St James' College
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St James Catholic College is a school in Cygnet
, south of Hobart
, Tasmania
. It is a co-educational school from kindergarten to Grade 10.
in 1896 in response to the desire for Catholic education in the Cygnet area, the Sisters of St Joseph founded St Mary’s Convent School. In 1944, Lourdes Hill Agricultural College was founded by the Christian Brothers to provide secondary schooling for boys. During this time, the boys from Grade 4 were taught by the Brothers at Lourdes Hill. The Sisters taught the lower primary boys and all the girls at St James School.
Lourdes Hill amalgamated with St Mary’s Convent School to form St James College in 1962. In 1961, the Brothers and Sisters began to share the teaching of the secondary classes and within a couple of years the schools had combined to become co-educational. Shortly after in 1976, St James School and Lourdes Hill Agricultural College became known as St James College.
Cygnet, Tasmania
Cygnet is a small town 55 kilometres south west of Hobart, in the Huon Valley in Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Cygnet had a population of 839.-History:...
, south of Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. It is a co-educational school from kindergarten to Grade 10.
in 1896 in response to the desire for Catholic education in the Cygnet area, the Sisters of St Joseph founded St Mary’s Convent School. In 1944, Lourdes Hill Agricultural College was founded by the Christian Brothers to provide secondary schooling for boys. During this time, the boys from Grade 4 were taught by the Brothers at Lourdes Hill. The Sisters taught the lower primary boys and all the girls at St James School.
Lourdes Hill amalgamated with St Mary’s Convent School to form St James College in 1962. In 1961, the Brothers and Sisters began to share the teaching of the secondary classes and within a couple of years the schools had combined to become co-educational. Shortly after in 1976, St James School and Lourdes Hill Agricultural College became known as St James College.