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The original building (now the administrations block) has a long history, having been granted by Governor Evans to a Rooty Hill station master, Captain Minchin, in the 1880s. In 1936, the building, dubbed "Fairholme", began use as a guest house, eventually becoming a golf clubhouse before being purchased by the Epileptic Society and, later, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The school was opened to male students in 1979. 20 years later, in 1999, it was incorporated into Christ Catholic College, but separated out again in 2004 when a multi-school review determined that it and other schools bundled in Christ Catholic Church should function separately.

 

The school maintains a Franciscan focus on simplicity, tolerance and Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stagnesrootyhill.catholic.edu.au/our-story#|title=Our Story - St Agnes Catholic High School Rooty Hill|website=www.stagnesrootyhill.catholic.edu.au|access-date=2016-11-13}}</ref><ref>St. Agnes Catholic High School Student Diary, pg II</ref>