1800’s – 1970’s

The Catholic school population more than doubled in the 1950s due to the ‘baby boom’ and Federal Government’s immigration program.

The first seeds for a systemic approach to Catholic schooling were sown in 1965, when a newly established Catholic Building and Finance Commission took financial control of all parish primary and regional secondary schools.

There was a teacher shortage and funds were needed to build more schools to accommodate burgeoning enrollments. A breakthrough came in 1968, when the government provided funding of $12-18 for each Catholic school student.