Gilroy Santa Maria College is a
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secondary
day school
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, located in
Ingham,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
History
The college is the result of a merger of two secondary Catholic schools, Cardinal Gilroy College for boys (named after
Norman Gilroy
Sir Norman Thomas Gilroy (22 January 1896 – 21 October 1977) was an Australian bishop. He was the first Australian-born cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Early life and priestly ministry
Gilroy was born in Sydney, to working-class par ...
, Archbishop of Sydney and operated by the
Christian Brothers) and Santa Maria College for girls (operated by the
Sisters of Mercy
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). Both colleges commenced in 1949. Changes in secondary education and the "abolition of the Scholarship year" led to the amalgamation of the two schools in 1973 on the Cardinal Gilroy College site in Chamberlain St.
Gilroy Santa Maria College website
(retrieved 15 May 2012)
See also
* List of schools in North Queensland
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References
External links
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Educational institutions established in 1949
Educational institutions established in 1973
Private schools in Queensland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
1949 establishments in Australia
Former Congregation of Christian Brothers schools in Australia