. ▁The ▁Brothers ▁chose ▁land ▁on ▁Gregory ▁Terra ce ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁their ▁school ▁but ▁while ▁await ing ▁its ▁construction , ▁comm enced ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁at ▁St ▁Stephen ' s ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁Street . ▁The ▁school ▁re located ▁to ▁Gregory ▁Terra ce ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁College ▁on ▁Gregory ▁Terra ce ▁function ed ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁day ▁school , ▁but ▁Bishop ▁O ' Qu inn ▁successfully ▁press ured ▁the ▁Brothers ▁to ▁admit ▁board ers ▁to ▁Gregory ▁Terra ce . ▁Arch bishop ▁Robert ▁Dun ne , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁O ' Qu inn ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁continued ▁to ▁press ▁the ▁Brothers ▁to ▁increase ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁board ers . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁Catholic ▁board ing ▁schools ▁was ▁not ▁traditional ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁board ing ▁schools ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁el ite . ▁In ▁Queensland , ▁O ' Qu inn ▁and ▁Dun ne ▁promoted ▁board ing ▁schools ▁as ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁vast ness ▁of ▁Queensland ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁population ▁scattered ▁over ▁huge ▁areas ▁far ▁distant ▁from ▁principal ▁urban ▁cent res . ▁Board ing ▁schools ▁were ▁a ▁logical ▁choice ▁for ▁rural ▁Catholic ▁boys ▁but ▁southern ▁board ing ▁schools ▁( as ▁in ▁Sydney ) ▁were ▁expensive ▁and ▁O ' Qu inn ▁and ▁Dun ne ▁wanted ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁poor er ▁rural ▁C athol ics ▁who ▁compr ised ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁con greg ation . ▁It ▁was ▁essential ▁that ▁Catholic ▁board