Aquinas 75th Year Gala Weekend 12 & 13 September 2025
Our official weekend of celebration! This weekend offers the opportunity for current and old Aquinians, their family members and friends, past and current parents, staff and friends of the College to officially gather to have one big party to celebrate the 75 glorious years of Aquinas.
Welcome Drinks, Friday 12 September
5pm-7pm at “The Cath” (The Cathedral Hotel)
Start the reunion early by calling in for a drink at The Cath. Please let us know here if you will be attending and the number with you so that we can let the Cath know.
Tours of Aquinas, Saturday 13 September
11am-2pm at Aquinas (on the hour)
So much may have changed since the last time you were at Aquinas. Come and have a tour with our current students, re-live your glory days, spot yourself in the whole College photos in Montefiore and check out whether you signed the interior of your wardrobe doors. Please let us know if you would like a tour, what time and how many will be in your party by clicking here.
Aquinas College Gala Ball, Saturday 13 September
7.30pm-12.30am at the Adelaide Convention Centre
The highlight of our 75th-year celebrations will be the Gala Ball at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Fine food, Australian wines and beers, the Baker Boy Band and an amazing Live Auction will all combine with your presence to make this a night to remember.
You can book as a table of 10, or book your tickets as an individual or a couple, and we will place you on a table.
Tickets are $190 each. Current students will be provided with a discount code to assist in their attendance.
When booking, you may wish to contribute to funding a current student to enable them to attend. Please indicate this on the booking form.
SPECIAL NOTES relating to the Gala Ball
Table Captains
We are calling on people to be Table Captains of tables of 10. You can have as many tables as you would like, and they will be situated physically next to each other at the Convention Centre. All you need to do is contact us* to declare your captaincy and then invite your partners, family, friends, children, grandchildren etc. to join you at your table. Tell them to state that you are their Captain when they book their tickets.
Gala Auction Items
We are also assembling an array of fabulous Live Auction items. So if you can offer an “Experience”, have a Holiday House at some beautiful beach, or could donate something special, we would love to hear from you. One of our main Auction items which is already proving popular is New Year’s Eve on the front lawns of Aquinas, featuring the opportunity to host a gathering for a select group of friends, to watch the fireworks, bring in the new year and re-live the good old days with a sleepover in Maino!
Accommodation
Just for the Gala Weekend, we have secured a special rate at the Oval Hotel. Please click this link for details: https://www.ovalhotel.com.au/private-page/aquinas-college-75th-anniversary/