St Thomas More College, Sunnybank Explained

St Thomas More College
Motto:God's Servant First
Streetaddress:272 Turton St
Region:Sunnybank
City:Brisbane
County:Australia
State:Queensland
Postcode:4109
Country:Australia
Schooltype:Co-educational secondary school
Fundingtype:Non-government
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Opened:January, 1974
Status:Open
Principal:Leslie Conroy
Teaching Staff:78
Employees:132
Grades:7–12
Gender:Male, Female
Avg Class Size:27
Ratio:13.4:1
Houses:Assisi, MacKillop, Nagle, Romero, Turton
Colours:Black, White, Gold
Slogan:God's servant first
Song:Servant's Song
Sports:Rugby, Netball, Basketball, Volleyball, Esports, Futsal, Soccer
Publication:The College Weekly
Url:STMC
Principal Label:Principal
Enrolment:1060

St Thomas More College (STMC) is a Catholic, coeducational, secondary school located approximately 15 km south of Brisbane. It is a part of Brisbane Catholic Education.

History

St. Thomas More College, named after St. Thomas More, is a secondary school operated under the Brisbane Catholic Education system. The college was opened for the first time in January 1974, with an enrolment of 75 boys, under principal Jim Slingsby. The following year, the college made the move to become coeducational with an enrolment of 143 girls and 96 boys. Presentation Sisters were part of the staff until 1988.

The chapel

Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church opened in Cooranga (then known as Cooranga North) on Sunday 11 September 1938 on land donated by Mrs Mary Gertrude O'Brien.[1] [2] It was at 152 Cooranga North Niagara Road .[3] On 28 June 2017 in the middle of the night, the church building was relocated to St Thomas More College, where it is used as the school's chapel.[4] The relocation required two trucks, one for the church body and another for the roof, and the journey was .[5] [6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 14 January 1938 . DISTRICT NEWS . 5 . . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 24 April 2022 . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423143213/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217535988 . live .
  2. News: 20 January 1939 . OBITUARY . 3 . . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 24 April 2022 . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423143209/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216787239 . live .
  3. Web site: Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423143207/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/292-our-lady-of-sacred-heart-catholic-church-former . 23 April 2022 . 2022-04-23 . Churches Australia . en.
  4. Web site: Our Chapels Journey - from Cooranga to Sunnybank . 2022-04-23 . St Thomas More College, Sunnybank.
  5. Web site: Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423143207/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/292-our-lady-of-sacred-heart-catholic-church-former . 2022-04-23 . 2022-04-23 . Churches Australia . en.
  6. Web site: Blake . Thom . Our Lady of Sacred Heart . 2022-04-23 . Queensland religious places database . 2022-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423143214/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3155 . live .
  7. Web site: 2017-07-26 . Cooranga North church that closed in 2013 brought back to life at Brisbane school . 2022-04-23 . The Catholic Leader . en-AU . 2021-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210514205838/https://catholicleader.com.au/news/cooranga-north-church-that-closed-in-2013-brought-back-to-life-at-brisbane-school/ . live .