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In 1845 Lay couple Mary and Michael Burke Established the first catholic school funded entirely from the money that they collected from their local community of catholic settlers.
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the first ever church in Queensland is the St. Steven Church which became a diocese church.
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The St Steven Church was proclaimed as a cathedral of the diocese after formally from NSW to become the known colony of Queensland.
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In 1861 Bishop James Quinn made his way to Brisbane aboard the Yarra Era.
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The St James Catholic school was established in 1868. The school was entirely staffed by lay teachers.
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By the end of the decade there were 35 catholic school established and was fully funded by their own communities. The catholic education didn't just survived but flourished.
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The Irish Catholic and English Protestants were divided. It came to a push to keep the Church and State separate Laws.
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It was around this time that St. Mackillop an d the Sister of St. Joseph arrived in Brisbane.
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In 1919 the death of the Archbishop heralded. He was replaced by Archbishop James Chui.
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The period from the Great Depression in 1929 to the end of WW2 saw Australian suffer the challenges of widespread poverty and unemployment. The catholic schools had to lower their fees to help struggling families who needed education for their children.
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In 1948 a Diocesan Director became an instrument through leading the transformation of catholic education through the whole of Queensland.
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In the 1960's there were a lot of major changes occurred nationwide in school funding after Goulburn School strike in 1962
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St Macauley College would open its door to include lay teachers as catholic schools has become more reliant on laid leadership and staff.
