▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁most ▁schools ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁religious ▁instit utes , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁decrease ▁in ▁membership ▁of ▁these ▁instit utes , ▁together ▁with ▁major ▁re forms ▁inside ▁the ▁church , ▁lay ▁teachers ▁and ▁administr ators ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁schools , ▁a ▁process ▁which ▁completed ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁region , ▁schools ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Education ▁Office , ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Br is b ane , ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Catholic ▁Education ▁Commission , ▁which ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁coordin ating ▁administration , ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁policy ▁across ▁the ▁Catholic ▁school ▁system . ▁Pre ference ▁for ▁en rol ment ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁Catholic ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁parish ▁or ▁local ▁area , ▁although ▁non - C atholic ▁students ▁are ▁admitted ▁if ▁room ▁is ▁available . ▁The ▁nearest ▁high ▁schools ▁are ▁in ▁To owo om ba , ▁I ps wich ▁and ▁Jim bo om ba . ▁ ▁Independent ▁schools ▁ ▁Most ▁independent ▁schools ▁c ater ▁for ▁students ▁from ▁prepar atory ▁to ▁year ▁ 1 2 . ▁ ▁Def unct ▁private ▁schools ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁Queensland ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁, ▁a ▁directory ▁of ▁Government ▁schools ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁( Dep art ment ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Training ▁– ▁Queensland ▁Government ) ▁CE O ▁Br is b ane ▁About ▁Independent ▁schools ▁at ▁Independent ▁School s ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁West ▁Mor eton <0x0A> </s> ▁Ald field ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁and