Name: Villanova College (Coorparoo; Secondary)
Time: 1954 - Current
Epoch: Late 20th Century
Category: Catholic Secondary College
Institution Category: Education
Institution Group: Secondary
Coordinates: -27.4957805, 153.0515056
Street Address: 24 Sixth Ave, Coorparoo QLD 4151
Suburb: Coorparoo
Sector: Independent \'Catholic\'
Local Study Area: Greenslopes-Coorparoo
Study Stage: MBSH Stage 3 Local Study Areas
Villanova College opened in 1948, in the suburb of Whinstanes (now part of Hamilton), organised by six Irish priests from the Order of Saint Augustine. The College was relocated and re-established at the former ‘Langlands’, in Coorparoo, built by the merchant Reuben Nicklin. Langlands had previously been the Good Samaritan Convent of Saint Scholastica until 1953, when the new Villanova College opened. The First Rector of the College was Father Ben O’Donnell (1948–1958).
Geographic Description 1: Inside The Green Belt
Geographic Description 2: Norman Creek
Geographic Description 3: Flood Gullies; Ridgeline; Hills
Villanova College website ; Retrieved on 17 June 2019.
Order of St Augustine, International Homepage ; Retrieved on 17 June 2019.
Order of St Augustine, Australian Homepage Retrieved on 17 June 2019.
Arneil, Stan. Out Where the Dead Men Lie (The Augustinians in Australia 1838–1992), Augustinian, Press Brookvale Qld, 1992.
Ryan, Kevin; Morahan, Michael. One Mind, One Heart: Villanova – its Story and Traditions. Augustinian Historical Commission, Coorparoo, Qld, 1998.
Villanova College with Goold Hall left of picture. Photographer: Commander Keane [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15543177]