Built of exposed variegated brick laid in English Bond, of three stories and in the Victorian Free Gothic style.

The balconies feature cast iron columns between which are long bent timber brackets meeting to form in effect pointed arches which impart a strong ecclesiastical flavour to the building.

[3] The school grew and comprised the entire site now occupied by the K-Mart complex with the exception of a small parcel of land at the intersection of Peel and White Streets.

[2] In the 1970s the convent was in a deteriorated condition after the closure of the school, the land was sold for the development of a Kmart complex, and the building was marked for demolition.

A group of local citizens, recognising the historic significance and potential of the old convent, began strenuous efforts to have the building retained.

The windows were removed and transported to a workshop in the Kangaroo Valley where they were cleaned, broken glass replaced, re-leaded and rebuilt prior to being returned to Tamworth.

In 2007 a renovation of the Chapel was undertaken involving the relocation of the stage, upgrading of the lighting, painting, new chairs and the purchase of a new grand piano.