. It is often used in business terminology to refer to people who are supervisors and in the military to people who are higher in the...
of nearby Clontarf Orphanage
Clontarf Aboriginal College
Clontarf Aboriginal College is the current name of a former orphanage for boys operated by the Christian Brothers organisation in the Perth suburb of Waterford in Western Australia. Opening in 1901, the facility has been used for a number of purposes since, most notably as an orphanage but also as...
, 62.4 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
(154 acre
Acre
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) were purchased from the Manning family at Mount Henry Peninsula
Mount Henry Peninsula
Mount Henry Peninsula is a land feature and reserve located 11 km south of Perth, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Canning River near the Mount Henry Bridge in Salter Point, Western Australia. It covers 11.9 hectares, and includes both Banksia attenuata and Banksia menziesii woodland...
on the Canning River at a cost of £9,925.
In April 1937 the builders Snooks and Sons successfully tendered for the college building at a cost of ₤21,350. Earlier that year, the work of clearing the grounds and preparing the site was taken up vigorously with squads of boys from the old college playing a major role.
In 1937, CBC Perth split; with boarders and some day boys going to the newly established Aquinas College in Salter Point. Day students from CBC stayed at the CBD site until Trinity College
Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore...
was established in 1962. A nearby day and boarding school named St Patrick's College, which was run by CBC Perth closed in 1937, with its boarders and day students moving to Aquinas. The Aquinas College foundation stone was laid on 11 July 1937, and the school opened on 27 February 1938 with 173 boarders and 55 day pupils. The Catholic Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Perth, Most Rev. Redmond Prendiville
Redmond Prendiville
Redmond Prendiville was a Catholic archbishop of Perth and reputedly, the youngest archbishop in the Catholic world when he was consecrated in 1933....
, addressed the first Headmaster, Br. C P Foley and students, on the 19 November 1938: "With the proud traditions of St Georges’ Terrace to sustain it, and with the additional advantages of new quarters and ideal surroundings, I have no doubt that Aquinas College will achieve still greater results in the moral and intellectual training of good Catholics and good citizens".
Edmund Rice Administration Wing
The Edmund Rice Administration Wing, commonly known as The Castle, is a heritage listed building located on Mount Henry Road in Salter Point and the focal point of the Aquinas College Campus. Built in 1937, the Castle was the first building completed on the campus...
was built in 1938, the main wing was brick, in its early years the college made extensive use of wood frame, galvanised iron building
Building
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s for both dormitories
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
and classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s in order to cope with steadily growing numbers of pupils.
The most significant architects for the original school campus at Salters Point were 'Henderson and Thompson Architects'. 'Henderson and Thompson' consisted of Edgar Le Blond Henderson, Richard 'Herbert' Henderson and George Thompson. The architectural firms designed the added wing to the Main Administration Building (an architectural feat of the time, replicating the facade of a three story tower, while housing five internal levels). Richard Henderson designed the college Chapel, the Gymnasium, and the firm designed the Science Wing. The Henderson tradition commenced with Richard Henderson attending CBC Terrace before the move to Salter's Point, his son Nicholas Henderson attending the College in the 1970s, and his grandson Isaac Ramshaw-Attard attending the college from 1995-1999. Richard Henderson, through Henderson and Thompson, also designed the chapel at Trinity College in Perth, and a number of other prolific pieces of Perth architecture.
In 1988, the Aquinas College board was established with responsibility for the day-to-day educational needs of the students, this includes all teaching staff, the headmaster and the head of residential facilities. The major responsibilities of the board include forming policy, planning future developments, and financial management.
1989 saw the cadet unit at Aquinas moved outside of the college and renamed the 501 Regional Cadet Unit Aquinas. The college’s cadets became fully supported by the army
Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
as a local group open to boys and girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen.
In 2004, the College Foundation was established, it exists under the auspices of the Christian Brothers, and is responsible for acquiring and providing the funds necessary to operate and maintain the school. The Foundation operates independently from the Board to ensure a sound financial future for the College, however it does work collaboratively with the College to assist in achieving the College's vision.
Headmasters
| Headmaster | Years |
|---|---|
| Br. C.P. Foley | 1938 |
| Br. W.V. Green | 1939–1944 |
| Br. Garvey | 1945–1951 |
| Br. Vincent Murphy | 1951–1956 |
| Br. Walter Godfrey Hall | 1957–1962 |
| Br. Woodruff | 1963–1968 |
| Br. L.B. Hassam | 1969–1974 |
| Br. D.F. Drake | 1974–1978 |
| Br. Terrence X. Hann | 1979–1986 |
| Br. John Carrigg | 1987–1993 |
| Br. Kevin Paull | 1993–1999 |
| Robert White | 2000–2007 |
| Mark Sawle | 2007– |
Campus
Mount Henry Peninsula
Mount Henry Peninsula is a land feature and reserve located 11 km south of Perth, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Canning River near the Mount Henry Bridge in Salter Point, Western Australia. It covers 11.9 hectares, and includes both Banksia attenuata and Banksia menziesii woodland...
.
The campus comprises a number of buildings and sporting facilities necessary for the day-to-day educational needs of the students. Two of these buildings are of historical significance, the Edmund Rice Administration Wing
Edmund Rice Administration Wing
The Edmund Rice Administration Wing, commonly known as The Castle, is a heritage listed building located on Mount Henry Road in Salter Point and the focal point of the Aquinas College Campus. Built in 1937, the Castle was the first building completed on the campus...
and the Chapel
Aquinas College Chapel
The Aquinas College Chapel, formally known as the Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas, is a heritage-listed building located on the Aquinas College property in Salter Point, Western Australia...
, which are listed with the Heritage Council of Western Australia
Heritage Council of Western Australia
The Heritage Council of Western Australia is the Government of Western Australia agency created to identify, conserve and promote places of cultural heritage significance in the state.It was created under the Heritage of Western Australia Act...
.
Mount Henry Peninsula is a land feature and reserve located 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Perth, which is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas property. The region is recognised as a bush forever site and is listed on the Register of the National Estate
Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate is a listing of natural and cultural heritage places in Australia. The listing was initially compiled between 1976 and 2003 by the Australian Heritage Commission. The register is now maintained by the Australian Heritage Council...
.
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
with the Department of Environment and Conservation, Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
Trust, National Heritage Trust
National Trust of Australia
The Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
and the City of South Perth for heritage conservation, education and passive recreation values. The college works collaboratively with the Swan River Trust and the City of South Perth on projects relating to the Mount Henry Peninsula including the Mount Henry Peninsula management plan.
Memorial Oval
The decision to commemorate the oval to the servicemen of Aquinas by building a war memorial oval at the front of the main building was undertaken in by the Old Aquinians association in 1940. An appeal to fund the war memorial oval raised ₤5000, Memorial Oval was subsequently opened on 11 November 1951 as a tribute to the servicemen among the Old Aquinians. Outside of the schools usage the ground is used for first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
women's cricket matches between the Western Fury
Western Fury
The Western Fury is the representative women's cricket team of Western Australia and is based in Perth, Western Australia. Their home ground is the WACA Ground, although from 2011/2012 they will also play games at Murdoch University....
and other state teams.
Boarding
All boarders live in one of the three boarding residences - Nunan, Gibney and Pinder Boor with their house masters, house mothers and boarding assistants. Meals are served in the Hughes Dining Hall which is located in close proximity to all of the residences, and boarders have 24-hour access to medical services in the College's hospital.
House system
Aquinas College has an eight-house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
in both junior and senior school. Each house is named in honour of individuals who have had an association with the school including: Blessed
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Edmund Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two orders of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers....
, founder of the Christian Brothers, William Bryan
William Thomas Bryan
William Thomas Bryan was the first student enrolled at Christian Brothers College in Perth. He was dux of the college in 1897 and 1898 and served as president of the Old Boys Association from 1907-1914...
the first student enrolled at CBC Perth and later to become a Captain in the First Australian Imperial Force
First Australian Imperial Force
The First Australian Imperial Force was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during World War I. It was formed from 15 August 1914, following Britain's declaration of war on Germany. Generally known at the time as the AIF, it is today referred to as the 1st AIF to distinguish from...
, and Patrick Ambrose Treacy
Patrick Ambrose Treacy
Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy CFC was a Roman Catholic educationist who established the first permanent Christian Brothers community in Australia in 1868.-Early life:...
who established the first Christian Brothers community in Australia.
Each house has one tutor group for each year, from 7 to 12. Each tutor group is overseen by a house tutor and head of house. The members of each house are led by the house captain. The eight houses compete against each other in events such as athletics, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, debating
Debate
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and chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and points are awarded which go towards the Tuatha shield. The Tuatha shield comprises a diversity of sporting, cultural, and academic activities that set in opposition house against house for points towards the Tuatha shield.
Sport
CBC Perth was a founding member of the Public Schools AssociationPublic Schools Association
Established in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year...
of Western Australia in 1905. In the early years of the PSA, rivalry between the four schools was keen, the honour of the schools was closely linked with performance on the sporting field. CBC perceived themselves to be underdogs who had to work hard to build tradition at the school:
[W]e had no traditions to speak of. They had yet to be made – but the builders were even then stripping to the waist. We were late comers into the arena, and were despised, an object of scorn and derision, for we had hardly a scholastic attainment, or a single athletic performance to our credit. The stream of prosperity on which you not float so magnificently [in 1938] was not won without labour and effort. – Jack Savage
East Perth, Western Australia
East Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD.Primarily an industrial area in the early twentieth century, it was the location of the East Perth gas works, East Perth Power Station , the East Perth railway yard, and East Perth engine sheds.A considerable...
and gained membership to the PSA. The sporting rivalry between the two schools is intense, heightened by their common claim to the heritage of CBC Perth. In these years, there was no doubt in the minds of Aquinas students that when the rest of the crowd at the inter-school athletics meeting shouted Kill the Micks they meant Aquinas, given their record of seven wins from 1965–71 in that period.
Aquinas became a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA) in 1958. Students in the junior school participate in JSHAA Sport, as well as sailing, softball and squash programs, which are run separate to the JSHAA
Community service
The service-learningService-learning
Service-learning is a method of teaching, learning and reflecting, frequently youth service, throughout the community. As a teaching method, it falls under the philosophy of experiential education...
program at Aquinas was implemented in 1997, it calls students to "make everyday at Aquinas a better day for others." Social justice has been part of the religious education program since the mid-1980s.
The college's students were the first to participate in the Red Cross
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
soup patrol, the Adult Migrant conversational English program, and the Kindred Family support program. The college won Volunteering WA's difference award in 1998 and 2001 for innovative and outstanding service to the community. In 2002, the college became the first school in Australia to implement a graduate requirement of community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
for senior students.
Notable alumni
The Old Aquinians Association is an incorporated organisationIncorporation (business)
Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation . The corporation may be a business, a non-profit organisation, sports club, or a government of a new city or town...
representing the former students of the college. The association exists to provide fellowship to former students, and to support the college in the provision of scholarships and financial assistance to families in need. Aquinas has had many athletes among its alumni, including inaugural Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
captain Ben Allan
Ben Allan
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Allan is a former Australian rules footballer. He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth- Hawthorn career :He played as a rover...
, Brownlow medallist
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
Simon Black
Simon Black
Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill...
, eight-time olympian Tom Hoad
Tom Hoad
Tom Hoad is an Australian water polo coach and former player. In 1968, he was appointed to International Swimming Federation , the world governing body for swimming and was chairman of the 1998 World Swimming Championships held in Perth, Western Australia. He is currently a director of the...
and former test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
cricketers Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
and Terry Alderman
Terry Alderman
Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian cricketer.He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981...
. It has also educated businessman Trevor Flugge
Trevor Flugge
Trevor James Flugge, born 1 February 1947, is an Australian farmer and businessman.He is best known as an official of the Australian Wheat Board...
, and the leader of the WA Coffin Cheaters motorcycle club, Eddie Withnell.
Sporting
- Terry AldermanTerry AldermanTerence Michael Alderman is a former Australian cricketer.He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981...
- Former Test cricketer - Ben AllanBen AllanBenjamin Thomas "Ben" Allan is a former Australian rules footballer. He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth- Hawthorn career :He played as a rover...
- Former Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with HawthornHawthorn Football ClubThe Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
and FremantleFremantle Football ClubThe Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
. Inaugural captain of the Fremantle Dockers - Gerry BahenGerry BahenGerry Bahen is a former Australian rules footballer who played 8 games for the North Melbourne Football Club in 1951, as well as representing Western Australia in state football. He played 69 games for the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.- Biography :Bahen's...
- Former Australian rules footballer with North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... - David Bell - Australian Women's HockeyHockey AustraliaHockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in Australia...
coach - Peter BellPeter F. BellPeter Francis Bell is a former Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club. He played as a rover . A former captain of the Fremantle Football Club, Bell was twice named as a member of the All-Australian Team...
- Former Australian rules footballer with North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
and Fremantle Football Club - Simon BlackSimon BlackSimon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill...
- Australian rules footballer with Brisbane LionsBrisbane LionsThe Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
, 2002 Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
ist - John BridgwoodJohn BridgwoodJohn Bridgwood is a former Australian rules footballer, who played a state match for Western Australia in 1971, as well as 124 games in the WAFL for the Claremont Football Club.- Biography :...
- Former Australian rules footballer - Nathan Coulter-NileNathan Coulter-NileNathan Mitchell Coulter-Nile is an Australian cricketer, currently playing for the Western Warriors.-Early career:Coulter-Nile was born in Perth, Western Australia...
- Western AustralianWestern WarriorsThe Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
cricketer - Ross DitchburnRoss DitchburnRoss Ditchburn is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Ross made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 8 of the 1982 season. Ross left the club at the end of the 1983 season. He was a member Carlton's 1982 VFL Grand Final winning side.-External links:* at...
- Former Australian Rules Footballer - Paul DuffieldPaul DuffieldPaul Duffield is an Australian rules footballer. He plays mainly as a half back flanker and began his football career at South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-Fremantle Dockers:...
- Australian rules footballer - Herb ElliottHerb ElliottHerbert James "Herb" Elliott AC MBE is a former Australian athlete, one of the world's greatest middle distance runners...
- Former Olympic middle distance runnerAthletics at the Summer OlympicsAthletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program now comprises track and field events, road running... - Nathan FyfeNathan FyfeNathan "the Knife" Fyfe is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected by the Dockers with the twentieth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. Fyfe is a very natural player with a good mark and leap.-Background:Fyfe grew up at Lake Grace,...
- Australian rules footballer with Fremantle Football ClubFremantle Football ClubThe Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia... - David GaultDavid GaultDavid Andrew Gault is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League between 1996 and 2007...
- Australian rules footballer - Robert HaddrillRobert HaddrillRobert "Robbie" Haddrill is a defender for the South Fremantle Football Club, having previously played for the Fremantle Dockers in the AFL for seven seasons....
- Former Australian Rules Footballer with the Fremantle Football Club - Sam HarrisSam HarrisSam Harris may refer to:* Sam Harris , American playwright and theater producer* Sam Harris , American actor and recording artist* Sam Harris , American author and neuroscientist...
- Perth WildcatsPerth WildcatsThe Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth... - Tom HoadTom HoadTom Hoad is an Australian water polo coach and former player. In 1968, he was appointed to International Swimming Federation , the world governing body for swimming and was chairman of the 1998 World Swimming Championships held in Perth, Western Australia. He is currently a director of the...
– Water polo Olympian - Brad HoggBrad HoggGeorge Bradley "Brad" Hogg , is an Australian cricketer currently listed with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. He is a left-arm chinaman bowler, and a capable lower-order left-handed batsman, as well as an excellent fielder....
- Former test cricketer - Percy JohnsonPercy JohnsonPercy John Johnson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who played 13 state matches for Western Australia and 228 games in the WAFL...
- Former Western Australian state Footballer and WAFL Coach - Daniel KerrDaniel KerrDaniel Matthew Kerr is an Australian rules footballer.Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder who is a vital part of the midfield at the Eagles.-Background:Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent...
- Australian rules footballer with West Coast Eagles Football Club - Justin LangerJustin LangerJustin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
- Former test cricketer - Quinten LynchQuinten LynchQuinten Peter Lynch is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer. He mainly plays at full forward and centre half forward, and is a regular goal-kicker.-Career:...
- Australian rules footballer with West Coast Eagles Football Club - Don MartinDon Martin (field hockey player)Don Martin is a former Australian Field Hockey player. He Represented Australia at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics...
- Former Australian Field hockey player - David McGowanDavid McGowan (rower)David McGowan is an Australian rower. He represented Australia in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in the Rowing coxless 4, finishing 4th.David was member of the men's 4 who broke the world record in Plovdiv in 1999...
- Australian RowerRowing AustraliaRowing Australia is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Australia.Established in 1925, it is the only organisation recognised by the Federation Internationale des Societies d’Aviron , the Australian Sports Commission , and the Australian Olympic Committee , to conduct rowing activities... - Tim NeeshamTim NeeshamTimothy Paul Neesham is an Australian water polo player. Neesham was part of Australia's Olympic squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
- Water polo Olympian - Bradley NessBradley NessBradley Ness is an Australian wheelchair basketballer who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...
- Wheelchair basketballWheelchair basketballWheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
er - Stephen O'ReillyStephen O'Reilly (footballer)Stephen O'Reilly is an Australian rules footballer, who mainly played as a full back. He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth.-WAFL career:...
- Former Australian rules footballer - Luke QuinlivanLuke QuinlivanLuke Quinlivan is an Australian water polo player who plays as a goalkeeper. He was part of the Australian water polo team that won the gold medal at the World University Games in Serbia in 2009 and won a FINA Water Polo World League bronze medal in 2007 in Germany and in 2008 in Italy.His parents...
- water polo player - Stuart ResideStuart ResideStuart Reside is an Australian rower.He has represented Australia in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and was a member of Western Australia's 1999 King's Cup triumph. He won the WAIS Athlete of the year award in 1998/99...
- Australian Rower - Peter SpencerPeter Spencer (footballer)Peter Spencer Peter Spencer Peter Spencer (born 11 January 1956 is a former Australian Rules Football player, who played for the East Perth Football Club in the WAFL and Kangaroos in the VFL. He is a dual Sandover Medalist, winning the award in 1976 and 1984 and a triple F.D...
- Australian rules footballer - Alan TooveyAlan TooveyAlan Toovey is an Australian rules footballer and Premiership player with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League....
- Australian rules footballer - Andrew VlahovAndrew VlahovAndrew Mitchell Vlahov is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League of Australia from 1991 through till the 2001/2002 season...
- Fomer captain of Perth Wildcats - Murray WardMurray WardMurray Ward was an Australian rules footballer with the Claremont Football Club during the 1950s and 60's.He is currently a football and athletics coach at his former school of Aquinas College in Salter Point. During his reign as a coach at Aquinas College he led them to thirteen consecutive Alcock...
- Former Australian rules footballer - Darren WatesDarren WatesDarren Jude Wates is an Anglo-Indian Western Australian cricketer, currently playing as an all-rounder for the Western Warriors in the Ford Ranger Cup and Pura Cup competitions...
- Former state cricketer
Politics & Law
- Fred ChaneyFred ChaneyFrederick Michael Chaney, AO is a former Western Australian politician who, until April 2007, held the position of deputy chairman of the Australian Native Title Tribunal and is Chair of Desert Knowledge Australia and on the Board of Directors of Reconciliation Australia.Chaney was born in Perth,...
- Australian SenatorAustralian SenateThe Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,... - Fred Chaney, Sr. - Australian SenatorAustralian SenateThe Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
- John ChaneyJohn Chaney (judge)John Anthony Chaney is justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal. He was formerly a judge of the District Court of Western Australia....
- Judge - Eric HeenanEric HeenanEric Michael Heenan is a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the highest ranking court in the Australian state of Western Australia....
- Judge - Rene Le MiereRene Le MiereRene Lucien Le Miere is a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He migrated to Western Australia from Jersey in 1965, with his family. In 1978 he was admitted to practise as a barrister in Western Australia and joined the WA Bar Association in 1988, was appointed Queens Counsel in 1993...
- Judge - John QuigleyJohn Quigley (politician)John Robert Quigley LL.B. is an Australian barrister, solicitor and politician in Western Australia. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he has served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from the 2001 election until the present, initially as the Member for Innaloo until...
- MindarieElectoral district of MindarieThe Electoral district of Mindarie is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the outer northern Perth suburb of Mindarie which falls within its borders.-History:...
MLAMember of the Legislative AssemblyA Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction.... - Christopher ShanahanChristopher ShanahanChristopher Shanahan is a Senior Counsel barrister in the state of Western Australia. He works primarily in the areas of superior court appeals, equity and administrative law....
- Barrister - Ben WyattBen WyattBenjamin Sana Wyatt is an Indigenous Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since March 2006, representing the electorate of Victoria Park.-Early life and education:...
- Victoria ParkElectoral district of Victoria ParkThe Electoral district of Victoria Park is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Victoria Park is named for the inner southeastern Perth suburb of Victoria Park which falls within its borders.-History:...
MLAMember of the Legislative AssemblyA Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction.... - Cedric WyattCedric WyattCedric Wyatt is an Australian indigenous rights activist. He is a cousin of Ken Wyatt and the father of Ben Wyatt.-Early life:Wyatt was born to a white Australian father and an Aboriginal mother...
- Aboriginal rights activist
Business
- Michael Chaney - Chairman, National Australia BankNational Australia BankNational Australia Bank is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation and customers. NAB is ranked 17th largest bank in the world measured by market capitalisation...
- Trevor FluggeTrevor FluggeTrevor James Flugge, born 1 February 1947, is an Australian farmer and businessman.He is best known as an official of the Australian Wheat Board...
- Former chairman of AWB LimitedAWB LimitedAWB Limited is a major grain marketing organisation based in Australia. It was a government body known as the Australian Wheat Board until 1 July 1999, when the AWB was transformed into a private company, owned by wheat growers... - Trevor KennedyTrevor KennedyTrevor Kennedy is a D-Leauge point guard for the LA Shots, who has served on the board of directors of many outstanding companies, including Consolidated Press Holdings and Qantas. He played basketball for the Iaeger cubs and wore number 20. He is a former journalist and right-hand man of LeBron...
- Former CEO - Peter SmedleyPeter SmedleyPeter Smedley is an Australian businessman and Chairman of Onesteel Limited and Spotless Group Limited.-Overview:Smedley spent much of his early career in the resources industry. He spent over 29 years working for Shell in Australia and around the world, gaining experience in energy and resource...
- CEO of Colonial Mutual
Rhodes Scholars
- Alexander Juett (1906)
- J A Horan (1908)
- J J Savage (1911)
- Aleric Pinder Boor (1913)
- Peter DurackPeter DurackPeter Drew Durack, QC was an Australian politician, representing the Liberal Party. He rose to become Attorney-General of Australia....
(1949) - Maurice Cullity (1958)
- Trevor Jack (1987)
- John McAnearney (2008)
Other
- Kim Durack - Agricultural scientist
- Richard Alan FoxRichard Alan FoxRichard Alan Fox is an Australian medical physician. He was the son of Alan Fox, a businessman, and Rosalind Nee Morris.He attended Aquinas College, Perth, the University of Western Australia and the University of Oxford...
- Medical physician - Paul LockyerPaul LockyerPaul James Lockyer was an Australian television journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Nine Network who was known for his reporting on rural and regional Australia...
- News reporter - Mark PriestleyMark PriestleyMark Priestley was an Australian actor. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in Performing Arts in 1999. His first big TV break was when he appeared in The Farm in 2000 and met director Kate Woods...
- Actor