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Our School - A Brief History
  • 1921: St Patrick's opened with an enrolment of 80
  • 1928: Sacred Heart Church opened
  • 1932: Beginning of Secondary classes
  • 1938: Convent of Mercy was opened.
  • 1950: Marist Brothers arrived to open St Brendan's Boys School at East Griffith
  • 1956: Infants Block at St Patrick's built (100 block)
  • 1959: New block built behind the church for Primary and Secondary girls (700 block)
  • 1967: Girls in St Patrick's Secondary School moved to boys school at East Griffith Infants department increased in population
  • 1973: Kindergarten block opened. Principal - Sr Mary Felician
  • 1974: St Patrick's School became a co-educational Primary School. Principal - Sr Josephine Doyle
  • 1976: Principal - Sr Mary Stephanie
  • 1977: Br David Facci took over as the first Marist Brother Principal at St Patrick's
  • 1978 - 1985: Br Peter Howes - Principal
  • 1986 - 1991: Br Justin Guthrie - Principal
  • 1992: Marist Brothers left St Patrick's School. Mr Robert Keady - Principal
  • 1995: Library and Administration blocks opened
  • 1996: 75th Anniversary of St Patrick's
  • 1997: Fr. O’Dea Technology Room opened
  • 1999: New Classroom installed
  • 2001: Two New Classrooms installed
  • 2002: Kindergarten Shelter built
  • 2005: Shelter over the bus area built
  • 2006: Infants Toilets refurbished
  • 2007: Creative Arts Centre established
  • 2009: Administration Block, 100 and 700 Block refurbished
  • 2010/11: New School Hall, Canteen, New Classrooms, Refurbishment of Classrooms and Library 
  • 2013: New Principal appointment Mr David Adams-Jones
  • 2015: Sacred Heart Parish donates $250,000 to the school. Extensive refurbishment of following buildings to reflect 21st Century Contemporary learning:
    • Kindergarten building and new furniture.
    • 700 Block as Stage One building completed with new furniture to cater for Years One and Two students.
    • Library moved to 600 block with new shelving and minor refurbishment..
    • Old Kindergarten building refurbished.
    • Official Blessing of refurbished school buildings. The Parish of Sacred Heart acknowledged for their kind generosity and the Diocesan Provident Fund of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga for their financial support.
  • 2016: ​Refurbishments continue throughout the summer holidays with learning spaces completed for beginning of Term 1 in 2016.  Parish donates a further $100,000 to the building project.
    • 100 block refurbished to cater for Year 5 Students.
    • 600 block refurbished
    • Mrs Sandra Campbell appointed Principal
  • 2017: Restructure of the school playground with the old fort being replaced with new equipment. Basketball court resurfaced. AFL posts installed. 
  • 2018: Co-Leadership model implemented with Mr Daniel Tuohey and Mr Michael Morrell sharing the role of Assistant Principal and Religious Education Coordinators.
  • 2019: Mrs Sandra Campbell retires as Principal. 
  • 2020: Mr Daniel Tuohey and Mr Michael Morrell appointed as Co Principals

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Warrambool Street,
Griffith  NSW  2680

​PO Box 1452, Griffith  NSW  2680

​Phone: 02 6964 2888
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