School History
The history of St. Aloysius School is closely connected with gold. The original school located in Darling Street was established in 1876 and run by Michael Campion Carey. In 1879 it had an enrolment of 462.
The school continued to flourish under the care of Mr Carey and several lay teachers until December 1881 when a severe storm swept away part of the school.
On May 24th 1882, Dean Moore blessed a new girls school consisting of three classrooms at Redan. The school was administered by Loreto Sisters. The newly erected school was a wooden building to accommodate two hundred, but its history was short lived as it was destroyed by fire four years later.
It was replaced by a brick building on the corner of Ripon and Warwick streets. Whilst this school was being built, many of the children attended Redan Primary School. The school was opened on September 9th 1886 and was staffed by the Loreto Sisters from Mary's Mount.
In 1901 the school was handed over to the Sisters of Mercy but in 1907 the Bishop, Dr. Higgins, asked the Loreto Sisters to take it over again promising, transport for the nuns and the payment of lay teachers. The staff consisted of two sisters and three lay teachers. Sr. Mercia Richards was the last Loreto Sister principal finishing in 1998. Lay principal Greg Lane commenced his ministry in 1999 and our current principal Michael Kennedy commenced in 2006.
The present school was built in 1924 with additions and refurbishments being made in 1951, 1974, 1979, 1994 and 2008-2010.
The school consists of eleven classes/learning areas, a library, meeting room, Mathematics intervention room and a wonderful Auditorium/gymnasium. A Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden was added in 2019. We have plans in place for the next stage of school growth with a three classroom junior hub planned for construction in 2019/20.
Children have extensive outdoor playground equipment and grassed area facilities.
The school continued to flourish under the care of Mr Carey and several lay teachers until December 1881 when a severe storm swept away part of the school.
On May 24th 1882, Dean Moore blessed a new girls school consisting of three classrooms at Redan. The school was administered by Loreto Sisters. The newly erected school was a wooden building to accommodate two hundred, but its history was short lived as it was destroyed by fire four years later.
It was replaced by a brick building on the corner of Ripon and Warwick streets. Whilst this school was being built, many of the children attended Redan Primary School. The school was opened on September 9th 1886 and was staffed by the Loreto Sisters from Mary's Mount.
In 1901 the school was handed over to the Sisters of Mercy but in 1907 the Bishop, Dr. Higgins, asked the Loreto Sisters to take it over again promising, transport for the nuns and the payment of lay teachers. The staff consisted of two sisters and three lay teachers. Sr. Mercia Richards was the last Loreto Sister principal finishing in 1998. Lay principal Greg Lane commenced his ministry in 1999 and our current principal Michael Kennedy commenced in 2006.
The present school was built in 1924 with additions and refurbishments being made in 1951, 1974, 1979, 1994 and 2008-2010.
The school consists of eleven classes/learning areas, a library, meeting room, Mathematics intervention room and a wonderful Auditorium/gymnasium. A Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden was added in 2019. We have plans in place for the next stage of school growth with a three classroom junior hub planned for construction in 2019/20.
Children have extensive outdoor playground equipment and grassed area facilities.