Memories from yesterday
Australian Catholic University teaching class
1935c. – Students enjoy an outdoor art class at Our Lady of Sion secondary school, Box Hill Melbourne
1954 – Grade 1-3 St Joseph’s School, Barmera South Australia
1929 – Sports Day at St Rita’s College Clayfield
1870 – Sr Mary Borgia Byrne and novice Miss Mary Fitzgerald with students, All Hallows primary school Adderton House Brisbane
c.1955 – Students and Sisters of St Joseph, Nannup W.A.
Students Rosebank College, Five Dock, c.1880’s. Good Samaritan Congregational Archives.
1900c – Xavier College Kew students sit on the front steps of the Senior Campus
1880c. – Student at Presentation College Windsor
1951 – Saint Ignatius College Adelaide
1949 – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Junior School students
1964 – Students with Augustinian Sisters at St Bernadette’s Primary School Sunshine North
1910 – Students at St Patrick’s Convent School Goodna QLD (now St Francis Xavier School, Goodna)
St Scholastica’s College, Glebe early 1900s. Source Good Samaritan Congregational Archives.
1948 – Domremy College Students at the Centenary of Education Demonstration, Sydney.
Early students at St Mary’s Maitland date unknown. Source Dominican Catholic Education.
Students at St Lucy’s Homebush. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands.
1930 – 3rd Football team, Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
1973 – Students from Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
1892 – Genazzano FCJ College students outside the Convent
1981 – Mother Theresa of Calcutta visits All Hallows’ School in Brisbane, with Sr Anne O’Farrell Principal, School Captain Julia Vandeleur and Vice-Captain Nichola Atkinson
Sr Albert Mugavin and students at Mater Dei, Camden in 1967. Good Samaritan Congregational Archives.
1920c. – Students at Our Lady of Sion School Warragul, Victoria
Music students at Santa Sabina College Strathfield, 1910. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands.
1963 – Year 2 students at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Manly
1994 – Year 5 students at Patrician Brothers Primary School, Fairfield with class teacher Brother Nicholas Harsas fsp
1916 – Students and Sisters of St Joseph at Kanowna on the West Australian goldfields. Sourced Sisters of St Joseph.
1867 – School built by the Josephites in Penola South Australia
1890 -St Charles Primary School Ryde
Students Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne 1919. Good Samaritan Congregational Archives.
Students Tamworth NSW 1938. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands
Students Moss Vale NSW 1893. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands.
1880 – Fr Dalton with staff & students Saint Ignatius’ Riverview. Source Jesuit Education Australia
1892 – Students and Sisters of Our Lady of Sion outside Bishop’s House in Sale, Gippsland VIC
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1978 – Open Girls Tennis Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
1922c. – Students at St James Catholic Primary School Forest Lodge students. Sourced: Sydney Catholic Schools
1884c – Sisters of Mercy Cobar Convent School NSW. Source Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
1990- Australian Catholic University Graduation Mass. Sourced ACU.
1915 – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart students
early 1900s – Students at Our Lady of Sion, York Street Sale
1884 – St Joseph’s School Strathalbyn South Australia. Sourced State Library of South Australia B30116
1956 – First class students at St Xavier’s Gunnedah, Diocese of Armidale
1994 -The University of Notre Dame Australia first undergraduate student cohort, Fremantle. Source UNDA.
1960s – Students with Sr Paula and Br Cassin and Bishop Albert Thomas, Santa Maria Orange, Diocese of Bathurst
1943 – Students from Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
1890c. – Students at Star of the Sea, Gardenvale
1912 Procession of the Blessed Sacrament at Sacré Cœur, Glen Iris, Vic
1876 – Pupils at Mary’s Mount Ballarat
1866 – The first Josephite stable school, Penola South Australia
1992- First Study Abroad cohort to The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle. Source UNDA.
1970s – Sr Janice Ryder with students in Science lesson Diocese of Bathurst
1948 Elementary Class at Sacré Cœur, Glen Iris, Vic
1961 – Fr Sean O’Doherty and Fr Crotty with students making their Holy Communion Orange, Diocese of Bathurst
1971 – Netball Premiers Cup, Carolyn Ball Captain, St Rita’s College Clayfield
1920c – Kincoppal School of the Sacred Heart Elizabeth Bay school group
St John’s Maitland 1910. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands.
1914 – Music students at St Gertrude’s College, New Norcia Western Australia. Sourced Sisters of St Joseph.
1885 – Maitland, New South Wales, the earliest photo of Patrician Brothers in Australia
Siena College Camberwell first class, 1940. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands.
Early image of St Patrick’s School Toowoomba
1912 Students at Clifton, Malvern, Vic
1870c. – Saint Aloysius’ College, Sevenhill SA
1960s – Kincoppal School of the Sacred Heart communion procession
Teachers’ training students at Signadou College Canberra 1967. Source Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia & The Solomon Islands.
1935c. – Students at St James Catholic Primary School Forest Lodge. Sourced Sydney Catholic Schools
1972 – Nicholas Harsas (now Brother) First Holy Communion at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Gladesville, with Sr Patricia Dawson rsm Principal and Sr Janet Weston rsm
1999 – St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Manly School
1967 – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart choir
1921 – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Junior School students
Students and staff at Mount St Benedict College Pennant Hills, 1969. Good Samaritan Congregational Archives.
1950c – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart junior school (Barat-Burn) drawing class
1899 – Students and Sisters of Mercy at St Brigid’s School West Perth. Source the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
1944 – Mary MacKillop College Kensington, South Australia
Moments from today
Diocese of Sale St Peter’s College Clyde North
St William’s Grovely Catholic Primary School Archdiocese of Brisbane
Students celebrate at St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Paddington NSW
Fr Rob Galea and Notre Dame College students sing Faith in the Future Shepparton, VIC
St Francis Xavier Arncliffe, NSW
Student at St John’s Silkwood, Diocese of Cairns
Student at St John’s Silkwood, Diocese of Cairns
Students with their prayer cards at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary, Carnes Hill.
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Students and staff with their 200 years banner 200 years of Catholic at Warlawurru Catholic School Red Hill, Lundja Community, WA
South Australia St Joseph’s Tranmere
Students celebrate in historical dress at St Catherine Labouré Gymea, NSW. Source Sydney Catholic Schools,
Sale Diocese St Peter’s College Clyde North blessing and opening ceremony
McAuley Catholic Primary, Rose Bay students.
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School Paddingtonstudents at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney, NSW. Photo by Giovanni Portelli.
Br Joachim and students from Marcellin College, Randwick. Source Marist Brothers Australia.
Student reader from Nagle College at the National Mass held at St Patrick’s Cathedral
Students from Sacred Heart College Sorrento, filmed in iconic locations across Perth WA. Source Catholic Education Western Australia
Sophia Kouknas, student at Domremy College Five Dock, at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney NSW. Photo by Giovanni Portelli
St Kilian’s Primary School students with Fr Rob Galea, Sandhurst Victoria. Source Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd.
Diocese of Toowoomba Primary
Students and staff celebrate at St Matthews Mudgee, Diocese of Bathurst NSW
South Australia St Francis de Sales College Mt Barker
St Pius X College, Mercy Catholic College and Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School at Chatswood Parish held a 200 years Mass
Student at St John’s Silkwood, Diocese of Cairns
Adelaide Diocesan Emmaus Catholic College Woodcroft
St Martin’s School, Greenacres South Australia
Good Counsel College Innisfail, Diocese of Cairns
2020 Townsville Catholic Education St Francis Catholic School, Hughenden
Student readers from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School at the National Mass held at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin, NT
Students and principal Matt Smith Redfern Jarjum College 2020. Source Jesuit Education Australia.
Students with their 200 years banner at Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg VIC.
Sheridan Family with a 200 years celebration cake at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Darwin, NT
St Mary’s Parish School Goondiwindi celebrates 200 Years of Catholic Education Diocese of Toowoomba
Galilee Catholic Primary School Bondi students celebrate
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP and the Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency Hon. Margaret Beazley AC QC, at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney. Photo by Giovanni Portelli
St Francis Xavier’s School Narrabri, Diocese of Armidale
Student from St Mary MacKillop Catholic College at St Patrick’s Cathedral Toowoomba QLD
Diocese of Wagga Wagga
St Clare’s School Tully, Diocese of Cairns
National Mass held at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Toowoomba, QLD.
School of the Nativity Aberfoyle Park South Australia
Student representatives, Catholic Education diocesan director Leesa Jeffcoat and Bishop Michael McCarthy at St Joseph’s Cathedral. Source Catholic Education Diocese of Rockhampton.
St Clare’s School Tully, Diocese of Cairns
Diocese of Toowoomba Secondary
Diocese of Cairns, Catholic Education Services launched the 200 years celebration with a mass at St Monica’s Cathedral with student representatives attending from a number of schools in the diocese.
Diocese of Wagga Wagga
South Australia St Francis de Sales College Mt Barker
Ballarat Diocese Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Wendouree Students
Diocese of Toowoomba Secondary
Year 6 students Archie, Noah, Kate and Zoe from St John’s Catholic College Richmond. Source: Mark Franklin, Archdiocese of Hobart.
200 students from Sacred Heart Primary Casterton, St Joseph’s Primary Coleraine, St Malachy’s Primary Edenhope, St Patrick’s Primary Nhill and Our Lady Help of Christians Murtoa. Source Catholic Education Ballarat.
Student procession at St John Vianney Co-Cathedral in Fairy Meadow. Source Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong.
Diocese of Toowoomba Secondary
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Kingsgrove, Sydney Catholic Schools
St Kieran’s Primary School Brighton, Archdiocese of Brisbane LD
Archdiocese Melbourne
Student readers at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral Adelaide celebrating a National Mass. Source Catholic Education South Australia.
A National Mass was held at acred Heart Cathedral, Diocese of Maitland Newcastle, NSW.
Principal Kate Fogarty with students Assumption College Kilmore. Source Marist Brothers Australia
Student at St John’s Silkwood, Diocese of Cairns
200 years Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville QLD
St Rita’s College Clayfield students with teaching staff
2020 Mary Mackillop Catholic College Kennsington SA
Loyola College Watsonia sing at the National Mass held at St Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne VIC
Virtual Reality in the classroom at St Rita’s College Clayfield
Diocese of Toowoomba Early Years
Students at St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School, Coragulac dress in historical costume, Diocese of Ballarat VIC
Adelaide Diocesan Emmaus Catholic College Woodcroft
Students, Catholic education staff and leaders, and Bishop of Townsville Tim Harris DD celebrate with 200 years cake
Student reader at National Mass held at St Francis Xavier Cathedral Diocese of Geraldton WA
Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School and Xavier Catholic College located on Bathurst Island in the town of Wurrumiyanga NT
St Raphael’s School Parkside SA
Archdiocese Adelaide Christian Brothers College Science Seniors
Our Lady of Lourdes Tarro students & principal Cheryl Henderson celebrate 200 years of Catholic education, Diocese of Maitland Newcastle. Source Newcastle Herald
Students at Student at St John’s Silkwood, Diocese of Cairns
Students with 200 years banner, source Diocese of Bathurst
St Marks College Port Pirie South Australia
Archdiocese Adelaide Christian Brothers College Junior Campus with Senior Campus
Archdiocese Adelaide St Pat’s Technical College Edinburgh North
Bathurst Diocese St Mary’s Wellington Science Lesson
National song composer Fr Rob Galea made a visited St John’s Richmond in Tasmania to surprise students who took part in the Faith in the Future Australian Student Version Video
St Martin’s School, Greenacres South Australia
MacKillop Catholic College student at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Sacred Heart College students performed the national song, ‘Faith in the Future’ at CEWA’s 200 years launch event. Source: CEWA
2020 Townsville Catholic Education St Michael’s Catholic School, Palm Island
St Patrick’s Primary Griffith, Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Student reader St Mary & Joseph’s Cathedral Diocese of Armidale
Parish Primary Schools and Red Bend Catholic College students, staff, parish priests and other guests at the bicentenary celebrations. Source: Catholic Education Wilcannia-Forbes
St Xavier’s Gunnedah students at St Mary & Joseph’s Cathedral, Diocese of Armidale
St Jerome’s Catholic Primary School Punchbowl student with Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP. Photo by Giovanni Portelli
St John’s Silkwood, Diocese of Cairns
St Leo’s Catholic College Wahroonga students at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral Waitara Diocese of Broken Bay
Archdiocese Adelaide St Pat’s Technical College Edinburgh North
Students at St Joseph’s Primary School Wauchope, NSW Diocese of Lismore
Archdiocese Melbourne St Peters Sunshine
Students Cabra Dominican College Adelaide. Source Dominican Education Australia
Students with a 200 years candle at St Benedict College Pennant Hills Liturgy
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School Summer Hill students with their 200 years prayer card & lapel pin. Source: Sydney Catholic Schools
Bathurst Diocese St Mary’s Wellington with Fr Carl Mackander
Director Ross Fox, St Joseph’s Primary School, Bombala principal Susan Tighe, REC Alice Shannon and students Miller Stewart and Connor Reed with Archbishop Christopher Prowse at St Christopher’s Cathedral Canberra
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Manly, student buddies
St Joseph College students and Bishop Robert McGuckin at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Toowoomba, QLD.
2020 Townsville Catholic Education St Clare’s Catholic School, Burdell
Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne today. Source Sisters of the Good Samaritan Archives
A Mass for the 200 years was held at Mercy Regional College, Camperdown Diocese of Ballarat VIC
National Mass held at St Mary’s Cathedral Perth WA
Maitland Newcastle Diocese St Joseph’s Taree
Holy Rosary Catholic School students with Catholic Education Tasmania executive director Dr Gerard Gaskin at St Mary’s Cathedral Hobart TAS
Students at St John Vianney Co-Cathedral in Fairy Meadow. Source Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong.
Diocese of Wagga Wagga
St Joseph’s Primary Uralla Diocese of Armidale
Bathurst Diocese James Sheahan Orange Agriculture Students
St Rita’s Babinda and St Rita’s South Johnstone Diocese of Cairns
Students are welcomed back to school after remote learning July 2021 St Paul’s Primary Coburg Archdiocese of Melbourne
St Martin’s School, Greenacres South Australia
Kindergarten students from Holy Cross Catholic Primary, Helensburgh, with their new school timeline. Source: Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong.
St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School, Coragulac students and staff dress in historical costume, Diocese of Ballarat
Students with the 200 years lapel pins and prayer cards at St Mary of the Angels Primary Guyra, Diocese of Armidale, NSW.
Archdiocese Adelaide Christian Brothers College Science Microscopes
Good Samaritan Education
Maitland Newcastle Diocese All Saints College
Holy Cross Primary School Trinity Park students at the National Mass held at Saint Monica’s Cathedral Cairns QLD
St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Primary School Arncliffe, NSW
2020 Townsville Catholic Education Caritas Launch with Most Rev Tim Harris Bishop of the Townsville Diocese
Students at St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Paddington NSW
St Patrick’s Koroit students celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education in the Koroit Irish Festival Parade
St Xavier’s Gunnedah students wearing their 200 years lapel pins at the National Mass at St Mary & Joseph’s Cathedral Diocese of Armidale, NSW.
Students at Infant Jesus School Morley. Source CEWA
St Agnes Catholic Primary School Matraville, Sydney Catholic School
A student from St Mary’s Primary School, Ipswich at Brisbane Catholic Education’s liturgy for the 200 years of Catholic education.
St Carthage’s Diocese of Lismore
Archdiocese of Adelaide Saint Ignatius, Athelstone Chapel Senior School
Catholic Education Tasmania students at celebration Mass. Photo by Katrina Allen
St Martin’s School, Greenacres South Australia
Bishop Shane Mackinlay, former Directors of Catholic Education Sandhurst Mr Adrian Sexton & Mr Denis Higgins and current Executive Director Paul Desmond cut a 200 years cake.
Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Students with their 200 years banner 200 years of Catholic at Warlawurru Catholic School Red Hill, Lundja Community, WA
St Clare’s School Tully, Diocese of Cairns
Students at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School, Merbein, Diocese of Ballarat VIC
St John’s Catholic College at St Mary’s Cathedral Darwin
St Martin’s School, Greenacres South Australia
St Benedict’s Catholic Primary Mango Hill students at St Stephen’s Cathedral, Archdiocese of Brisbane, QLD.
Archdiocese Adelaide Christian Brothers College Sports Day
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