List of Old Aquinians

List of notable Old Aquinians, who were students of Aquinas College (1938–present) and its predecessor Christian Brothers' College (1894–1937).

Government

Federal

Executive

The Hon. Sir Frederick Charles Chaney KBE AFC (1914–2001) (Class of 1932, CBC Perth) – Minister for the Navy 1964–1966, MHR for Perth 1955–1969
The Hon. Frederick Michael Chaney AO^[1] (Class of 1957) – Minister for Administrative Services 1978, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1978–1980, Minister for Social Security 1980–1983, Senator for Western Australia 1974–1990, MHR for Pearce 1990–1993
The Hon. Peter Durack QC (1926–2008) (Class of 1942) – Minister for Veterans Affairs 1976–1977, Attorney-General 1977–1983, Senator for Western Australia 1971–1993

Legislative

Chris Back (Class of 1966) – Senator for Western Australia 2009–2017

State

Executive

Eric Charlton - Minister for Transport 1993-1998^[2]
Sean L'Estrange (Class of 1985) – Minister for Finance 2016–2017, Minister for Mines & Petroleum 2016–2017, Minister for Small Business 2016–2017, MLA for Churchlands 2013–2021
Emil Nulsen (1885–1965) (Class of 1903, CBC Perth) – Minister for Justice 1939–1947 and 1952–1959, Minister for Railways 1939–1945, Minister for Health 1945–1947 and 1953–1959, MLA for Kanowna 1932–1950, MLA for Eyre 1950–1962
John Quigley – Attorney-General 2017–present, MLA for Innaloo 2001–2005, MLA for Mindarie 2005–2013, MLA for Butler 2013–present
Ben Wyatt (Class of 1991) – Treasurer 2017–2021, Minister for Finance 2017–2021, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 2017–2021, Minister for Energy 2017–2018, Minister for Lands 2018–2021, MLA for Victoria Park 2006–2021

Legislative

Ignatius Boyle (1882–1960) (Class of 1897, CBC Perth) – MLA for Avon 1935–1943
Jonathan Huston (Class of 1979) - MLA for Nedlands 2025–present

Local

The Hon. Sir Fred Chaney Sr. KBE AFC (1914–2001) (Class of 1932, CBC Perth) – Lord Mayor of Perth 1978–1982
Sir Thomas Meagher (1902–1979) (Class of 1919, CBC Perth) – Lord Mayor of Perth 1940–1945
Eric Silbert AM^[1] DFC (1922−2007) (Class of 1938) − Deputy Lord Mayor of Perth 1978–1979

Judiciary

The Hon. John Chaney (Class of 1970) – Justice of the District Court of Western Australia 2004–2009, President of the State Administrative Tribunal 2009–2014, Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 2009–2018
The Hon. Maurice Cullity KC (Class of 1953) – Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice 1997−1999, Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice 1999−2010
The Hon. Anthony Derrick SC (Class of 1984) – Justice of the District Court of Western Australia 2010–2018, Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 2018–present
The Hon. Edward Arthur Dunphy QC (1907–1989) (Class of 1922, CBC Perth) – Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory 1958–1993, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 1961–1979
The Hon. Eric Heenan KC (Class of 1962) – Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 2002–2015
The Hon. Sir John Lavan (1911–2006) – Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1969–1981 (CBC Perth)
The Hon. Rene Le Miere KC (Class of 1962) – Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 2004–2022
John Prior (Class of 1979) – Justice of the District Court of Western Australia 2018–present
Chris Shanahan SC (Class of 1977) – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 2025-present
John Staude (Class of 1975) – Justice of the District Court of Western Australia 2010–present

Public and Community Service

Geoff Churack AM^[1] (Class of 1955) – businessman and philanthropist
David Fenbury (1916–1976) (Class of 1932, CBC Perth) – senior public servant, delegate to the secretariat of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations, New York
The Most Rev. Sir Lancelot Goody KBE (1908–1992) – sixth Archbishop of Perth 1968–1983 and first Bishop of Bunbury 1954–1968 (CBC Perth)
Kenneth McKenna AO^[1] (Class of 1941) – senior public servant
The Most Rev. Michael Morrissey (Class of 1969) – ninth Bishop of Geraldton 2017–present
Tom Perrott AM^[1] (Class of 1938) – businessman and philanthropist
Christopher Shanahan SC – senior counsel barrister, acting commissioner of the Corruption and Crime Commission in Western Australia
Cedric Wyatt (Class of 1957) – senior public servant and Aboriginal rights activist

Military

Brigadier Rod Curtis AM^[1] MC (Class of 1958) − Commanding Officer of Special Air Service Regiment 1979−1982
Brigadier Owen Magee (Class of 1942) − military engineer, Director of Fortifications and Works
Lt Col James McMahon DSC AM^[1] DSM (Class of 1981) − Commanding Officer of Special Air Service Regiment 2005−2006
Lt Col Dennis Robins CSC (Class of 1998) − Defence Force School of Intelligence
Brigadier Gerry Warner AM^[1] LVO (Class of 1966) − Chief of Staff Land Headquarters 1999−2002

Academia and Science

Rhodes Scholars

1906: Dr. Alexander Juett (1886–1953) (Class of 1905, CBC Perth)
1908: Dr. John Horan (1890–1945) (Class of 1907, CBC Perth)
1911: Dr. John Savage (1890–1948) (Class of 1909, CBC Perth)
1913: Alaric Pinder Boor (1892–1917) (Class of 1912, CBC Perth)
1949: The Hon. Peter Durack QC (1926–2008) (Class of 1942)
1958: The Hon. Maurice Cullity KC (Class of 1953)

Chancellor

Michael Chaney AO^[1] (Class of 1967) – Chancellor, University of Western Australia see Business

Others, academia and science

Richard Fox (Class of 1960) – medical physicist
Alan Lopez AC^[1] (Class of 1968) – epidemiologist, academic and professor
Dr Hannes Gebauer OAM^[1] (Class of 1973) – dermatologist
Professor Ivan Kennedy AM^[1] (Class of 1956) – biochemist, academic and professor
Peter Klinken AC^[1] (Class of 1970) – biochemist, medical researcher and academic, Chief Scientist of Western Australia
Michael McCarthy^{[citation needed]} (Class of 1964) – maritime archaeologist and maritime historian, Western Australian Museum, Adjunct Professor University of Notre Dame, Adjunct Texas A&M University

Arts, Entertainment and Media

Reg Cribb (Class of 1980) – actor and playwright
Geoff Gibbs AM^[1] (Class of 1957) – actor and principal of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Peter Kennedy (Class of 1959) – political journalist and author
Trevor Kennedy AM^[1] (1942–2021) (Class of 1959) – editor-in-chief of Consolidated Press Holdings see Business
Paul Lockyer (1950–2011) (Class of 1967) – news reporter^[3]
Mark Priestley (1976–2008) (Class of 1993) – actor
Dave Warner (Class of 1970) – author, musician and screenwriter

Business

Michael Chaney AO^[1] (Class of 1967) – chair of National Australia Bank, Woodside Energy; CEO of Wesfarmers
Denis Cullity AO^[1] CMG (1928–2022) (Class of 1945) – forestry and timber industry leader, founder and chairman of Wesbeam
Herb Elliott AC^[1] MBE (Class of 1955) – chair of Fortescue Metals Group, CEO of Puma North America
Trevor Flugge AO^[1] – chair of Australian Wheat Board
Trevor Kennedy AM^[1] (1942–2021) (Class of 1959) – CEO of AWA, business director business director
Jack Kilfoyle (1893–1962) (Class of 1914, CBC Perth) – pastoralist, Rosewood station
Peter Smedley AM^[1] (1943–2019) (Class of 1960) – CEO of Colonial Mutual

Engineering and Construction

Ken Kelsall AM^[1] (1921–2015) (Class of 1938) – engineer, pioneer in the development of the water industry in Western Australia
Peter Moore PSM^[1] (Class of 1966) – engineer, COO of Water Corporation
Geoff Summerhayes OAM^[1] (1928–2010) (Class of 1945) – architect, President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (Western Australia)
Robert Torrance AM^[1] (Class of 1954) – master builder

Sport

Athletics

Bill de Gruchy (Class of 1947) – Auckland 1950 gold medal 4 x 110 yd, silver medal 110 yd
Herb Elliott AC^[1] MBE (Class of 1955) – Rome 1960 gold medal 1,500 m, Cardiff 1958 gold medal 880 yd, 1 mile, Sport Australia Hall of Fame 1985^[4]

Australian rules football

Ben Allan (Class of 1987) – Claremont premiership player 1987 and 1989; Hawthorn premiership player 1991; Fremantle inaugural captain; Simpson Medal 1988, 1989 and 1990; All-Australian 1993 and 1994; WA state representative; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2012
Gerry Bahen (1929–2012) – North Melbourne; South Fremantle premiership player 1952, 1953 and 1954; WA state representative
Liam Baker (Class of 2015) – Richmond premiership player 2019 and 2020
Peter Bell (Class of 1992) – South Fremantle; North Melbourne premiership player 1996 and 1999; Fremantle captain; All-Australian 1999 and 2003; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2013; Australian Football Hall of Fame 2015
Simon Black (Class of 1997) – East Fremantle; Brisbane Lions captain and premiership player 2001, 2002 and 2003; Brownlow Medal 2002; Norm Smith Medal 2003; All-Australian 2001, 2002 and 2004; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2017; Australian Football Hall of Fame 2020
John Bridgwood (Class of 1968) – Claremont; WA state representative
Charlie Cameron (Class of 2011) – Adelaide, Brisbane Lions
Jarrod Cameron (Class of 2017) – West Coast Eagles
Jason Carter (Class of 2017) – Fremantle
Brant Colledge (Class of 2012) – West Coast Eagles
David Crawford – Claremont premiership player 2011 and 2012; WA state representative
Patrick Cripps (Class of 2012) – Carlton captain, Brownlow Medal 2022 and 2024; All-Australian 2018, 2019 and 2022
Ross Ditchburn (Class of 1974) – Claremont; Carlton premiership player 1982
Paul Duffield (Class of 2002) – Fremantle
Nat Fyfe (Class of 2008) – Claremont; Fremantle captain; Brownlow Medal 2015 and 2019; All-Australian 2014, 2015 and 2019
David Gault (Class of 1992) – South Fremantle premiership player 1997 and 2005 and captain
Robbie Haddrill (Class of 1998) – Fremantle
Alan Johnson (Class of 1974) – Perth premiership player 1976 and 1977; Melbourne; WA state representative; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2017
Percy Johnson (1933–2021) – East Fremantle premiership player 1957, Swan Districts captain coach, and Claremont; WA state representative; Channel 7 football critic; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2010
Daniel Kerr (Class of 2000) – West Coast Eagles premiership player 2006; All-Australian 2007
Quinten Lynch (Class of 2000) – West Perth premiership player 2003; West Coast Eagles premiership player 2006, Collingwood
Logan McDonald (Class of 2019) – Sydney Swans
Simon McPhee (Class of 1986) – Claremont premiership coach 2011
Jamie Merillo (Class of 1989) – Fremantle
Terry Moriarty – Perth, Sandover Medal winner 1943; WA state representative; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2010 (also attended St Patrick's Boys School)
Jesse Motlop (Class of 2021) – Carlton
Stephen O'Reilly (Class of 1989) – Swan Districts; Geelong, Fremantle and Carlton
Deven Robertson (Class of 2018) – Brisbane Lions
Trey Ruscoe (Class of 2019) – Collingwood
Jeremy Sharp (Class of 2019) – Gold Coast Suns, Fremantle
David Sierakowski (Class of 1992) – St Kilda, West Coast Eagles
Peter Spencer (Class of 1973) – East Perth; North Melbourne; Subiaco ; Claremont; Sandover Medal winner 1976 and 1984; WA state representative; Western Australian Football Hall of Fame 2007
Alan Toovey (Class of 2004) – Collingwood premiership player 2010
Luke Urquhart (Class of 2024) – North Melbourne
Frank Walker – Perth; WA state representative
Murray Ward (Class of 1954) – Claremont; also coached Aquinas to 7 Alcock Cups
Chad Warner (Class of 2018) – Sydney Swans
Corey Warner (Class of 2021) – Sydney Swans
Taj Woewodin (Class of 2020) – Melbourne
Elliot Yeo (Class of 2011) – Brisbane Lions, West Coast Eagles premiership player 2018, All-Australian 2017 and 2019

Basketball

Tom Garlepp (Class of 2003) – Perth Wildcats, Adelaide 36ers, Gold Coast Blaze, Sydney Kings
Bradley Ness OAM^[1] (Class of 1991) – Australian Rollers, Sydney Paralympics 2000, Athens Paralympics 2004 silver medal, Beijing Paralympics 2008 gold medal and captain, London Paralympics 2012 silver medal
Corey Shervill (Class of 2015) – Perth Wildcats

Cricket

Terry Alderman – 41 Test caps; 65 ODI caps; Sheffield Shield winner 1987–88 Western Australia
Cameron Bancroft (Class of 2010) – 10 Test caps; 1 T20i cap; Sheffield Shield winner 2021–22, 2022-23 Western Australia
Ernest Bromley (1912–1967) (Class of 1928, CBC Perth) – first Western Australian Test cricketer, 2 Test caps
Frank Bryant OAM (1909–1984) (Class of 1927, CBC Perth) – Western Australia
Nathan Coulter-Nile (Class of 2004) – 32 ODI caps; 28 T20i caps; first-class cricket Western Australia; List A cricket Perth Scorchers, Mumbai Indians
Aaron Hardie (Class of 2016) – Sheffield Shield winner 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023-24 Western Australia, Surrey; List A cricket Perth Scorchers
Alex Hepburn – Worcestershire
Brad Hogg (Class of 1988) – 7 Test caps; 123 ODI caps;
Justin Langer AM^[1] (Class of 1987) – 105 Test caps; 8 ODI caps; Sheffield Shield winner 1991–92, 1997–98; Western Australia coach 2012–2018, Australian coach 2018–2022, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 2022^[5]
Tom Outridge, Jr – Western Australia
Kevin Prindiville – Western Australia
Terry Prindiville – Western Australia
Basil Rigg – Western Australia; Sheffield Shield winner 1947–48
Sean Terry – Hampshire, Northamptonshire
Darren Wates – Western Australia

Cycling

Ben O'Connor (Class of 2013) – Team Dimension Data, 1st Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic 2016

Hockey

David Bell OAM^[1] (Class of 1972) – Montreal 1976 silver medal, Los Angeles 1984, Hockey Australia Hall of Fame,^[6] Sport Australia Hall of Fame 2004^[7]
Don Martin (Class of 1957) – Tokyo 1964 bronze medal, Mexico 1968 silver medal
Aran Zalewski (Class of 2008) – Tokyo 2020 silver medal

Mixed Martial Arts

Jack Della Maddalena (Class of 2013) – UFC Welterweight Champion

Rowing

Ross Brown – World Rowing Championships bronze medal lightweight eight 2004, bronze medal coxless pair 2007, silver medal lightweight eight 2010, gold medal lightweight eight 2011
Alexander 'Max' Cunningham (Class of 1954) – King's Cup winner 1960; Rome 1960 eight
Nick Garratt AM^[1] (1947–2019) (Class of 1965) – King's Cup rower, national and Olympic rowing coach
David McGowan (Class of 1998) – King's Cup rower, World Rowing Junior Championships gold medal quad scull 1999, Athens 2004 coxless four
Stuart Reside (Class of 1995) – King's Cup winner 1999, World Rowing Championships bronze medal quad scull 1999, Sydney 2000 quad scull, Athens 2004 bronze medal eight

Rugby

Jake Ball (Class of 2009) – Wales (50 caps), Western Force, Scarlets, Green Rockets Tokatsu
Kyle Godwin (Class of 2009) – Western Force, ACT Brumbies, Connacht
Zack Holmes (Class of 2007) – ACT Brumbies, Western Force, La Rochelle, Toulouse, Bordeaux Bègles

Soccer

Giordano Colli (Class of 2017) – Perth Glory

Swimming

Zac Incerti (Class of 2013) – Tokyo 2020 bronze medal 4x100 m freestyle, bronze medal 4x200 m freestyle

Volleyball

Luke Smith (Class of 2007) – London 2012

Water Polo

Tim Neesham (Class of 1996) – Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
Tom Hoad AM^[1] (Class of 1957) – Rome 1960; Australian captain Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972; Australian coach Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988, Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame 2009,^[8] Sport Australia Hall of Fame 2021^[9]
Joel Swift (Class of 2007) – Rio 2016

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "Honours – Old Aquinians' Association". Old Aquinians Association website. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ Charlton is new transport minister Westrail News March 1993 page 3
^ Hamilton, Walter (20 August 2011). "'Corrigin Kid' a rare reporter who genuinely cared". The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^ https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/herb-elliott/
^ https://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/cricket/australian-cricket-hall-of-fame
^ "Hockey Australia Hall of Fame Award Recipients" (PDF). Hockey Australia website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/david-bell/
^ https://www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au/about-us/hall-of-fame/
^ https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/thomas-hoad/

External links

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[2] Charlton is new transport minister Westrail News March 1993 page 3

[Lockyer-3] Hamilton, Walter (20 August 2011). "'Corrigin Kid' a rare reporter who genuinely cared". The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

[4] ttps://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/herb-elliott/

[5] ttps://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/cricket/australian-cricket-hall-of-fame

[6] "Hockey Australia Hall of Fame Award Recipients" (PDF). Hockey Australia website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[7] ttps://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/david-bell/

[8] ttps://www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au/about-us/hall-of-fame/

[9] ttps://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/thomas-hoad/

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