In March 1925 the Rev. Father Thomas Andrew Sweeney arrived in Springsure to replace Rev. Father Bucas as the Catholic priest for the parish. Sweeney saw there was a need for a Catholic school in Springure and set about building a school and a convent for its teachers in August 1925. The architect was Roy Chipps and the builder E.H. Fletcher (both of Rockhampton). In January 1926 the school and the convent opened in a ceremony led by Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton, Joseph Shiel. The convent and school were under the control of Sister Mary Bonaventure of the Sisters of Mercy. The school opened on 2 February 1926 with 64 children. It was originally known as The Convent of the Little Flower, but later changed to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.