Objects of Substance- Mothers’ Group Stained Glass Window

believed they could have a place in adding to the aesthetics of the Gregory Terrace campus, and to the students’ appreciation of the beauty of their environment. Three years later, in 1991, Mrs Hancock decided that the money raised and donated by the activities of the Mothers’ Group in 1990 would be used to commission and install another stained-glass window for the Main Building. The theme, in this case, was to commemorate and celebrate the contribution of the School to the education of girls in Queensland, a concept close to the mothers’ hearts. The position chosen for this arched window, at turning point of the stairs is most appropriate as it can be seen as visitors enter the School and also be visible from the central Annie Mackay room. This staircase, with its beautiful mahogany balustrades, would have at that period, led up to dormitories for the boarders, which spoke to the access given to all girls in the foundation of the school.

The Mothers Group Window, central staircase, Main Building.

The window depicts, in symbols and images, the many facets of the School and its history of educational offerings. The lighted lamp at the top of the window is key to the narrative here: enlightenment shining through knowledge. For students at this School, knowledge and wisdom have always come through physical, moral, and spiritual teaching and learning. The window reflects these values long held as the foundational ethos of our School.