Blackfriars Priory School

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Blackfriars Priory School
Location
17 Prospect Road, Prospect 5082 Adelaide , South Australia
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Deus Scientiarum Dominus (The Lord is an all-knowing God 1 Sam 2:3)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (Dominican Friars)
Established	1953
Chairman	David O'Loughlin
Principal	David Ruggiero
Chaplain	Peter Toan Nguyen OP
Grades	ELC–12
Gender	Boys (R–12) Co-ed (ELC)
Enrolment	760 (R–12) 90 (ELC) (2023)
Colour(s)	Black, Cambridge blue
Mascot	Hound[citation needed]
Affiliations	Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
Website	blackfriars.sa.edu.au

Blackfriars Priory School is a private Roman Catholic school for boys situated in Prospect, an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is conducted by the Dominican Friars of the Province of the Assumption.

History

The school opened in 1953 in its current location which was then a property called "St Catharine's". The house, which is now part of the school, was built for James Angas Johnson (1841–1909), a grandson of George Fife Angas.^[1][2][3]

Statue

In November 2017, Blackfriars covered up and eventually removed an outdoor statue of St. Martin de Porres after its "unintentionally provocative design . . . created a flurry of activity on social media, prompting the school to take quick action", according to a news report.^[4]

The statue depicted the figure of St. Martin "handing a young boy a loaf of bread, which appears to have emerged from his cloak". The boy's head is waist-high with the body of the priest. Students posted photos of it on social media, and the next week it was "cordoned off". A photo shows it covered with a black drape.^[4][5]

Principal Simon Cobiac said in a statement that another sculptor would refashion the statue.^[4]

Houses

House name	Colours
Denifle	Red and white and blue
Jarrett	Blue and red
Horten	Light blue and white
Aquinas	Black and white
Lagrange	Yellow and green
De Vitoria	Blue and green
Lacordaire	Red and yellow
Burke	Yellow and black

Notable alumni

Arts

• Harrison Gilbertson, actor^[6]
• John Schumann, singer^[7]

Public life

• Leon Bignell, politician^[8]
• Don Farrell, Labor senator^[8]
• David O'Loughlin, politician^[8]
• Jack Snelling, politician^[9]

Sport

• Carlo Armiento, football (soccer) player
• Alan Didak, Australian rules football player
• Callum Ferguson, cricket player
• Ben Hart, Australian rules football player
• Ben Holland, Australian rules football player
• Nick Holland, Australian rules football player
• Mark Jamar, Australian rules football player
• Teeboy Kamara, football (soccer) player
• Joe Mullen, football (soccer) player
• Martin McKinnon, Australian rules football player
• Oleg Markov, Australian rules football player
• Sean Tasker, Australian rules football player
• Boyd Woodcock, Australian rules football player