Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham

Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, is a private Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Lewisham, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1891 by the Christian Brothers, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,350 boys from Year 5 to Year 12. The school is the oldest of the Christian Brothers schools operating in Sydney.

WWW cbhslewisham.nsw.edu.au

Principals

The following individuals have served as Principal of Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	L. Murphy	1889	1890	years	site
2	B. O’Hagan	1891	1892	years
3	P. Nunan	1892	1896	years
4	V. Caffrey	1897	1902	years
5	B. Coyne	1903	1904	years
6	J. T. Quinn	1905	1906	years
7	F. Magee	1907	1909	years
8	P. Walsh	1909	1910	years
	J. T. Quinn	1910	1912	years
9	T. B. Galvin	1913	1915	years
10	T. P. Harty	1916	1919	years
11	P. S. Mulkerns	1920	1922	years
12	J. A. Kearney	1923	1924	years
13	J. A. Fitzgerald	1925	1925	years
14	M. E. Breen	1926	1931	years
15	J. M. Wynne	1932	1937	years
16	J. S. Turpin	1938	1943	years
17	K. B. O’Farrell	1944	1946	years
18	J. K. O’Neill	1947	1952	years
19	R. B. Healy	1953	1958	years
20	V. A. Doody	1959	1961	years
21	W. V. Green	1962	1966	years
22	M. B. Gallagher	1967	1967	years
23	M. L. Hanlon	1968	1972	years
24	M. Q. Brady	1973	1982	years
25	F. R. Pelin	1983	1988	years
26	P. A. Hester	1989	2000	years
27	B. Roberts	2001	2007	years
28	P. Conn	2008	2020	years
29	M. Blowes	2021	incumbent	years

Crest and motto

The school motto Conanti Corona, translates as "A crown to the one who strives", which is used as an expression to help students to try their best in all aspects of life. The school crest is adapted from the Christian Brothers’ crest, highlighting the Celtic Cross and the Irish heritage of the Christian Brothers. The crest also contains the two symbols for the first and last letters of the Latin alphabet, symbolising learning and knowledge.

Notable alumni

Alumni of Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham are traditionally known as the "Old Boys".

Arts and letters

Ron Blair, playwright
Gordon Elliott, journalist and producer
Leo Schofield, journalist and food critic
Greg Sheridan, journalist
Francis Webb, poet
David Wenham, actor

Medicine and science

Victor Chang, heart surgeon

Military

Jack Mackey, military man given the Commonwealth's highest honour for bravery

Politics, public service and the law

The Hon John Aquilina, politician, a former Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, and a former Minister for Education and Member for Blacktown and Riverstone;
George Brandis, former Attorney-General of Australia and Leader of the Government in the Senate
Steve Doszpot, politician, and Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly
Brian McGowan, politician, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Sir Edward McTiernan Judge of High Court of Australia
Justice Kevin Frederick O'Leary, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory;
The Hon Terry Sheahan, a former NSW Attorney General and Member for Burrinjuck.
The Hon Harry Woods, Member Federal House of Representatives, Member NSW Legislative Assembly, Minister Local Government, Regional development, Rural Affairs.

Sport

Paul Akkary, Newtown Jets rugby league player
Raphael Bove, footballer
Jeremy Bray, an Irish cricketer
Steve Gearin, rugby league footballer
Roger Hartigan, Test cricket player
Solomon Haumono, rugby league footballer and professional boxer
Brett Holman, footballer
Andrew Koczka, footballer
Andrew Lomu, rugby league footballer
Martin Mulligan, tennis player
Paul Osborne, a professional rugby league footballer; politician, Schoolboy Player of the Year Award 1984
Kurtis Patterson, test cricket player.
Nathan Peats, rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans
Tim Pickup, rugby league footballer and test representative.
Joe Reaiche, rugby league footballer
Shane Rigon, rugby league footballer
Michael Speechley, rugby league footballer
Greg Stafford, an AFL player for Sydney Swans and Richmond Tigers
Marco Tilio, footballer for Celtic and the Australian national team
Bailey Hayward, rugby league footballer for Bulldogs