I was delighted to attend a number of ceremonies to celebrate Queensland Catholic school anniversaries and a new building opening recently. 

All Hallows’ School this year celebrates its milestone 160th anniversary. I attended an event to celebrate the school’s rich and diverse history as both the oldest continuing school in Queensland and the first secondary school for girls in the State. 

I also joined the St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba, community to celebrate 90 years of Ursuline education in Toowoomba with a Mass lead by Bishop Robert McGuckin.  

At San Sisto College, Carina, it was great to join the school community to celebrate the opening and blessing of the extension to the FraAngelico Creative Arts Centre. The college celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and will host the San Sisto Alumni 60th Celebrations in November. You can read more about this event in an article published on the QCEC microsite here.  

Congratulations also to schools at opposite ends of the state that recently celebrated their centenaries. St Monica’s School, Oakey, in the Toowoomba Diocese, and Mount St Bernard College at Herberton in the Cairns Diocese both held celebrations with their communities during the school holidays.