Our College's Story

Saint Mary's Catholic College is a regional co-educational Catholic College built on the lands of the Wakka Wakka people. We offer quality inclusive education to students in the South Burnett region. The College belongs to the community of more than 146 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Brisbane and provides a seamless education for students from Prep to Year 12. The College has a long history and has been part of the South Burnett community since 1929.

The Sisters of Charity came to Kingaroy in 1929. Thirty children attended their first classes in St Mary's Church. The desks were taken outside every weekend so that people could come to Mass.

The Good Samaritan Sisters replaced the Sisters of Charity in 1934. Just after the Second World War, the Good Samaritan Sisters began a secondary school with twelve students. It only remained open for four years but reopened in 1964 with classes being held in the parish hall. The new secondary college buildings were opened the next year.

The idea to amalgamate the primary and secondary schools was agreed to in 1989, and in 1990 the combined schools became known as St Mary's South Burnett Catholic College. The College was renamed Saint Mary's Catholic College in October 2009.​