School history
St Michael's Catholic Primary School has been serving the Brunswick community for over sixty years. From humble beginnings in an old building on Clifton Road Brunswick Junction, St Michael's was opened in 1952 under the leadership and guidance of the Presentation Sisters.
Below is a timeline of significant events in the history of St Michael's School.
| 1922 - 12 Feb | The Catholic Church in Brunswick Junction was officially opened and blessed. |
| 1951 | Parishioners in Brunswick Junction tried to establish their own private school, without success. Fr Cleary, the Harvey Parish Priest, issued an invitation to the Presentation Sisters to open a convent and school at Brunswick Junction. |
| 1951 - 9 May | The founding Sister, Ignatius Henry and Margaret Mary Eaton, arrived. They were joined two days later by Sister Anthony Houlahan. |
| 1951 | Father McSweeney was appointed the priest of the Harvey-Brunswick Junction parish. His first goal was to establish a Catholic primary school in the area. |
| 1951 - 2 Sep | The Presentation Convent was officially opened. |
| 1952 | The cheese factory was converted into a two-classroom school ready for the start of the 1952 school year with 60 pupils. This grew to 79 pupils later in the year. |
| 1954 | A three-room school officially opened. Term one saw 100 pupils attneding. |
| 1965 | A block of land was purchased which was to be used for a playground. |
| 1975 | Federal Government funding provided a resource centre, office and staffroom with storage attached. Monsignor Charles Cunningham was the Parish Priest. A lottery win by the Monsignor purchased equipment and a school bus. |
| 1995 | Sr Maura O'Connell is the last Presentation Sister to be the Principal of St Michael's. The Presentation Order withdraws from St Michael's. |
| 1996 | Acting Lay principal, Simon Casey is appointed. Internet access is set up in the school. |
| 1997 | Peter Sell is appointed the first lay Principal of St Michael's. Kindergarten is introduced. |
| 1998 | The Library is dedicated to Laurel Atherton. Ted Brophy is recognised as a volunteer in teaching computer technology. |
| 2002 | The school celebrates its 50th year of service. |
| 2007 | Maureen Tully is appointed Principal. |
| 2010 | BER funding sees the building of a new library, classroom, staff workroom and the undercover area. |
| 2012 | Phillip Rossiter is appointed Principal. |