St. Mary's Catholic College, Dalby
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St. Mary's Catholic College was a co-educational, Catholic
Secondary school
(Years 8-12) situated in the town of Dalby
, approximately 250 km northwest of Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
.
The school usually had an enrolment of approximately 250 students. The College was merged with neighbouring primary school, St. Columba's Primary School, into Our Lady of the Southern Cross College for 2008. The final senior class of St. Mary's College Dalby was the Class of 2007.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
(Years 8-12) situated in the town of Dalby
Dalby, Queensland
Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Dalby is the administrative centre of the Western Downs Region and the centre of Australia's richest...
, approximately 250 km northwest of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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The school usually had an enrolment of approximately 250 students. The College was merged with neighbouring primary school, St. Columba's Primary School, into Our Lady of the Southern Cross College for 2008. The final senior class of St. Mary's College Dalby was the Class of 2007.