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St Thomas More College, Sunnybank

Coordinates: 27°34′28″S 153°02′55″E / 27.574330°S 153.048627°E / -27.574330; 153.048627
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27°34′28″S 153°02′55″E / 27.574330°S 153.048627°E / -27.574330; 153.048627

St Thomas More College
Address
Map
272 Turton St


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4109

Information
School typeNon-government, Co-educational secondary school
MottoGod's Servant First
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
OpenedJanuary, 1974
StatusOpen
PrincipalLeslie Conroy
Teaching staff78
Employees132
Grades7–12
GenderMale, Female
Enrolment1060
Average class size27
Student to teacher ratio13.4:1
HousesAssisi, MacKillop, Nagle, Romero, Turton
Colour(s)Black, White, Gold
SloganGod's servant first
SongServant's Song
SportsRugby, Netball, Basketball, Volleyball, Esports, Futsal, Soccer
PublicationThe College Weekly
WebsiteSTMC

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

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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

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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 (26°45′24″S 151°24′20″E / 26.7566°S 151.4056°E / -26.7566; 151.4056 (Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church (former))).[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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  4. ^ "Our Chapels Journey - from Cooranga to Sunnybank". St Thomas More College, Sunnybank. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  5. ^ "Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  6. ^ Blake, Thom. "Our Lady of Sacred Heart". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  7. ^ "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.