1946 Christian Brothers’ College – Perth

Christian Brothers College (CBC), informally known as CBC Perth or The Terrace was an Independent Catholic school for boys situated on St Georges Terrace in the centre of Perth… The college opened in January 1894, and was a founding member of the Public School Association in 1905. The college was the second high school established in WA. In 1938 the boarders and some of the day students at CBC moved to the new Aquinas College campus at Salter Point. Brother C.P. Foley, who was the headmaster of CBC Perth became the first headmaster of Aquinas taking with him the Christian Brothers College crest and colours, honour boards, and Public Schools Association membership. Brother Foley insisted the heritage of CBC Perth from 1894–1937 belonged to Aquinas. To further enhance Aquinas as the premier  Christian Brothers College, the main building at Aquinas was designed in the Federation Arts and Crafts architecture of CBC Perth. Meanwhile, although most of the day students remained at CBC Perth, numbers were depleted and the college immediately accepted an overflow of students from St Patrick’s Boys School on Wellington Street. CBC Perth continued as a day school from 1938–1961. In 1962, the students and staff of CBC Perth moved to a new site on the East Perth foreshore and the college was renamed Trinity College.