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FIRST CATHOLIC SHCOOL
A lay couple established the first Catholic school funded entirely by money collected from local Catholic settlers. -
FIRST PERMANENT CHURCH
St Stephens was the First Permanent Church and it still stands today. -
FIRST CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL
Bishop James Quin, 5 priests and 6 Irish Sisters of Mercy made their way to Brisbane aboard the Yarra Yarra. James Quin was surprised by the poverty of the largely Irish population. Mother Vincent Witty and the Sisters of Mercy established our first Catholic Secondary School. -
ST JAMES SCHOOL
The St James school for boys was established staffed entirely by lay teachers. Their training was before and after school -
LAWS
There was a divide between Irish Catholic and the English Protestants and their came a push to keep Church and States separate. Laws were passed to provide free education to children and to remove state funding for all religious schools. By the end of the decade their were 35 Catholic Schools established. -
MARY MACKILLOP
St Mary Mackillop and the Sisters of St Joseph arrived in Brisbane and started teaching. Their was a new Archbishop and women were allowed to vote. -
ARCHBISHOP
Archbishop Robert Dun died. Their was a new Archbishop James Chui and by 1930 he had established 23 schools. -
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SCHOOL
Australia was in poverty. Catholic Education was effected by a lack of teachers but surprisingly no schools were closed. 19 new schools were opened. -
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FATHER BERNARD O'SHEA
Father Bernard O'shea was appointed as diocesan inspector in 1943. The role renamed in 1948 as diocesan director of Catholic education. Their was an improvement of lay staff. -
TEACHERS
26 new schools were opened. Lay teachers were battering with bad conditions and only equipped with 2 years training before entering the classroom. -
MACKAULEY COLLEGE
Mackauley College would open it's doors to include lay teachers. 43,000 students enrolled and 113 schools opened -
TODAY
139 new schools are opened, Their is 11,000 staff and 72,000 students enrolled.
