Old Aquinians are former students of Aquinas College (1938–present) and its predecessor Christian Brothers' College (1894–1937), in Perth, Western Australia.

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 (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 1993-1998Charlton is new transport minister Westrail News March 1993 page 3 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

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. 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 Chris Shanahan SC (Class of 1977) – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 2025-present

Public and Community Service 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) The Most Rev. Michael Morrissey (Class of 1969) – ninth Bishop of Geraldton 2017–present 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 Owen Magee (Class of 1942) − military engineer, Director of Fortifications and Works

Academia and Science

Rhodes Scholars 1949: The Hon. Peter Durack QC (1926–2008) (Class of 1942) 1958: Maurice Cullity 1987: William Jack 2009: John McAnearney

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

Nick Klomp – Vice Chancellor & President CQUniversity

Others, academia and science Richard Fox (Class of 1960) – medical physicist Alan Lopez AC (Class of 1968) – epidemiologist, academic and professor Peter Klinken AC (Class of 1970) – biochemist, medical researcher and academic, Chief Scientist of Western Australia

Arts, Entertainment and Media Reg Cribb (Class of 1980) – actor and playwright Geoff Gibbs AM (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 (1942–2021) (Class of 1959) – editor-in-chief of Consolidated Press Holdings see Business Paul Lockyer (1950–2011) (Class of 1967) – news reporter Mark Priestley (1976–2008) (Class of 1993) – actor Dave Warner (Class of 1970) – author, musician and screenwriter

Business Michael Chaney AO (Class of 1967) – chair of National Australia Bank, Woodside Energy; CEO of Wesfarmers Herb Elliott AC MBE (Class of 1955) – chair of Fortescue, CEO of Puma North America Trevor Flugge AO – chair of Australian Wheat Board Trevor Kennedy AM (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 (1943–2019) (Class of 1960) – CEO of Colonial Mutual

Engineering and Construction Geoff Summerhayes OAM (1928–2010) (Class of 1945) – architect, President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (Western Australia)

Sport

Athletics Bill de Gruchy (Class of 1947) – Auckland 1950 gold medal 4 x 110 yd, silver medal 110 yd Herb Elliott AC MBE (Class of 1955) – Rome 1960 gold medal 1,500 m, Cardiff 1958 gold medal 880 yd, 1 mile, Sport Australia Hall of Fame 1985https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/herb-elliott/

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 John Bridgwood (Class of 1968) – Claremont; WA state representative Jarrod Cameron (Class of 2017) – West Coast Eagles Jason Carter (Class of 2017) – Fremantle Brant Colledge (Class of 2011) – 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 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 2010) – 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 (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 (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 2022https://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/cricket/australian-cricket-hall-of-fame 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 (Class of 1972) – Montreal 1976 silver medal, Los Angeles 1984, Hockey Australia Hall of Fame, Sport Australia Hall of Fame 2004https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/david-bell/ 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 (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