▁number ▁wish ing ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁extended ▁by ▁incorpor ating ▁a ▁tr anse pt ▁into ▁its ▁structure . ▁As ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁school ▁students ▁increased ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁further ▁extended ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁two ▁additional ▁a is les . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁pup ils ▁on ▁its ▁en rol ment ▁register ; ▁ 5 0 5 ▁boys ▁and ▁ 7 7 7 ▁girls . ▁ ▁The ▁girls ▁school ▁ ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Star ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁Girls ▁School ▁began ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁church ▁building ▁around ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁cert ified ▁teacher ▁in ▁charge ▁was ▁Kate ▁Qu inn ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁two ▁assist ants ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁she ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Elizabeth ▁F og art y ▁( née ▁Griff ith s ) ▁and ▁in ▁turn ▁she ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Miss ▁Wal sh ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁an ▁additional ▁a is le ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁church ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁the ▁expand ing ▁local ▁population . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁att ending ▁services ▁and ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁school ▁students ▁forced ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁another ▁a is le ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy ,