and the school opened in February 1938 with 160 boarders and 55-day pupils. Brother C.P. Foley was the first headmaster. The Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Redmond Prendiville, addressed the headmaster and students on 19 November 1938:
"With the proud traditions of St Georges Terrace to sustain it, and with the additional advantages of new quarters and ideal surroundings, I have no doubt that Aquinas College will achieve still greater results in the moral and intellectual training of good Catholics and good citizens".
The Edmund Rice Administration wing was built in 1937. The main wing was brick in the late tradition of Federation Romanesque architecture, similar in style to CBC Perth. In its early years, the College extensively used wood framed and galvanized iron clad buildings for both dormitories and classrooms in order to cope with the steadily growing number of pupils.
=== 1951–1979 ===
In 1951, the College's premier oval, which is overlooked by the Edmund Rice Administration wing was named Memorial Oval …
