27°34′28″S 153°02′55″E / 27.574330°S 153.048627°E
| St Thomas More College | |
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272 Turton St , , , 4109 | |
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| School type | Non-government, Co-educational secondary school |
| Motto | God's Servant First |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Opened | January, 1974 |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Leslie Conroy |
| Teaching staff | 78 |
| Employees | 132 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Male, Female |
| Enrolment | 1060 |
| Average class size | 27 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.4:1 |
| Houses | Assisi, MacKillop, Nagle, Romero, Turton |
| Colour(s) | Black, White, Gold |
| Slogan | God's servant first |
| Song | Servant's Song |
| Sports | Rugby, Netball, Basketball, Volleyball, Esports, Futsal, Soccer |
| Publication | The College Weekly |
| Website | STMC |
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
editSt. 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
editOur 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 (26°45′24″S 151°24′20″E / 26.7566°S 151.4056°E).[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 380 kilometres (240 mi).[5][6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 14 January 1938. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 20 January 1939. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Our Chapels Journey - from Cooranga to Sunnybank". St Thomas More College, Sunnybank. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Blake, Thom. "Our Lady of Sacred Heart". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Cooranga North church that closed in 2013 brought back to life at Brisbane school". The Catholic Leader. 2017-07-26. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-04-23.