Tony Abbott has visited his former school to speak with history students while promoting his new book and Sky News documentary ‘Australia: A History’.

The former prime minister attended the prestigious Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview from 1970 to 1975.

The Catholic boys school on Sydney’s lower north shore boasts a series of high-profile alumni, known as ‘Old Ignatians’.

Mr Abbott joked about his teachers thinking he was a "real pain in the posterior” when arguing with the Jesuits but cherished the “wonderful friends” he made who are still with him to this day.

During a Q&A with Year 11 History and Extension History students, the former Liberal leader was asked how his catholic education impacted his values, views, and policies as a public figure.

He believed he tried to make decisi

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