Springfield's St Augustine's Catholic College wins state government approval
The Queensland Government today granted approval to the construction of St Augustine's Catholic College at Springfield in Brisbane's southwest.
Queensland Minister for Education Anna Bligh announced this afternoon that the State Planning Assessment Committee had formally endorsed the construction of St Augustine's Catholic College.
The formal approval means St Augustine's will officially open in 2003. The school will host an initial intake of years one to three and year eight with the facility ultimately offering a Catholic education from pre-school to year 12 on the same campus.
St Augustine's Catholic College has been in the planning for several years. The planning committee was awaiting state government approval before proceeding with a start to construction next year.
"St Augustine's will give the people of Springfield and surrounds the variety of educational choice," said St Augustine's planning committee's Father Michael Endicott.
"Springfield is an area that is really starting to blossom and already there are very strong traditions within the community. It is also an area where values can be assessed across the local community."
St Augustine's will endeavour to offer a specific emphasis on the environment with the added support of the local aboriginal community and its predecessors.
St Augustine's was one of two Catholic schools to win state government approval. Xavier Catholic College at Hervey Bay on Queensland's Fraser Coast will also open in 2003.
David Hutton, Executive Director of Brisbane Catholic Education, praised the efforts of the two dedicated steering committees as well as the local community support for both of the projects.
"The vision and spirit of all those people who have been involved for a long period and the support at a Brisbane Catholic Education level has been the springboard to this approval," Mr Hutton said.
"Both schools will be dynamic but different in their approach. They will cater to the individual needs of their own communities.
"It's also important we give people throughout the Archdiocese of Brisbane a choice of education. These two schools will now provide that for the communities of Hervey Bay and Springfield."
Xavier Catholic College and St Augustine's Catholic College are two of several Catholic schools being planned by Brisbane Catholic Education in the next decade.
It is hoped schools will soon be built at Noosa on the Sunshine Coast and in Algester in Brisbane's southwest.
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