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First Catholic School in Brisabne
Mary and Michael established the first catholic school in Brisbane funded entirely in money collected from local Catholic settlers. -
First Church
The settlement had it's first permanent church, St Stephens. From years on St Stephens proclaim the Cathedral of the diocese. -
James Quinn arrives in Australia
Bishop James Quinn arrived in Australia in 1861. Also 5 priest and 5 Irish sister's of mercy came along with James to Australia. -
First Catholic Secondary school
Mother Vincy Widy and the sisters of mercy established the first Catholic secondary school "all hallows". -
Catholic schools
There were 35 Catholic schools established and fully funded at the end of the decade. -
Arrived in Brisbane
St Mary of the cross Mackillop and the sisters of St Joseph arrived in Brisbane, within months despite the harshness and challenges of early European settlement they began teaching. -
Archbishop Robert done
A new Archbishop Robert Don came to Brisbane. -
Laws
Laws were passed to provide free compulsory and secular education to children and to remove state funding for all religious schools. -
More Schools
Archbishop James Chui Visionary an entrepreneurial spiritual see growing need for Catholic schooling he invested in large tracks of land around Brisbane and by 1930 had established 28 new schools. -
Hard times
Catholic education was affected by lack of teachers growing class sizes and economic challenges but Catholic education persevered through these hard times. Some schools waive their fees to help struggling families and surprisingly no schools were closed. Catholic educators continued to provide quality education throughout this period 19 new Catholic schools were opened despite the bleak outlook. -
Lay teachers
Catholic education continued to struggle with the demands of its mission throughout the post-war boom. The numbers within religious orders began to decline and so an increase in the employment of lay staff began despite budget restrictions and continued funding by communities and parishes 26 new schools were opened in these years to 1960 major changes occurred nationwide in school funding after the Goulburn strike in 1962. -
Teachers
the 1960s was of strain for Catholic education lay teachers were battling with stifling conditions and only had two years training before entering the classroom. -
Government Funding
The federal Government provided grants to Catholic schools that was the first time in almost a hundred years the Catholic schools had government funding. -
Students
Major social upheaval and the second Vatican council saw new educational approaches which would see this decade close with 43 thousand students enrolled and 113 schools across the archdiocese. -
Queensland Catholic Education
Archbishop Francis Rush was appointed in 1973 over the next seven years another 12 schools emerged alongside the Queensland Catholic Education.
