1904 - Weatherboard school/hall erected, (approximate cost of £450)

1911 - Commencement of the building of St Francis Xavier's Hall (Fr Gleeson)

1912 - Completion of St Francis Xavier's Hall, which then served as School, Hall and Church (cost £1,050)

1923 - Purchase of land that is the site of the current Church

1926 - Building of the Church (cost £7,000)

1926 - (11th July) Consecrated of the foundation stone by Archbishop Mannix

1927 - (24th April) Official opening of the Parish of St Francis Xavier

1927 - Commencement of Liturgical activity with the first Parish Priest - Fr Norman Clack

1928 - Arrival of the Sisters of the order of Our Lady of Sion and opening of an elementary school and a girls' high school

1942 - Building of Presbytery on the corner of Clota Avenue and Whitehorse Road

1951 - and 1955 Additions to the School

1956 - Building of original tennis courts

1956 - The name of St Clare's approved by the Archdiocese for the new parish

1957 - Founding of St Clare's North Box Hill

1959 - Beginning of renovations to the Church (SFX)

1960 - Extension of the sanctuary and transfer of altar (SFX)

1963 --65 Enlargement of sacristy and addition of east and west transepts and two confessionals (SFX)

1960s - Long stained glass windows in the transepts (SFX)

1967 - Formation of a Parish Council at St Francis Xavier's

Mid 1970s Beginning of Italian Masses on Sundays at SFX

1975 - Franciscans accept the care of the Parish of St Francis Xavier

1977 - First outdoor Cemetery Mass

1980s - Commencement of youth Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at SFX

1988 - Library and administration area of the school built (SFX)

1993 - Building of the new Parish House (SFX)

1998 - New tennis courts and clubroom on Dorking Road

1998 - Franciscans accept the care of the Parish of St Clare

2002 - 75 year celebrations (SFX) over a period of 18 months culminating in the publication of our stories in book form

St Clare's School Timeline

1950’s - Land on the corner of Woodhouse Grove and Killara Street Box Hill North was purchased by Fr. Gleeson, Parish Priest of Box Hill.

1955 - Fr. Conquest, who took over the Box Hill Parish from Fr. Gleeson, made plans to erect a building on the land.

1956 - Work began on the building, which was to serve as a Church and a School.

1957 - Classes began in May, Sister Ambrosine in charge of Prep, Grades 1 and 2.

1962 - St Clare’s was separated from St. Francis Xavier’s and became a parish in its own right.

1962 - Fr. Leo Kelly arrived in Box Hill North on April 26. Fr. Kelly conducted a census of the Parish which showed the urgent need for additional classrooms and a place to celebrate Mass.

1962 - In September, work began in excavating what was the basement area. Men of the parish volunteered their labour and their enthusiasm and dedication was rewarded with Mass being celebrated in the new section of the building before Christmas.

1963 - In May, only eight months after construction began, the new classrooms were opened and blessed by His Grace, Bishop Stewart.

1963 - In July, classes extended to Grade 3. Enrolment has increased from 83 to 202 in two years.

1966 - St Clare’s provided a full range of classes, Prep to Grade 6.

1968 - St Clare’s formed a Little Athletics Club.

1970 - The first Annual Inter House Sports was held with children from Prep to grade 6 competing. For the first four years the sports were held at Springfield Park.

1974 - The Inter House Sports were relocated to Hagenauers Reserve.

1980 - The Harrison Street property acquired from the Uniting Church in the early 1980’s.

1982 - 358 pupils enrolled at the school.

1984 - Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Ordination of Fr. Leo Kelly.

1990 - Ordination to the priesthood of past pupil, Damian Kavanagh O.M.I.

2003 - Farewell Mass on 30th November.

2003 - 12th December, the very last school day at St Clare’s.

2003 - Year 6 Graduation Mass held on 14 December.

Copies of "The Clarean" (The Story of St Clare Parish 1962 - 2012) are available from the Parish Office @ $30 per copy.