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First Catholic School Was Established
The local settlers funded the school. -
Saint Stephens Church
The first permanent was established. -
All Hallows Secondary School
Mother Vincent Witty and Sisters of Mercy established this -
Saint James School
This was the first boys catholic school established -
Time Of Growth
Free compulsory education for children. State funding for schools. -
Mary Makillop
She arrived in Brisbane to teach children. All catholic schools were self funded. -
James Duick
He saw a need for more catholic education an established 28 new catholic schools. -
WW2 poverty
Catholic education was affected by the war. There was a lack of teachers, growing class sizes and economic challenges -
Father Bernarad O- Shay
Appointed director of Catholic education. He lead transformation of catholic education in Brisbane. -
New Catholic Schools
15 new catholic schools were opened.