All Hallows’ School is a Catholic school for girls catering for students from a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The School is a ministry of the Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane and currently has some 1430 students from Years 5 to 12. Established in 1861, it is the oldest secondary school in Queensland and is situated on over three hectares overlooking the Brisbane River. The School celebrated its sesquicentenary in 2011 and is extremely proud of its long tradition of innovation and leadership in the education of young women. Throughout its history, All Hallows’ has demonstrated a commitment to the highest quality educational experience for girls characterised by academic excellence, inclusivity, diversity and service to others. The nature of our academic program is such that considerable time is spent on the cognitive skills, processes, and concepts which are foundational to all subjects and to academic success. Diligence is encouraged, supported, and expected.All Hallows’ caters for students of all academic abilities but has a very strong academic focus. All students are encouraged and expected to strive for excellence in all their endeavours. We are very proud of the achievements of our students in both their internal school based curriculum assessment and external testing programs including NAPLAN and the Queensland Core Skills Test. Our students have also achieved outstanding success in vocational subjects.The School seeks to engender in students personal growth, confidence in one's own talents and the development of an informed conscience; a sense of belonging to a community in which Christian values are lived as well as proclaimed; and a commitment to work for justice, in the light of the Gospel, and the traditions of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy. All Hallows’ provides an extensive array of academic, cultural, service, sporting and social activities for students to cater for student interests and abilities. Enrichment and extension opportunities enable..