Our School’s incredible history has many wonderful stories that our community are deeply connected to. This year as we celebrate our 125 Year Anniversary, we invite you each week to step back in time through some of the many stories that make up the life at St Catherine’s School.

Stories from the archives – 1954 – The Royal Visit

“The outer grounds of the Melbourne Cricket Ground were packed, and we, thirty-two St Catherine’s girls, were to be found some­where amongst seventeen thousand school children, for you see this was, our day, the day that we had longed for since the Queen landed in Australia.

In the years to come our History books will record the occasion when, for the first· time, Australia was visited by a reigning monarch. The visit of Queen Elizabeth II will always be remembered by our generation. The Queen’s youth, charm, and dignity have left a distinct mark on us, the Australian people.”

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