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The first catholic school was established
In 1845 lay couple Mary and Michael Burke established the first catholic school by money collected from local settlers -
The first catholic school was established
In 1845 lay couple Mary and Michael Burke established the first catholic school by money collected from local catholic settlers -
The settlement had its first permanent church
In 1850 the settlement had its first permanent church, Saint Stephens -
Cathedral of the diocese
In 1854 Saint Stephens was proclaimed the Cathedral of the diocese after separating from New South Whales to become Queensland -
The first catholic secondary school
Mother Vincent Whitty and the Sisters of Mercy established the firs Catholic secondary school, All Hallows -
Irish Catholic vs English Protestants
In the 1870's, the divide between the Irish Catholic and English protestants came a push to keep church and state separate. Laws were passed to provide free compulsory and secular to children and to remove state funding for all religious schools. -
Archbishop James Duhig
In the early 1900's Archbishop James Duhig invested in large amounts of land for catholic schooling and by 1930 28 new schools had been established -
The Great Depression
The period from the Great Depression in 1929 to the end of World War 2, Catholic education was affected by lack of teachers, growing class sizes and economic changes -
Changes
Major changes occurred nationwide in school funding in the 1960's to 1970's -
Bishop John Cullinane
Bishop John Cullinane called a meeting to a strike which caused 1000 students leaving and enrolling for a state school -
equal pay
Government funding resulted in equal pay with state school teachers -
SES funding model
The Howard Government devised the SES funding model in the 90's, both federal and state government provided current and capital funds using needs based processes -
The Rudd Government
The Rudd government promised one to one technology -
North and South
The formation of North and south schools service centers in 2010 saw Brisbane Catholic Education the demands of the contemporary education community
