St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
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Springhill, Brisbane, Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 27°27′26″S 153°1′31″E / 27.45722°S 153.02528°ECoordinates: 27°27′26″S 153°1′31″E / 27.45722°S 153.02528°E |
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| Type | Private, Single-sex, Day school |
| Motto |
Latin: Servire Deo Sapere ("To serve God is to be wise") |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers |
| Established | 1875 |
| Headmaster | Dr. Michael Carroll |
| Staff | 160 |
| Years offered | 5–12 |
| Enrolment | ~1,500 (Years 5-12) |
| Colour(s) | Red & Black |
| Slogan |
Servire Deo Sapere |
| Website | www.terrace.qld.edu.au |
Servire Deo Sapere
Meaning to Serve God is To be Wise
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace (commonly known as Terrace or GT) is a Greater Public Schools private, Catholic, day school for boys only, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded on 5 July 1875 by three Irish Christian Brothers, the College follows the Edmund Rice tradition, and currently caters for about 1436 students from Years 5 to 12.
St Joseph's College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),It is no longer affiliated with the Combined Independent Colleges (CIC), and is a founding member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS). An Old Boy, (former student who graduated from Terrace) Hugh Lunn, wrote books about his life at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.
Terrace was founded in 1875 as both a day school and a boarding school. The original colours for the school were Navy Blue and White, adopted from the Congregational Crest of the Christian Brothers. In 1891 the boarding school was moved to Nudgee and in time became what is now Nudgee College, the boarding school adopted colours of Royal Blue and White. The original Gregory Terrace Navy and White rugby jersey was adopted by the Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club upon formation in 1905 and is still worn by them today. The schools both competed in the famous "Butchers' Stripes" in different shades of blue until 1923 when it was suggested by the newly appointed Gregory Terrace Headmaster, Brother Reidy that, even though the Terrace Navy Blue was close to black, one of the schools change their White to Red for easier recognition on the rugby field. At the time the Christian Brothers were changing their Motto and Crest and Brother Reidy decided to change the Terrace colours to Black and Red at the same time the crest changed.
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