▁a ▁religious ▁order ▁of ▁n uns , ▁arrived ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁convent ▁in ▁nearby ▁Carl ton . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁they ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁girls ▁school ▁at ▁West ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁its ▁closure . ▁The ▁n uns ▁also ▁established ▁a ▁girls ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁St ▁Alo ys ius ' ▁College , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Mother ▁X avier ▁Fall on , ▁in ▁nearby ▁North ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria ▁when ▁they ▁arrived ▁there ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁previous . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁church ▁were ▁well ▁under way , ▁and , ▁ham per ed ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing , ▁work ▁progress ed ▁slowly . ▁The ▁new ▁church ▁opened ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁while ▁the ▁old ▁church ▁became ▁both ▁a ▁parish ▁church ▁hall ▁and ▁class room . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁offering ▁classes ▁for ▁girls ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Mer it ▁Cert ificate ▁( G rade ▁ 8 ) ▁level . ▁The ▁old ▁building ▁was ▁soon ▁after ▁condem ned ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁board ▁of ▁health ▁which ▁necess itated ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁girls ▁school . ▁Dem ol ition ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁church ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁laid ▁early ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁was