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1845- The first catholic school
Establishing the first catholic school made by Mary and Michal burg (they were a lay couple) -
1850- St Stevens
The settlement had its first catholic school named St Stevens -
1860- Cathedral of the Diocese
St Stevens was proclaimed the Cathedral of the Diocese. -
1861- first secondary school
Bishop James Quinn and six Irish sisters of mercy made their way to Brisbane aboard the Yara Yara. Mother Vincent Whitty and the sisters of mercy established our first Catholic Secondary School. -
1868- James school for boys
James school for boys was finally established in 1868. -
1870- Time of growth
This was the time of growth. On the back of the divide between the Irish and the English came the push to keep states separate. By the end of the decade there were 35 catholic schools that Had opened. -
1929- WW1 Disaster
WW1 began and the time of great depression started. -
1943- Growth of the Catholic Education
Catholic Education grew as the year went on. -
1945- End of WW2
This year began with a lot of poverty and unemployment because of the end of WW2. Catholic education was effected by lac of teachers though none of the schools were closed. In fact 19 new schools were opened. -
1948- Bernard O'shea
Bernard O'shea, as diocesan director of catholic education he would be leading through the transformation of catholic education in Brisbane. -
1960- New Schools established
Major changes were made as 26 new schools were opened. -
1962- Government Provides grants for catholic schools
Political parties began to reconsider state aid to non state schools and within 12 months the federal government provided grants to catholic schools. -
1973- Macaulay College
Macaulay College would open its first doors to include lay teachers as catholic schools had become more reliant on laid leadership and staff.
The first Australian born archbishop Francis rush was appointed in 1973. -
1988- Father Bernard O'shea was reaplaced
Farther Bernard O'shea was replaced by the first lay director Vince O'Rourke.
