History - St Josephs Nudgee College

St Joseph’s Nudgee College is one of the oldest, continuing Catholic boys’ boarding schools in Queensland, being established in 1891. The present site of the College was selected by Rev. Br. Patrick Ambrose Treacy, founder of the Australian Province of the Christian Brothers after the Archbishop of Brisbane at the time, Most Rev. Robert Dunne D.D., requested that the educational facilities of a residential College be made available for Catholic boys, especially those from country districts.

The College Museum is located on the first floor of the Treacy Building.

1890

Construction of Treacy Building commenced.

1891

College opened.

1904

North Wing dormitories and College Hall (aka Ryan Hall) built.

1913

Foundation stone laid for Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel.

1916

Chapel completed, blessed and dedicated by Archbishop of Brisbane Dr James Duhig.

1918

Great Public Schools’ Association of Queensland (GPS) founded.

1922

Nudgee College Old Boys' Association formed.

1927

Main Oval developed (aka Ross Oval).

1934

No 2 Oval (aka Wilkes Oval) construction, Depression era employment project.

1936

Prime Minister Joseph Lyons visited the College.

1941

Honour Boards unveiled and presented by the NCOBA.

1951

The Flats development commenced.

1954

New Boarding dormitories completed.

1967

Opening of new Senior Boarding dormitories (single rooms for each boy) and science classrooms attended by Prime Minister Robert Menzies. Hendry Oval was also constructed.