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First Catholic School
In 1845 Lay couple Mary and Micheal Burke established the first Catholic School funded entirely by money collected by local catholic settlers. At the time there were fewer than 1,000 and about a quarter were Roman Catholic -
The First Church in The Settlement
The first catholic church in the settlement was called St Stephens -
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About Ten Years
All most ten years on St Stephen's was proclaimed the cathedral of the Diocese after formally separating from New South Whales to become the colony of Queensland -
The Trip
!n 1861 Bishop James Quinn, 5 priests and 6 Irish sisters of Mercy made their way to Brisbane aboard the Yarra Era. Bishop Quinn was surprised by the poverty of the largely Irish population and committed to raising the economic and social status of Catholics through education mother Vincent Whitty and the sisters of mercy established The First Catholic Secondary School, All Hallows -
St James
In 1868 St James was established and staffed entirely by lay teachers. They had training before and after school and working in class as apprentices during the day. -
Divide Of State And Catholic
1870 was a time of growth on the back of the divide between the Irish, Catholic and English Protestants came a push to keep Catholic and State separate. Laws were past to provide free, compulsory and secular education to children and to remove state funding for all religious schools. Despite the political climate by the end of the decade there were 35 Catholic schools established and fully funded by their communities. -
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St Mary Of The Cross MacKillop
It was around 1870 that Mary and The Sisters Of St Joseph arrived in Brisbane. In months despite the challenges of there settlement, they began teaching. The turn of the century saw much transformation, eg: The newly formed Federation Of Australian States and The New Archdiocese of Brisbane, a new Archbishop Robert, Technological and Social Advancements -
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More Advancements From The Turn Of The Century
Finally! Australian Women could vote and electricity was invented. The horrors and disruptions of world war I had big implications for Catholic Education. The divide between Protestants and Catholics gained momentum during the conscription debate. Catholic continued to be self-funded. -
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WWII
The end of World War II. Saw Australia suffering challenges like poverty, unemployment and many more. Catholic education was effected big by lack of teachers, growing class sizes and economic challenges.
