St Carthage's Convent School

St Carthage's Convent School was a Catholic school in Gordon Park that opened on November 3, 1929 (or July 8, 1930 according to other sources ) and closed in 1976 due to low attendance. The building continued to be used as a Catholic youth centre and was heritage-listed by Brisbane City Council on January 1, 2004.

Building (1929)
On July 28, 1929, Archbishop Duhig performed the ceremony of blessing and laying the foundational stone of St. Carthage's Church School (as it was called at the time). The ceremony was attended by local residents and a "number of" visiting priests, as described by the Brisbane Courier. "The foundation stone consisted of an inscribed marble slab, the inscription stating it was laid by the Archbishop on July 28, 1929. It was placed in the centre of the brickwork from each side of which steps leading to the entrance of the proposed church-hall will be constructed."

The building was built in a location where fresh air and sunlight would be plentiful and students would be able to enjoy "the refreshing breezes that blow across the hills even in the heat of summer." The building was planned to be built of brick and concrete. It was to serve as a school on the first level and a church on the second level.