Josephite Schools

Since our foundation in Lochinvar in 1883 Sisters taught in many schools in response to the needs of people in rural areas, mining towns and working class suburbs.

In all, fifty parish primary schools and ten secondary schools were entrusted to our Sisters in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and beyond. These are listed below. 

Music was always a prominent aspect of our Josephite education through classroom teaching, private tuition and the training of choirs and orchestras.

Today the Josephite spirit lives on in the schools through the work of dedicated lay principals and staff.

For illustrated historical details click here.

Click on the blue links below to be taken to an existing school's website and learn more about that school and its history.

A history of schools, including those now closed, can be found in the publication Snapshots in Time: 1822-2021 A Focus on schools in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle by Frances Dunn, Marie Hughes rsj and Elizabeth Latham

 

Parish Primary Schools 

Location	Established
LOCHINVAR	1883
MERRIWA	1885
QUIRINDI	1885 - 1887
KNOCKFIN	1886 - 1900
NULKABA (CESSNOCK)	1887 - 1937
CARRINGTON	1888 - 1971
DUNGOG	1888
MEREWETHER (Burwood)	1888
BROOKFIELD	1889 - 1957
LARGS	1889 - 1968
KRAMBACH	1893 - 1989
WINGEN	1896 - 1958
ABERDEEN	1896 - 1976
GLENDONBROOK	1900 - 1920
WYBONG	1901 - 1916
CUNDLETOWN	1906 – 1969
CESSNOCK (Mt St Joseph)	1906 - 1966
ABERMAIN	1908
KURRI KURRI	1908
WEST WALLSEND	1912 - 1982
PORT MACQUARIE	1913
DENMAN	1915
CARDIFF	1917
GLOUCESTER	1919
TAREE	1923
CHARLESTOWN	1927
WAUCHOPE	1928
WINGHAM	1935
BELLBIRD	1937 - 1957
CESSNOCK (Wollombi Rd)	1937
SUMMER HILL	1949
BELMONT	1950
CLIFTON GARDENS	1950
GRETA (Migrant Camp)	1950 - 1960
KENDALL	1952 - 1982
SWANSEA	1952
BULAHDELAH	1955
MEREWETHER BEACH	1956
SHORTLAND	1957
FORSTER	1959
WINDALE	1959
NEWCASTLE (Star of Sea)	1961 - 1969
EDGEWORTH	1962
MORISSET	1962
PARKSIDE – QLD	1962 - 1973
GATESHEAD (St Paul’s)	1964
MUSWELLBROOK	1973
KILABEN BAY (Toronto)	1973
LAURIETON (Kendall)	1982

 

Secondary Schools 

Location	Established
LOCHINVAR	1915
TAREE	1926
GATESHEAD (St Mary’s)	1964
PORT MACQUARIE	1930
WAUCHOPE	1930 - 1968
WINGHAM	1935 - 1961
CESSNOCK (Mt St Joseph’s)	1936 - 1968
MERRIWA	1954 - 1968
BULAHDELAH	1955 - 1966
SUMMER HILL	1957 - 1962
ABERDEEN	1972