Blackfriars Priory School
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, a grandson of George Fife Angas.In November 2017, Blackfriars unveiled an outdoor statue of St. Martin de Porres with an "unintentionally provocative design" that went viral on social media. It was later removed.
Notable alumni
Sport
- Carlo Armiento, soccer player
- Alan Didak, Australian rules footballer
- Callum Ferguson, cricketer
- Ben Hart, Australian rules footballer
- Ben Holland, Australian rules footballer
- Nick Holland, Australian rules footballer
- Mark Jamar, Australian rules footballer
- Teeboy Kamara, soccer player
- Oleg Markov, Australian rules footballer
- Martin McKinnon, Australian rules footballer
- Joe Mullen, soccer player
- Sean Tasker, Australian rules footballer
- Boyd Woodcock, Australian rules footballer
Other
- Leon Bignell, politician
- Don Farrell, politician
- Harrison Gilbertson, actor
- David O'Loughlin, politician
- Matthew Pantelis, presenter
- John Schumann, singer
- Jack Snelling, politician