History of Brisbane Catholic Education

  • FIRST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

    FIRST CATHOLIC SCHOOL
    Lay couple nary and Michael Burke began the story establishing the first catholic school funded entirely by money collected from local catholic settlers.
  • St Stephens

    St Stephens
    in 1850 the settlement had its first permanent church st Stephens
  • Yarra Yarra

    Yarra Yarra
    in 1861 bishop James Quinn five priests and six irish sisters of mercy made their way to the Brisbane a board the yarra yarra.
  • St James school

    St James school
    in 1868 was St James school for boys was established stewed entirely by late teaching.
  • World War 2

    World War 2
    in 1929 to the end of world war 2 saw Australia suffer the challenges of wide spread poverty and unemployment