In 1925, Parish Priest Fr T.A. Sweeney saw the need for a Convent School in Springsure and construction of the new convent and school was completed by January 1926.

 

Bishop Sheil blessed the buildings and dedicated the new school to St Therese of the Little Flower (St Thérèse of Lisieux) on Sunday, 7th February.

 

School commenced for students on Tuesday, 2nd February, with 64 children in attendance.

The convent, school and boarding facilities were placed under the control of the Sisters of Mercy. The five founding Sisters of Mercy were Sr Mary Bonaventure Clifford (Mother Superior), Sr M Baptist Woods, Sr M Gerard Gibbs, Sr M Mechtilde Hogan, and Sr M Stanislaus Collins.

The school was widely known as The Little Flower Convent School or simply the Convent School. In later years, the school’s name was changed to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.

The Sisters of Mercy left Springsure in December 1982, and the school was handed over to a lay Principal (Mr Terry Cahill) and an all-lay staff in 1983.

While respectful of our history, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is very much grounded in the present yet always looking towards the future for our children.​​

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