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.

Blackfriars Priory School
Address
17 Prospect Road, Prospect 5082

Adelaide
,
South Australia
Information
TypePrivate
MottoDeus Scientiarum Dominus
(The Lord is an all-knowing God 1 Sam 2:3)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Dominican Friars)
Established1953
ChairmanDavid O'Loughlin
PrincipalSimon Cobiac
ChaplainWilliam Loh OP
GradesELC - 12
GenderBoys (R-12)
co-ed (ELC)
Enrolment763[1] (2018)
Colour(s)Black, Cambridge blue         
MascotHound
Websitebps.sa.edu.au

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.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

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.[5][6]

Principal Simon Cobiac said in a statement that another sculptor would refashion the statue.[5]

Notable alumni

Arts

Public life

Sport

References
  1. https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49693
  2. "Mr J Angas Johnson". The Advertiser. 20 May 1902. p. 6 – via Trove.
  3. St Catharine's, Prospect Road, Photograph c. late 1890s, State Library of South Australia
  4. History & Tradition, Blackfriars Priory School
  5. Erin Jones, "Blackfriars Priory School principal explains how awkward covered statue was bungled," The Advertiser, South Australia, November 22, 2017
  6. Daniel Keane, "Blackfriars Priory School to redesign 'suggestive' statue of saint and child after online ridicule," ABC.net, November 21, 2017
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