Welcome to St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary’s has been an important part of the Maryborough Community for over 150 years. The first Catholic school here opened in 1858 and was the beginnings of the school we now refer to as St Mary’s Catholic Primary, although it was not known by that name. This makes St Mary’s the oldest still operating Catholic School in Queensland.
The school was staffed by lay people until 1870 when the first Sisters arrived. With the canonization of Mother Mary MacKillop as Australia’s first Saint, it is pleasing for us to note that the first sisters to come to Maryborough were actually Sisters of St Joseph (or Josephite Sisters), the order of nuns founded by Mary. However, in 1879, the Sisters were withdrawn, at the time of Mary’s ...keep reading
Events / Calendar
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2012 Orientation Day
All new 2012 students will be attending their 2012 Orientati..
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2012 Parent Information Night
Families with a child starting at St Mary's next year are in..
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P&F Movie Night
This Friday night the P&F will be hosting a movie for ou..
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Prayer of the Week
We praise you Lord, people from every nation. Your love for us is strong! You are faithful forever. Amen. Holy Prophet of God, Isaiah, pray for us.