With the other Western Australian Bishops, he has authorised the Catholic Education Commission to determine major policy and to appoint a College Board responsible for the financial administration.

Catholic secondary education in the Bedford Park region of Perth began in 1936 when the Irish Christian Brothers opened a school for boys in Highgate.

Chisholm Catholic College opened in February, 1989, with the motto, "Grow in Christ", and 1287 secondary students.

Students graduating from the College continue their education in tertiary institutions or within the workforce domestically, nationally and internationally.

More recently the College has renovated D-Block which was one of the oldest buildings in the campus, Demolished and rebuilt long standing C Block (now known as the Patricia Rodrigues E-Learning Centre), and also expanding the F-Block, to cater for three new Art Rooms.