Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay - History - St Joseph's College

St Joseph's College

St Joseph’s School opened in 1847. It originally consisted of separate Boys and Girls Schools in the one building, St Joseph’s Boys’ School, and St Joseph’s Girls’ School. At this point it was located Behind St Joseph’s Church in the CBD. 1n 1893 the boys were transferred to a new school on the corner of Harrington and Patrick Streets. The Sisters of Charity retained some boys’ infant classes, though. The new St Joseph’s school Building on the corner of Molle and Macquarie streets (now Collegiate’s middle school), opened in 1923. At this time the school expanded into secondary classes, and was called St Joseph’s Secondary School. In 1926 it was renamed St Joseph’s College. In 1957 the secondary classes were transferred to Mount Carmel in sandy bay, and became known as Mount Carmel College. St Joseph’s remained as a primary school until 1964, when the school moved to south Hobart as St Francis Xavier’s School.