Campus Facilities
From humble beginnings at the Pugin Chapel, St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace has grown and expanded its campus facilities to an outstanding standard, to offer leading educational opportunities to its students.
The College’s ongoing commitment to building, growth and innovation has seen marvellous development and improvement of its physical state, to benefit its students - a testament to the sacrifice, hard work, vision and generosity, over many generations, of the Terrace Family and in particular the Gregory Terrace Foundation.
Although the College is proud of its physical growth, a Terrace education transcends “bricks and mortar” and strives to continue to reflect the care, humility, mission and determination to make a difference, of the school’s courageous pioneers. This spirit remains the bedrock and foundation of Terrace’s future growth.
See Our History to learn more about the development of Gregory Terrace.
Pugin Chapel
The Pugin Chapel is the spiritual origin of St Joseph’s College. This historic Brisbane building, the “Old St Stephen’s Cathedral”, which still stands today, first accommodated 26 students – the original Terracians - back in 1875. It was here that the Christian Brothers vowed to educate “anyone who would come”.
Spring Hill Campus
First occupied in 1876, the College’s historical campus at Gregory Terrace, is in the high-density inner city suburb of Spring Hill. It has been thoughtfully developed over the years to maximise its physical dimensions, to encompass innovative buildings, spaces, and a vast array of academic, religious, cultural and sporting facilities that provide an exceptional learning environment. In so doing, the campus has retained its tight-knit, community-oriented atmosphere and the sense of spirituality, history and tradition for which the College is renowned.
Waterford Place
In 2006 the College grew beyond its Gregory Terrace address, across the road, to Water Street, with the re-development of Waterford Place, to house “Middle School” or Year 10. A technologically advanced and innovative, fully self-contained facility, the opening of this building marked a significant change in the school structure and delivery of curriculum.
Tennyson Playing Fields
Terrace’s magnificent playing fields at Tennyson – the scene of many historic Terrace events and the home of the Terrace sporting program – are widely admired. First acquired in 1962, this 10 hectare facility on the banks of Oxley Creek has been cultivated into a first-class resource for Terrace Gentlemen and also is home to the Br CL Dillon Boatshed.
Chapel of the Holy Family
The Chapel of the Holy Family was opened in 2001 as part of the GT125 building projects. Constructed on the Gregory Terrace side of the school, not far from where the original foundation stone of the College was laid, the Chapel is a very special, spiritual building of light and reverence that is available to our community for worship as well as for special ceremonies such as weddings.
Gregory Terrace Outdoor Education Centre (GTOEC)
Developed in the College’s Centenary Year, 1975, the Outdoor Education Centre is a unique facility on the shores of Lake Maroon, facilitating special learning opportunities and experiences in the outdoors for our young men. Outdoor education camps form an important part of the curriculum for our students and various other events and retreats are also conducted at “Maroon”.
