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| Aquinas College | |
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 The school's main building facade | |
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Salter Point, Perth, Western Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°1′27″S 115°51′53″E / 32.02417°S 115.86472°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Veritas Vincit (Truth Conquers[1]) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Established | 1894 1938[2] |
| Sister school | Santa Maria College, Perth |
| Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
| Chairman | Jonathon Murray |
| Headmaster | Robert Henderson |
| Staff | ~100[3] |
| Years | K–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | c. 1,330 |
| Colour(s) | Red and black |
| Nickname | Redbacks |
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| Alumni | Old Aquinians |
| Designated | 17 December 2010 |
| Reference no. | 2396 |
| Website | www |
Aquinas College, informally known as Aquinas or AC, is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located at Salter Point, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
The history of Aquinas begins with Christian Brothers' College, Perth (CBC Perth) which was founded in 1894 on St Georges Terrace in the City of Perth. Aquinas opened in 1938, when the headmaster, boarders and some day students from CBC Perth moved to the new campus at Salter Point. While CBC Perth continued to operate as a day school, Aquinas inherited the College colours of red and black, membership of the Public Schools Association (PSA), as well as the College honour boards, achievements and history for the period 1894–1937.[4][5]
The campus at Aquinas was built on elevated land which is part of the 69-hectare (171-acre) site at Salter Point. The site includes a large area of bushland on the Mount Henry Peninsula with over two kilometres (one point two miles) of water frontage on the Canning River.[6]
Currently, Aquinas College accepts day students from Kindergarten to Year 12 and boarding students from Years 7 to 12. School fees range from $6,840 for a Kindergarten day student to over $50,000 for a boarding student. The campus includes expansive sporting grounds, and boarding facilities for 210 students.[7]
Aquinas is affiliated with the Public Schools Association, the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia,[8] and the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia.[9]
- ^ Massam, p. 18
- ^ Massam, p. 115
- ^ City of South Perth (2003). "South Perth Municipal Heritage Inventory. Page 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ^ Massam, p. 1
- ^ City of Perth (10 September 2002). "Perth Council Minutes" (PDF). pp. 39–40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ Aquinas College (2012). "Our History". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ City of South Perth (2004). "Origins of street names" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Western Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members". Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2007.