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The First Catholic School
Lay Couple Mary of Michael Burke became the first catholic school funded from local catholic settlers, and is not far from St Steven's Cathedral. -
St Steven's School/Cathedral was Built
St Steven's School was built and then was made the Cathedral of Brisbane. -
Bishop James Quinn Arrived in Brisbane
Bishop James Quinn, five priest and six sisters, aboard a ship to Brisbane along the Yarra era. Bishop James Quinn, the first Bishop, was surprised of the poverty in the largely populated Irish land, so he raised the economical and social status for Catholics through education. -
The Division of the Irish Catholic and English Predestines
In the 1870’s it was a time of growth on the back of the divide between the Irish catholic and the English predestines came a push for the catholic church laws were made for free compulsory and secular education for children. -
State Education Act
The state government removed all state funding for all catholic schools which required funding to come from the church, parishioners and of students. -
The New Archdiocese of Brisbane
In 1887, the new archdiocese of Brisbane was established. The first appointed archbishop of Brisbane was Robert Dunn. -
The New Archbishop of Brisbane
James Duhig was named the new archbishop of Brisbane in 1919. He was a visionary with entrepreneurial spirit who saw growing need for catholic schooling. There was investment in land around Brisbane and by 1930 28 catholic schools had been established. -
Catholic Education Transformation
Bernard O'Shea led catholic education through transformation. Education was impacted by a reduction of numbers within religious orders requiring lay staff to teach. between 1945 and 1960 26 new schools opened. -
Catholic Education Commision
The appointment of archbishop Patrick Mary O'Donnell saw the formation of an arch diocese in education commission resulted in a catholic education office this set the scene for catholic education as we know it today. -
The First Australian born Archbishop
Archbishop Francis Rush was the first Australian born archbishop for Brisbane. -
First Lay Director of Catholic Education
Bernard O'Shea was replaced by Vince O'Rourke as the first lay director for catholic education. -
Economic Stimulus
In 2008 the Federal government announced an economic stimulus called the Building Education Revolution. This stimulus resulted in significant investment in catholic schools.
