List of Perth Modernians

This is a list of Perth Modernians, the notable alumni of Perth Modern School, an academically-selective co-educational public high school located in Subiaco, an inner city suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Perth Modern School alumni have received more top Order of Australia honours than the alumni of any other school in Western Australia.[1]

Heads of state

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Viceroys

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Government

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Heads of government

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Executive branch

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Cabinet

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Other executives

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Legislative branch

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Judicial branch

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Presiding judges

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Judges, superior courts

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Military

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Chiefs of services

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Air, flag, and general officers

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Others – military

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Public service

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Public servants

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Diplomats

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Politicians

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  • Margaret Battye (1909–1949) – Australian women's rights activist, first female court lawyer in Western Australia
  • Bob Hawke, AC – President of Australian Council of Trade Unions
  • Clarrie Isaacs (1948–2003) – Australian Aboriginal activist
  • Rob Riley (1954–1996) – Australian Aboriginal activist
  • Jessie Robertson (1909–1976) – State president of the National Council of Women 1956–1959 & 1966–1972, of the Australian-Asian Association (1960–1965), international president of the Pan-Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association 1961–1964; co-founder of Association of Western Australia 1947, the Soroptimist Club of Perth 1958, King Edward Memorial Hospital auxiliary 1958, and of the women's auxiliary of the Country and Democratic League 1957 and was president 1961–1964
  • Vincent Serventy (1917–2007) – established world first nature conservation day, now Earth Day, Commissioner of Australian Heritage Commission, President of Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia, and founder of WA National Trust, WA Tree Society, WA Gould League of Birdlovers[9]

Others – public service

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  • Sheila McClemans (1909–1988) – first female barrister before the WA Supreme Court, co-founder of the first all-female law firm in WA
  • Jessie Robertson (1909–1976) – State president of the National Council of Women 1956–1959 & 1966–1972, of the Australian-Asian Association (1960–1965), international president of the Pan-Pacific & South East Asia Women's Association 1961–1964; and president of the women's auxiliary of the Country and Democratic League 1961–1964

Academia and science

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Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors

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Chairs

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Other notable academics and scientists

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Rhodes Scholars

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Art, entertainment and media

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Artists

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Entertainment and media

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Business

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Sport

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See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Topsfield, Jewel (4 December 2010). "Ties that bind prove a private education has its awards". The Age. p. 11. The hard copy article also published a table of the schools which were ranked in the top ten places in Australia, as follows: (1st with 19 awards) Scotch College, Melbourne, (2nd with 17 awards) Geelong Grammar School, (3rd with 13 awards) Sydney Boys High School, (equal 4th with 10 awards each) Fort Street High School, Perth Modern School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, (equal 7th with 9 awards each) Melbourne Grammar School, North Sydney Boys High School and The King's School, Parramatta, (equal 10th with 6 awards each) Launceston Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Wesley College, Melbourne and Xavier College.
  2. ^ "McCusker Charitable Foundation". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Farewell to the Honourable Justice Geoffry Miller" (PDF). Supreme Court of Western Australia. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ^ "CANN Stanley Buckingham". Highgate RSL. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Obituary – William Geoffrey (Geoff) Chandler – Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Le Souef Family" (PDF). State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ "PERSONAL". Irwin Index. 20 January 1934. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY APPOINTMENTS PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH (SEA-GOING FORCES)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 4 April 1968. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Finding Aids Manuscripts, Papers of Vincent Serventy" (webpage doc). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Rhodes Scholars – West Australians' Careers". West Australian (Perth, Wa : 1879–1954). The West Australian, Wednesday, 27 January 1932, p. 10. 27 January 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". University of Western Australia. Archived from the original (doc) on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  12. ^ Cooper, Keith Leo (1955), Eductive ways : an inaugural lecture delivered before the University of Western Australia on Thursday 3rd September, 1953, The University of Western Australia Press, retrieved 21 February 2012
  13. ^ "Scholar Congratulated". West Australian (Perth, Wa : 1879–1954). "The West Australian, Saturday, 30 June 1934, p. 15. 30 June 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Register of Heritage Places – Assessment Documentation" (PDF). The Heritage Council of Western Australia. 22 November 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  15. ^ "Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978)" (ANU Webpage). Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978) by Jenny Gregory and Rebecca Shepherd. Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  16. ^ Amanda Keenan (2 May 2018). "Conjuring Karen". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  17. ^ Fisher, Catherine Horne. "Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898–1992)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  18. ^ Francis, Jeff (6 April 1980). "Garrick wants to bank on success". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  19. ^ Gray, Darren (2 June 2018). "Gaining power: Fortescue's new CEO hits ground running". WA Today. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Garrick Agnew Biography and Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  21. ^ "Olympic Games – Australian Swimming Representatives and Medallists" (PDF). Swimming Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  22. ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (6 December 2016). "Zoe Goss: A career beyond that Brian Lara dismissal". cricketcountry.com. india.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Australian Football, Ern Henfry". Website. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  24. ^ "WA Hall of Fame Inductees". WAIS. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

Further reading

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  • Sphinx Foundation (2005). Perth Modern School: The History and the Heritage. Cottesloe, WA: B+G Resource Enterprises; Sphinx Foundation. ISBN 9781920715953.
  • Woodman, Alison; Staaden, Ross (2011). Past, Present & Future: Celebrating 100 Years of Exceptional Education at Perth Modern School (1911–2011). Subiaco, WA: Perth Modern School P & C Association. ISBN 9780646557847.
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