History St. Joseph’s School was opened by the Sisters of St. Joseph (Brown Josephites) in 1970 as part of the South Murwillumbah Parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, catering for 100 children from Kindergarten to Year 4. Originally there were smaller schools in Burringbar and Tumbulgum. St. Brigid’s in Burringbar, founded in 1921 closed in 1969, as … Continue reading School History